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      • 7-How to Turn Pain Into Powerful Writing (Without Breaking Yourself)
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      • 11-What It Takes to Turn Pain Into Literature (And Why Most Can’t) interviewing Fikret Pajalic,
      • 12-What no one tells you about reinventing yourself in midlife interviewing Tania Segura
      • 13-The Relief of a Late Diagnosis (And Why It Changes Everything) interviewing Lee Agius
      • 14-How He Made a Living as a Street Artist (Without Gallery Gatekeepers) interviewing Lukas Kasper
      • 15-Why trauma makes better writers (And the cost no one admits) interviewing Demet Divaroren,
      • 16-How She Turned a Side Hustle Into a Creative Business, interviewing Nina Nikolic
      • 17-How to Build a Writing Career Without Waiting for Permission, interviewing Koraly Dimitriadis
      • 18-The Skill Most Academics Get Wrong (And Why It Costs Them Opportunities), interviewing Katherine Firth
      • 19-How a Shy Teen Became a Powerlifter (And What It Took to Get There), interviewing Veronica Ho
      • 20-Early Menopause at 40: What No One Warns You About about POI, interviewing Antoinette
      • 21-How to Break the Cycle of Trauma (And Tell the Truth Anyway), interviewing Ruth Clare
      • 22-What Happens When You Change Your Diet—and Your Creativity Follows, interviewing Vicki E. Stergiannis
      • 23-How she quit her job to write full time (and what almost broke her), interviewing P.L. Matthews
      • 24-The solar scam no one talks about (and how it’s costing you money), interviewing Renee Robinson
      • 25-What It Takes to Go Your Own Way (And Build a Creative Life That Works), interviewing Tor Roxburgh
      • 26-How she turned teaching into a business coaching authors, interviewing Kellie Nissen
      • 27-Why most writers aren’t ready to publish (according to a publisher), interviewing Les Zig
      • 28-Writing Through Trauma, Publishing Realities, and Finding Your Voice
      • 29-Writing Historical Fiction in a Changing Publishing Industry
      • 30-Publishing Without Gatekeepers: Freedom, Risk and Reinvention, interviewing ingram spark
      • 31-Why Most People Never Tell the Truth About Their Childhood
      • 32-How a Viral Comedy Character Sold Out Her Debut Novel (Without Bookstore Gatekeepers),
      • 33-How One Scary Thing a Week Won a National Award (After a Decade Indoors), interviewing Krystle Herdy
      • 34-Start Messy, Start Anyway (How an Instagram Live Grew Into a Whole Community), interviewing mirela cufurovic
      • 35-When Pre-orders drop, so does the series, interviewing Fiona Tarr
      • 36-Inspiration Finds Us Working: Forget the Rules, Write the Next Book, interviewing Jim shomos
      • 37-Persistence, Patience, Practice, Passion: Elisabeth Storrs on the Writer's Life
      • 38-Whose Story Got Left Off the Charts? Reclaiming the History of R&B Groups, interviewing Amani Roberts
      • 39-What My Father's Alzheimer's Taught Me About Memory (A Novelist on What's Actually Worth Holding On To), interviewing John Infortunio
      • 40-Resilience Isn't Found in a Crisis — It's Built Before One" (with Vincent Van den Broeck)
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Seka Torlak Series

Forged on the war-torn streets of Srebrenica, Seka Torlak fights for justice, retribution and truth.
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The Tree That Stood Still
In a town shattered by prejudice, two girls forge a friendship that defies the ravages of war...
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Srebrenica 1992, in a town shattered by prejudice, Seka and her best friend Zora forge a friendship that defies the ravages of war
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Time Kneels Between Mountains 
In a town where survival is a daily battle, there are those who seek justice...

Srebrenica, 1992, in a town besieged by the enemy, and torn apart by corruption, Seka fights for survival and seeks justice for those who are at the mercy of unscrupulous profiteers.
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Echoes Among Wattle Pines
In a school where power silences the truth, Seka risks everything to discover a missing student...


Willowford, 2000, when a student disappears from the elite St Augustine’s private school, Seka goes undercover to uncover the truth—because she knows he didn’t run.
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Ghosts Among the Gumtrees 
In a city where the guilty roam free, there are those who seek retribution…
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Melbourne, 1999, in a city that is a refuge to those escaping war and destruction, as well as a hiding place for war criminals seeking safe harbour, Seka exacts her retribution against the man responsible for genocide.
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Whispers Behind the Wire
​In a detention centre
shadowed by corruption and silence, Seka shines a light on the abuses buried behind locked gates…

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Mad Dawn Winter
​ In a town submerged with secrets and corruption, there are those who seek the truth…
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Riverwood, 1999, in a small Australian country town that is close-knit and peaceful, Seka discovers a cold case of a former Vietnam Vet and unearths the layers of secrets hiding the truth behind his murder.
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Shadows Beneath the Crescent
In a world warped by fear and prejudice, Seka exposes the truth a nation would rather hide…

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1.5-Belma's Liberation
​In a village shadowed by abuse, there are those with courage who fight for liberation
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exploring the themes and research that formed the novel Time Kneels Between Mountains.
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4.5 Sheila's Silence
In a world where powerful men bury the truth, there are those who refuse to stay silent…

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Read Sheila's Silence to find out about Melbourne Seka Torlak'snear-death experience and the ghost of a forgotten woman who appears to her in hospital corridors
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2.5-Zora's Story
In the ruins of war, there are those who cling to memories of friendship
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​Zora’s Story to find out her story in escaping the war
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3.5-Art's Fall
In a time of loss and grief, there are those who pursue the truth
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​Art’s Fall to find out about his investigation first-hand
The Regrets of Ben Hayes
In a war where fear reigns, love remains unspoken… 

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Copyright Amra Pajalic 2026
  • Home
    • Blog
    • About Me
    • Press Kit
    • Za Bosance
    • Resources for Teachers >
      • Remote Learning >
        • Narrative Writing
        • Poetry Writing
        • Fun activities
        • Spelling activities
    • My Newsletter
    • News & Events
    • Book Me >
      • Aspiring writers >
        • Six things writers should do
        • Young Adult Books
        • Writing tips for young people
    • Articles
    • My Books >
      • Seka Torlak Series >
        • Fragments of History
        • The Tree That Stood Still
        • Time Kneels Between Mountains
        • Ghosts Among the Gumtrees
        • Mad Dawn Winter
        • Echoes Among Wattle Pines
        • Whispers Behind the Wire
        • Shadows Beneath the Crescent
      • Young Adult >
        • Cuckoos Song
        • Sassy Saints Series >
          • Sabiha's Dilemma >
            • The Good Daughter
          • Alma's Loyalty
          • Jesse's Triumph
          • Sassy Saints Series Books 1-3
        • The Climb
      • Memoir >
        • Things Nobody Knows But Me
        • Teacher Teacher anthology
        • Growing up Muslim in Australia
        • Meet Me at the Intersection
        • Rebellious Daughters
        • St Albans piece
      • Romance >
        • Dreams of Destiny Romance Series >
          • Hollywood Dreams
          • Vintage Dreams
          • Vengeful Dreams
        • Return to Me
        • Kings of the Bay Romance Series >
          • That One Summer Anthology
      • Dark Fiction Horror >
        • WomanOnTheEdgeShortStory
    • Contact
    • Amra's Writing Room
    • Authorly Advice
    • Podcast >
      • 1-How Writing Residencies Can Change Your Work—and Your Career
      • 2-What No One Tells You About Self-Publishing (Before You Start)
      • 3-Why Most Book Pitches Fail (And How to Fix Yours)
      • 4-How to Keep Writing When You Still Need a Day Job
      • 5-How Short Stories Get You Published (And Open Bigger Doors)
      • 6-Why You’ll Outgrow Your Own Writing (And Why That’s a Good Thing)
      • 7-How to Turn Pain Into Powerful Writing (Without Breaking Yourself)
      • 8-How to Speak With Confidence (Even If You’re Terrified)
      • 9-Why Writing a Good Book Isn’t Enough (And What It Really Takes to Make Money)
      • 10-Why Most Authors Fail at Marketing (And What Actually Works)
      • 11-What It Takes to Turn Pain Into Literature (And Why Most Can’t) interviewing Fikret Pajalic,
      • 12-What no one tells you about reinventing yourself in midlife interviewing Tania Segura
      • 13-The Relief of a Late Diagnosis (And Why It Changes Everything) interviewing Lee Agius
      • 14-How He Made a Living as a Street Artist (Without Gallery Gatekeepers) interviewing Lukas Kasper
      • 15-Why trauma makes better writers (And the cost no one admits) interviewing Demet Divaroren,
      • 16-How She Turned a Side Hustle Into a Creative Business, interviewing Nina Nikolic
      • 17-How to Build a Writing Career Without Waiting for Permission, interviewing Koraly Dimitriadis
      • 18-The Skill Most Academics Get Wrong (And Why It Costs Them Opportunities), interviewing Katherine Firth
      • 19-How a Shy Teen Became a Powerlifter (And What It Took to Get There), interviewing Veronica Ho
      • 20-Early Menopause at 40: What No One Warns You About about POI, interviewing Antoinette
      • 21-How to Break the Cycle of Trauma (And Tell the Truth Anyway), interviewing Ruth Clare
      • 22-What Happens When You Change Your Diet—and Your Creativity Follows, interviewing Vicki E. Stergiannis
      • 23-How she quit her job to write full time (and what almost broke her), interviewing P.L. Matthews
      • 24-The solar scam no one talks about (and how it’s costing you money), interviewing Renee Robinson
      • 25-What It Takes to Go Your Own Way (And Build a Creative Life That Works), interviewing Tor Roxburgh
      • 26-How she turned teaching into a business coaching authors, interviewing Kellie Nissen
      • 27-Why most writers aren’t ready to publish (according to a publisher), interviewing Les Zig
      • 28-Writing Through Trauma, Publishing Realities, and Finding Your Voice
      • 29-Writing Historical Fiction in a Changing Publishing Industry
      • 30-Publishing Without Gatekeepers: Freedom, Risk and Reinvention, interviewing ingram spark
      • 31-Why Most People Never Tell the Truth About Their Childhood
      • 32-How a Viral Comedy Character Sold Out Her Debut Novel (Without Bookstore Gatekeepers),
      • 33-How One Scary Thing a Week Won a National Award (After a Decade Indoors), interviewing Krystle Herdy
      • 34-Start Messy, Start Anyway (How an Instagram Live Grew Into a Whole Community), interviewing mirela cufurovic
      • 35-When Pre-orders drop, so does the series, interviewing Fiona Tarr
      • 36-Inspiration Finds Us Working: Forget the Rules, Write the Next Book, interviewing Jim shomos
      • 37-Persistence, Patience, Practice, Passion: Elisabeth Storrs on the Writer's Life
      • 38-Whose Story Got Left Off the Charts? Reclaiming the History of R&B Groups, interviewing Amani Roberts
      • 39-What My Father's Alzheimer's Taught Me About Memory (A Novelist on What's Actually Worth Holding On To), interviewing John Infortunio
      • 40-Resilience Isn't Found in a Crisis — It's Built Before One" (with Vincent Van den Broeck)
    • Pishukin Press
    • Grant Writing Course
  • My Shop
  • My Substack
  • My Courses