Vibrant Imaginative People
May 2023, Issue No.17
Your VIP Newsletter from Soulla's Writing Room
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Hello my VIP and welcome to your May newsletter!
It’s been a wonderfully productive and exciting time in my writing life these past few weeks with new cover designs for the re-release of Alexander and Maria and my fifth novel, A Palette of Magpies.
By the time you receive your next VIP Newsletter from me I will be able to announce the winner of the competition to guess the main colour on the front cover of A Palette of Magpies… if you haven’t yet given me your guess then you still have time! Drop me an email and you will be in with a chance of winning a paperback copy of the book as soon as it is released.
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Maltese Meanders
My holiday to Malta at the end of April was everything I hoped it would be and more…
The holiday brought me peace, a sense of adventure, renewed vigour and charged my imagination with a wonderful seed of a new story which I have called The Pastry Girl of Malta. I took a brand-new notebook with me and filled every single page with a story which has already taken shape, is passionate and has connected with me heart and soul as well as the beautiful setting of Malta.
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Cyprus has me SO excited!
My working trip to Cyprus has brought the The Summer Will Come book-to-movie project one step and a little nudge closer to getting the feature movie off the ground. It’s going to be a long, drawn-out process with so many different parts and people but I am SO excited!!!!!!!! (can you tell? LOL.)
On receiving accreditation for our project from Dot.On.The.Map Athena Mandis (scriptwriter/director) and I jetted off on our pretty-in-pink Wizz Air economy flight to where the story begins.
The Cyprus Film Days International Festival was an incredible event and one which will took me to the beautiful Rialto Theatre in Limassol; the experience will stay with me for a long time. It was an absolute dream with lots of interesting and informative panel interviews with filmmakers, festival programmers and funding associations, masterclasses, time for networking and meeting people in the film-making industry.
We even had time to do some location scouting in the villages of Kato Lefkara, Pano Lefkara, Kato Drys and Ayios Tychonas. (You can see some of these photos in the header of this newsletter)
If you turned one of my books into a movie or series which one would you choose and why? I'd love to hear your thoughts.
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Connected Woman Summit
I invited you to join me on this online event in your last newsletter and wanted to add that I have since contributed with a WHO IS SHE? interview on the blog. I hope you will have a read… a little bit about me and my writing, my inspiration and how I help others bring their ideas to life through my writing support and editing services. I hope it inspires you to take the leap to do what you are passionate about and which excites you.
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VIP Member Spotlight
In the VIP Member Spotlight this month is a wonderful young woman who I met at the London Book Fair, Olympia, in April this year. Her name is Joanna Korus and she is a visual storyteller, originally from Poland.
"I write, illustrate, animate & direct, so you could say I am a multimedia artist. I simply started creating in order to touch people's hearts. And what better way to do that than telling a story, no matter which medium you use?
I love creating magical worlds filled with endearing characters that can take you on an adventure that you cannot shake off. It's more than a bedtime story. Imagine hearing your papa's whisper, urging you to go to sleep. Your eyes cannot stay open and yet you plead to hear what happened next, even though you already know it by heart. ''One more page, papa. Just one more.' These are the stories that grip us and never let go, leaving a spark within. The ones that make a difference."
Joanna invites you to follow her to discover those stories together. You can follow her at www.instagram.com/joanna_korus/ and keep an eye on her art, and especially on the upcoming book and short animation she is working on.
"I am Including a little sneak peek for you, my friend. Thank you and see you in your dreams."
https://www.instagram.com/joanna_korus/
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Until next time...
... keep creating and having fun, live on your terms, laugh till your belly hurts and let me know what you're up to. The VIP Member Spotlight is open to any member here so just give me a shout if you'd like to be featured. This is your community of Vibrant Imaginative People so let's keep creating and connecting.
Your next newsletter will be with you on Thursday, 15th June when I will also announce the guess-the-colour-of-the-cover competition. Don't forget to get your entry in.
I'm gathering my family together this weekend to celebrate King Charles' III Coronation and wish you all a wonderful weekend wherever you are.
Lots of love and big hugs, Soulla xxx
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