Tag Archives: The Things That Will Not Stand

2025-11: Writing Tips from a Hairy Man.

Posted on April 26, 2025 by mgbauer

Over the years I’ve been asked to record quite a few videos for schools, organisations, festivals, conferences and individuals where I’ve talked about various things such as: my writing career, the writing process in general, particular books of mine or … Continue reading →

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2024 Week 42: “Yeah, well, you know, that’s just like, uh, your opinion, man.” 

Posted on October 24, 2024 by mgbauer

Facebook memories today threw up some photos from 2019 when The Things That Will Not Stand won the Prime Minister’s Award for Young Adult Literature. The narrator of the book is a sixteen year old boy called SEBASTIAN. He’s currently … Continue reading →

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2024 Week 16: Where do I begin …

Posted on April 25, 2024 by mgbauer

One of the most common questions writers get asked is ‘Where do you get your story ideas from?’ The truth is, they can come from anywhere. And for me at least, they’re often quite small things that grow and evolve … Continue reading →

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2024 Week 8: Not the post I promised.

Posted on February 27, 2024 by mgbauer

So last week my blog was Dedicated to the Dedicatees – PART 1 where I looked at the people and stories behind the Dedications in my OLDER READERS books and this week was going to be PART 2 where I … Continue reading →

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