Tag Archives: Don’t Call Me Ishmael

blog 119: In which I somehow find myself walking the Corridors of Power.

Posted on November 1, 2019 by mgbauer

My YA novel The Things That Will Not Stand had its genesis in two thoughts that came to me one day when I was taking one of my regular walks around the neighbourhood. One was a memory from my Uni … Continue reading →

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blog 114: In which I build it and then some of them come and some of them don’t.

Posted on January 9, 2019 by mgbauer

Towards the end of every year I write down in my journal an extensive list of WRITING HOPES & DREAMSĀ for the following year on the misguided belief that writing stuff down helps it come true. My Writing Hopes and Dreams … Continue reading →

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blog 108: In which the characters from Don’t Call Me Ishmael discuss their weirdest dreams.

Posted on April 18, 2018 by mgbauer

In 2013 I wrote a short story based on the Ishmael series that was included in an anthology created by my German publishers Carl Hanser celebrating 20 YEARS OF HANSER CHILDREN’S BOOKS. The piece was called Ismael und das Team … Continue reading →

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blog 107: In which I officially begin 2018.

Posted on April 16, 2018 by mgbauer

Well 2018 has started and it’s been very exciting. (And when I say ‘started” I mean of course that it kicked off ages ago and now more than a quarter of it is already gone!) (Hi Gabriella. Look a new … Continue reading →

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