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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
I am based in Perth, Western Australia. You might enjoy my books - The Dagger of Dresnia, the first book of the Talismans Trilogy, is available at all good online book shops as is Book two, The Cloak of Challiver. Book three, The Seer of Syland, is in preparation. I trained in piano and singing at the NSW Conservatorium of Music. I also trained in dance (Scully-Borovansky, WAAPA) and drama (NIDA). Since 1987 I have been writing reviews of performances in all genres for a variety of publications, including Music Maker, ArtsWest, Dance Australia, The Australian and others. Now semi-retired, I still write occasionally for the ArtsHub website.

My books

The first two books of my trilogy, The Talismans, (The Dagger of Dresnia, and book two, The Cloak of Challiver) are available in e-book format from Smashwords, Amazon and other online sellers. Book three of the trilogy, The Seer of Syland, is in preparation.I also have a short story, 'La Belle Dame', in print - see Mythic Resonance below - as well as well as a few poems in various places. The best way to contact me is via Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/satimaflavell

Buy The Talismans

The first two books of The Talismans trilogy were published by Satalyte Publications, which, sadly, has gone out of business. However, The Dagger of Dresnia and The Cloak of Challiver are available as ebooks on the usual book-selling websites, and book three, The Seer of Syland, is in preparation. The easiest way to contact me is via Facebook.

The Dagger of Dresnia

The Dagger of Dresnia

The Cloak of Challiver, Book two of The Talismans

The Cloak of Challiver, Book two of The Talismans
Available as an e-book on Amazon and other online booksellers.

Mythic Resonance

Mythic Resonance

Mythic Resonance

Mythic Resonance is an excellent anthology that includes my short story 'La Belle Dame', together with great stories from Alan Baxter, Donna Maree Hanson, Sue Burstynski, Nike Sulway and nine more fantastic authors! Just $US3.99 from Amazon. Got a Kindle? Check out Mythic Resonance.

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Places I've lived: High View, WV

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Places I've lived: Lynton, Devon, UK

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Places I've lived: Braemar, Scotland

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Places I've lived: Barre, MA, USA

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Sunday, 23 September 2007

Writers' Block - the dreaded malady

Sunday, September 23, 2007 | Posted by Satima Flavell
I'm at the dreaded two-thirds mark of my WIP and find myself stuck. There is no reason why I should be stuck—I have what looks like a workable outline and I'm reasonably happy with the first two thirds, at least for a first draft—but somehow I can't seem to motivate myself to write the last third.

I've struck this blocking point before and I've read of it happening to others, too. I've spent hours in self analysis. Am I really happy with the outline? Am I scared to finish the novel? Is the room too hot? Too cold? Do I need more vitamins? More chocolate, maybe? Or do I just need a swift kick in the pants?

I wish I knew. If you have any cures for this malady (other than an 18 month break, which is how long it took me to get back to my first novel after the same blocking point!) do please share it with me.

4 comments:

Carol Ryles said...

Hope the websites I sent you helped. I like the suggestion that says "Choose one sentence in a paragraph and write a paragraph about it. Then choose one sentence from that paragraph and do it again." (http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/block.html). That gets me moving every time.

Monday, September 24, 2007
Satima Flavell said...

That's one I'm going to do, Carol, just as soon as I get today's chores out of the way. Most of the morning has gone on critiquing for OWW. A break to do some housework should clear the cobwebs and maybe let a more creative mindstate come through:-) I'll blog the outcome!

Monday, September 24, 2007
Anonymous said...

I don't have any brainstorms, either. I'm not writing too much, just a little here and there. HOw's things in Australia. I heard that you can't get a visa there unless you're out of the country. Must be an interesting place for a while, hey, have you tried travelling. I got this blog from the OWW. Thanks, it's good to know other writers are having a hard time getting that next novel out.

Saturday, September 29, 2007
Satima Flavell said...

Hi Nonny-mouse!:-) I've lived in Oz since I was a kid but I've also lived in England, Scotland, New Zealand and the States. I love travel and yes, it can be very inspiring. I think it's usually indirect, though - you travel, you see stuff, the unconsious absorbs and manipulates it and at some future date coughs it back up in a new form.

It's not hard to get a tourist visa for Oz from almost anywhere in the world. Permission to immigrate, though is another matter. You can google for the Oz immigration guidelines - I've read tham and they are tough. But come for a holiday if you can. It's a great place!

And best of luck with the writer's block. Like everything else, it's temporary - but sometimes "temporary" seems to go on forever. In my next post I'll pass on the stuff people have been recommending.

Saturday, September 29, 2007
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