Vibrant Imaginative People
March 2023, Issue No.16
Your VIP Newsletter from Soulla's Writing Room
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Hello my VIP and welcome to your March newsletter!
I have been conferring with my publisher on the front cover of A Palette of Magpies with my publisher and I am absolutely in love with the feel, the colours and the connection it has with the story. I cannot wait to share it with you all. (Look out for the release date announcement coming soon!)
In the meantime, if you guess the colour of the main background of the front cover correctly, you will be entered into my prize draw to win a signed paperback copy of the book when it is released. Simply email me your answer.
I have given myself a deadline of 22nd March to complete the first full draft of my next story (still without a title) since I am flying to Malta for a week the following day. It’s a much-needed break from all the work I have had to put in around the rerelease of Alexander and Maria, which is another of my books now signed with my new publisher, and working on my next book too.
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Relaxation and Writing
The DailyOM course I signed up to has had me writing across so many different themes including how I contribute to society, how my beliefs and actions have inspired others, how personal loss has changed me and how beginnings can be a beautiful thing. I am enjoying the pace of the writing, writing longhand is slower, more relaxed than working at the laptop and hitting those keys and I am taking the time to absorb what I am learning.
Do any of these quotes resonate with you?
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World Book Day 2023
How did you celebrate World Book Day? I dressed up as Matilda (which involved making my own red-ribbon headband and sewing red letters across the bottom of my dress which spelled out I ❤️ TO READ BOOKS. I was invited to spend the day with almost three hundred children across Years 4, 5 and 6 at a local primary school.
They got involved in three different writing activities I planned for them, and I shared the behind-the-scenes of my own writing. The questions fired at me were incredibly enthusiastic, inspiring, and intelligent. We discussed my writing process, the importance of never giving up, how producing a book is a team effort and I shared the plot to the children’s story I am working on.
How did you celebrate Word Book Day this year?
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The Connected Woman Summit
With March being Women’s History Month and the celebration of women last week on International Women’s Day I wanted to also share a speaking engagement I am honoured to have and hope you will be able to join me and the other wonderful women on the panel of speakers.
In the application to be chosen as a speaker I was asked, ‘As a woman what does empowerment mean to you?’
I responded, ‘Empowerment to me means being able to speak our truth the way we want. It’s about being visible, making a difference, contributing, and achieving while at the same time being compassionate, understanding each other’s stories, celebrating our successes while accepting we are all flawed. This doesn’t make us any less capable, for there is strength in vulnerability. It is about standing up for what is right as a woman, and accepting that what is right for me, as a mother, a daughter, a lover, a friend, an educator, a storyteller, may not look or feel like someone else’s right, and that’s okay. We should celebrate our differences and use these to make a better world. There is power in love and energy, women can do anything. We are creating stories that matter.’
What does it mean to you?
Why not join the virtual summit by registering here, for free. I’d love you to be a part of this on Saturday 18th March 2023.
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Woman, 2022 word of dictionary.com
I loved this as soon as I read the announcement and have since created a series of stories, from real women, as part of my #womensstories2023 series across my social media. I love how these stories connect us and make us stronger and here are three of my favourites:
It is with huge thanks that I thank ALL the women who have taken part and I hope that we can always share our stories to inspire, to encourage and to share our love of life and our ambitions.
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VIP Member Spotlight
And here we are with a very special woman who shares her love of poetry and words to celebrate with and to support other people. Hannah Harwood has created her own unique personal poetry service, A MOMENT IN RHYME.
"Working in the NHS, my role requires me to wear my scientific, problem-solving hat. However, poetry has always been my passion. Now I have the opportunity to share my love of all things rhyme. I’m also incredibly sentimental (to my husband’s annoyance), & since planning our wedding in 2019 have had such an appreciation for personal touches. Now I have my one year old son, I want to show him the importance of enjoying what you do, following your heart, and sharing all the love."
So if you're looking for a special keepsake, a card-insert or a way to celebrate something special, why not commission your own A Moment in Rhyme poem from Hannah. She is sure to poetically encapsulate your moment in time perfectly.
You can contact Hannah via Instagram on @moment_in_rhyme .
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Thank you so much for joining me this month, I know I was a week early, but I hope you can appreciate how I wanted to be early rather than late and my holiday couldn't be moved with other commitments already penned in my diary.
So, I hope you've enjoyed catching up with my news, remember to message me with news and stories of your own. I love hearing from you.
The next newsletter will be with you on Thursday 4th May, 2023 just before we celebrate King Charles IIII's Coronation here in the UK. What will you be doing to celebrate?
Until next time, stay well, be happy and live life to the full.
Big hugs always
Soulla xxx
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