Wonderful Release in Time for Christmas by author Val Penny
by Soulla Christodoulou If you’re looking for a suspenseful thriller read this Christmas then look no further than Val Penny’s new collection of short stories. DI Hunter Wilson is looking forward to spending a holiday in India with his girlfriend Dr Meera Sharma, away from the cold, wet winter of Edinburgh. He looks to share […]
Kindness Matters and It’s Always the Little Things
52 by Soulla Christodoulou Hello and welcome to this week’s special post on kindness. I often use the hashtag #kindnessmatters because I really do believe that being kind makes all the difference not only to our own lives but the lives of others. This was proven to me with two beautiful acts of kindness and […]
Ideas Create Stories
24 by Soulla Christodoulou Hello again. It’s been a hot one, hasn’t it, for those of us here in London. I must say I’ve been struggling with this heat to keep going and some days I’ve only managed to work until around lunch time and then I’ve just tried to not do too much as […]
Love Life and it Will Love You Right Back
72 by Soulla Christodoulou Hello! How’s it going for you? I was thinking the other day how if you love life it will love you right back… it might not look like it or feel like it straight away but in the end, life will give you that kiss and hug you need. I read […]
What Excites You? What Gets You Out of Bed in the Morning?
77 by Soulla Christodoulou Hello and welcome to this week’s blog post and all things that make you excited! What makes you want to jump out of bed in the morning? What fires your soul? What gets you so excited you could scream with joy? It’s living with passion and purpose which keeps us […]
Find Your Tribe, Vibrant Imaginative People are my Kind of People
66 by Soulla Christodoulou Hello How are you? It’s been a busy few weeks and my VIP Newsletter has begun to attract some attention. It’s always good to hear from my readers and this month’s Vibrant Imaginative People have been so kind in messaging me. HAPPY NEWSLETTER MAIL Thank you to everyone messaging me about […]
Is Small Talk a Waste of Time?
65 by Soulla Christodoulou Hello and welcome. Small talk? Do you enjoy it or do you think it’s a waste of time? I remember doing a leadership course years ago and we talked about the importance of listening to, and engaging in, corridor and staff room chatter and conversations. They referred to this as the […]
Why Do You Write or Create?
60 by Soulla Christodoulou Hello! How’s your week going? Do you create? Do you write or knit, or paint or draw? Do you like creating new recipes, or writing songs? I get asked this question so many times: Why do you write? The answer is this… “Writing isn’t easy, the words don’t always come or […]
Authors United in Friendship
143 by Soulla Christodoulou Hello!!! Had a lovely meet up with another author, Kleio, yesterday and though it’s only the second time we’ve ever met since connecting on Instagram about four years ago we DID NOT STOP TALKING: Books, writing, publishing, juggling our writing and our “real” lives, imposter syndrome, dealing with doubt, story […]
All the Books and All the Fun at London Book Fair 2022
52 by Soulla Christodoulou Welcome and hello! It’s been a busy week with London Book Fair 2022 and as usual there’s been a lot of networking, chatter about books and publishing and a whole lot of laughter. One of the best things about mooching around @londonbookfair is the people you meet who are “it-feels-like-this-was-meant-to-be” […]