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Satima Flavell

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Fantasy, Nonfiction, Poetry

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Juliet Marillier
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My first full-length published work, The Dagger of Dresnia, is the first book in The Talismans Trilogy. Sadly, the original publishing house has closed its doors, but The Dagger of Dresnia has been re-released by Submarine Publishing. The sequel, The Cloak of Challiver will also be re-released shortly.

You might also like to check out my short story 'La Belle Dame' in the anthology Mythic Resonance. (I've loved fantasy all my life, as a glance at my 'influences' will show.)

My first publication was a poem in The Manchester Guardian when I was seven. I continued to write poems, vignettes and non-fiction throughout my childhood and teenage years, and as an adult I graduated to writing reviews, interviews and feature articles for The Australian ...more

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Satima, I'd like to ask what was the starting impulse for The Dagger, and the rest of the series. Was it a particular character, a scene, the world itself, or something else?

Satima Flavell I came to write this trilogy in a very roundabout way, Joanna! In 2003 I attended a convention where I did a workshop with Lee Battersby, in which he …moreI came to write this trilogy in a very roundabout way, Joanna! In 2003 I attended a convention where I did a workshop with Lee Battersby, in which he asked us to picture a building we knew well and then to set it to a new use. And then we had to imagine a person arriving at the building ...

I immediately thought of an old hotel in North Devon where I'd worked for a while when I was backpacking. One of the approaches to this castle-like building was up a steep, cobblestoned street, and I imagined a man with a horse in stormy weather. He had to dismount because the horse kept slipping. He was coming to the castle to warn a recently widowed princess that a would-be usurper was seeking to kill her baby, who was the new king of the country.

The next day, Lee asked us to read our work out loud in front of the guests of honour, Lynn Flewelling and Fiona McIntosh. Both these ladies were kind enough to commend my story and they told me I should write the whole story. It took a while - over the following few years I wrote that book, which I quickly realised wasn't the beginning of the story, so I had to write a prequel. These are now books one and two of The Talismans trilogy. That scene I wrote back in 2003 will turn up in book two, which is coming up for release in 2015.(less)

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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Satima Flavell Talking to other writers and readers about books and the writing process is the best thing about being a writer - but of course, playing with my imagi…moreTalking to other writers and readers about books and the writing process is the best thing about being a writer - but of course, playing with my imaginary friends is just as much fun! Helping new writers learn their craft is also enjoyable and rewarding - see my blog post on this topic: http://satimaflavell.blogspot.com.au/...(less)

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	The Dagger of Dresnia (The Talismans #1) 4.21 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mythic Resonance by Stephen Thompson (Editor), Satima Flavell (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Donna Maree Hanson (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cloak of Challiver (The Talismans Book 2) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Seer of Syland 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	{ [ THE DAGGER OF DRESNIA ] } Flavell, Satima ( AUTHOR ) Apr-04-2014 Paperback 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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I've been writing for Blogger for ten years with an output of 79 posts. This will be the eightieth and final offering.

It is a shame that blogging has been usurped by Facebook et al, but it must be admitted that the newer form of communication is faster and easier to maintain - and reaches a bigger audience than blogging. If you don't already read me on Facebook, look me up at https://www.facebook Read more of this blog post »

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