Vibrant Imaginative People
July 2023, Issue No.19
Your VIP Newsletter from Soulla's Writing Room
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Hello my VIP. How are you?
It’s been a busy few weeks, and months, and I’ve been trying to catch up with all the things I promised myself I would get done before I went away on holiday with my family.
I pride myself in being a highly organised person with excellent time-management skills, but I have been pulled into doing other things which I hadn’t seen coming or planned for. That’s not to say it hasn’t been a productive and exciting time, but I have made up my mind to go away and totally relax.
My energy levels have intermittently yo-yoed, keeping me from tasks for days at a time so switching off will be SO good for me - drinking lots of fragrant teas, daydreaming in my writing room and catching up with household chores.
Have any of you felt like that recently?
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Mellow Yellow I Hear You Bellow!
I promised to announce the winner of the “guess-the-colour-of-the-front-cover
of A Palette of Magpies” and want to say thank you to the sixteen people who gave me an answer. The majority of you guessed purple or blue!
I'm happy to say it’s a wonderful lady who has been following my writing journey almost from the beginning got the answer right.
So huge congratulations to Doreen S. for guessing the colour is yellow - a beautiful mellow yellow.
As soon as I can I will share the cover with you all and when the book is published, I promise to send a paperback out to you, Doreen. I don’t have a date for publication so it’s unlikely to be before October now but with the way time is flying it will be with you before you know it.
Look out for announcements on my social media -- book cover reveal posts, details of the pre-order link and release date.
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Theatro Technis presents: OUR JOURNEY My Dog Azur
I coincidentally met up with a wonderful actress who follows me on Facebook a couple of weeks ago. With the book to movie project for The Summer Will Come taking off and moving forward we had a lot to talk about.
Out of that first meeting, over a cuppa in a local coffee shop, came a second outing on Monday evening. It was a wonderfully fun occasion and as well as an opportunity to meet some more people involved in filming and film production.
The event took place at a lovely theatre, Theatro Technis , only few miles from where I live, and The Actors Touring Theatre presentation in collaboration with EKA - an organisation which supports the arts and all creative projects which have a link to Cyprus.
This one-act short play, by Vasilis Panayis and directed by Menios Grammenos , was a multi-themed story about a dog called Azur, the village Sichari on the Pentadactylos mountain, Cyprus and the continued illegal occupation of Northern Cyprus by Turkey with hopes, too, of unifying the country for all Cypriots in the future.
Vasilis is a familiar face within the Greek Cypriot community and I have had the pleasure of being interviewed by him several times on the television channel Hellenic TV, with the last time being in January this year.
And from one creative to another...
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VIP Member Spotlight
I had the opportunity of working with Angela Cairns, Women’s and Historical Fiction author, a few months ago and I’m delighted to announce her new release is coming soon. To have been a part of her journey has proven not only enjoyable but has brought a new author friend into my circle. This is what she has to share with you:
"Hi, I’m Angela Cairns
I was born in the U.K., I’m a women’s fiction author, as a physiotherapist, I’m the director of two successful healthcare businesses and a BBC guest broadcaster for over thirty years. Married with two grown lads and three grandsons, I’m owned heart and soul by two Gordon Setter dogs.
I’ve been involved with fiction and non-fiction writing since 1986. My books are for the romantics who dream of love and happy endings; resilient, relatable heroines with warm hearts who try to do the right thing despite difficult circumstances."
Angela's first novel, Touch, became an Amazon best-seller and is now the first of four novels in the Ellie Rose Series. You can download the series prequel novella, Paradise, free by visiting her website.
A Song for Kitty is her first historical romance novel and will be released on 24th August 2023. I know how excited she is about this one, with me as her editor.
"I wrote A Song for Kitty for my grandmother was born in 1896. A beautiful songbird with perfect pitch, who was gifted with the ability to play for hours without music. She was 106 when she died, and I often talked to her about her life growing up. I also have some amazing archives in the form of her photos and some of her beautiful needlework too. This book is not her personal story, but the stories she told me, along with my research, gave me the setting and the voice of some of the characters. She was an amazing lady and I wanted to write something in her memory."
Here's the back cover blurb which Angela has shared:
Lily Matthews had always known Aiden Donnelly, but nothing prepared her for how their childhood friendship is deepening into something more. Set in the turbulent years before World War I, with preparations for the Coronation of King George V in full sway, Lily and Aiden’s lives are about to change forever.
A chance encounter with Music Hall star, and suffragette activist, Kitty Marion opens a world of possibilities, but Lily and Aiden must choose; will this bring them closer together or be the source of a devastating separation?
I hope you'll connect with Angela across her many platforms and join me in wishing her well as she releases A Song For Kitty.
https://www.facebook.com/angelacairnsauthor
https://www.instagram.com/angelacairnsauthor/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-cairns-556a0a8a/
https://linktr.ee/angelacairnsauthor
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Almost time for my Big-Fat-Mediterranean Holiday...
I can feel the sunshine, smell the sea and my flip flops are ready to explore new places.
I am packed and ready to escape with Alan and ten other members of my family on Sunday! Southampton here we come... I've never cruised before and the P & O Arvia ship and all it has to offer looks amazing! I have my dancing shoes and summer dresses, my notebooks and copies of my books for the library... and last but not least a couple of wonderful reads from my dear author friend Cami. The open seas are waiting and I can't wait to RELAX!
Whatever you're up to I hope that you all have a wonderful relaxing summer or cosy winter and I can't wait to share the inspiration I get from my holidays with you. There's always a story brewing... and I absolutely love it.
Take care and thanks for joining me... now where's the sun cream? 
Lots of love, Soulla xxx
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