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Twenty-five thousand words later, a few rejections, a serendipitous pitch with Serenity Press and with their belief, Maximus is now a reality. I suppose the biggest challenge has been nailing the grammar. Commas can be a curse. Stuff happens — to everyone. Hope is what pulls us through the awful bits, and there is always hope. Maximus strikes at the heart of everyday issues that many pre-teens experience and will hopefully help children realise that grief and other life challenges affect their emotions, and in turn, those emotions affect their self-confidence and social connection. Balancing the power when you think someone is not treating you with respect is important.

Maximus is a story about balancing the power and encouraging hope.

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Life is like riding a wave — when you catch a good one enjoy the ride. In , you were awarded an Order of Australia Medal for your service to children through social and emotional wellbeing programs. Can you tell us a little more about your background and how you came to writing? I strive to do whatever I can to help kids reach their full potential.

After listening to children talk about the stuff that matters I gathered stories and ideas. I want to tell their stories in the most creative, powerful, hope-instilling and sometimes, quirky ways possible. You can buy Maximus here. Can you tell readers a bit about it? Eleven-year-old Mitch is a regular kid who argues about cleaning his room, thinks his younger sister is a pain and enjoys hanging out with his friends.

Even worse, his Fly-in, Fly-Out dad has become increasingly distant and angry, and Mitch misses their father-son time. Maximus is an engaging, warm-hearted story about family, friendships, self-confidence, and reconciliation, with the gentle message that life is like riding a wave. A personal encounter with a magpie I named Maximus was the spark that ignited the inspiration for me to write the story.

The chance meeting with this bedraggled bunch of black-and-white feathers was analogous to the pastoral work I was involved in with children in and out of schools.

Maximus had been rejected by the flock and was flailing like many kids I came across with friendship and family issues. Was there a particular inspiration for Mitch, the character?

Mitch is a blend of the myriad of boys I have met over the years. I do remember one occasion where one of these boys was having a tough time in his class. I was conducting a lesson on friendships, bullying, and resilience and noticed that a lot of the kids were picking on him. He lost his cool, a pile of expletives spewed out of his mouth, and he stormed out of the classroom. After while I went outside and asked if he wanted to talk. More expletives … no real answer. Maybe some of the program did rub off on him. What do you like most about Mitch, the character? What can he teach young people?

He is a strikingly regular kid with no superpowers. He is a blend of the many extra-ordinary kids I have met over the years. You gotta like him. He is so real, so candid, and so typical that he is atypical. Stuff happens — to everyone. Hope is what pulls us through the sucky bits, and there is always hope. The story strikes at the heart of everyday issues that many pre-teens experience and will hopefully help children realise that grief and other life challenges affect their emotions, and in turn, those emotions affect their self-confidence and social connection.