Hello Everyone!
The excitement of Christmas is now behind us and 2014 is right around the corner. For those that celebrate Christmas I hope you had a wonderful and a memorable holiday.

With the New Year descending upon us so quickly I try to use this time to reflect on the year ending and the one coming up. For many years I’ve used this holiday time to make any necessary changes in my life. I’ve started countless exercise regimes, classes, courses, diets and new hobbies and most seem to go by the wayside by the time summer comes around. Psychologically the New Year is like a fresh start, although in reality it’s just another day on the calendar.

As I look back on 2013 I realize how lucky I am. I’m back doing what I love to do and with so many ideas and projects on the horizon, I’m far more confident than I ever have been.

2013 was a comeback year for Pages Of Stories. We started the year by announcing our new magazine and new name and finished by publishing our 2^nd  issue. In between these two events we collected some fantastic stories by some pretty talented authors from all over the world. We made the magazine available on both Android and Apple devices and started to print out the magazine so that all markets can enjoy this little piece of literature. A good friend agreed to be the editor, we found a talented young man to create illustrations and another talented young man to create the cover. There are people that have graciously agreed to read and rank stories on a volunteer basis and we coined a new term: "bookazine". It’s been quite a year and I’m proud of the accomplishments we’ve made so far.

 

2014 is shaping up to be even more interesting. We’re going to stay the course for 2014 and stick with two publications in May and November next year.We also plan to do a special issue of stories based on ABBA songs. I’ve written to the company that holds the copyright for the ABBA songs and they’ve declined my request to reprint the lyrics but I’m undaunted. There are also plans to get the magazine in more retail locations as well as on digital newsstands. We’ll be working harder to promote the magazine in more physical and online locations and all things going well, we hope to be able to start the process of book publishing by late 2014 or early 2015. It’s going to be a busy and exciting year ahead.

　

On a personal level 2013 was a significant year for me as well. Gary and I realized our dream of visiting St. Lucia and it is such an awesome country. There is just so much beauty in the Caribbean - you can’t go wrong whichever country you decide to visit down there. I realized a dream of seeing Phantom of the Opera in London England. I was breathless almost the entire time and I owe much thanks to my cousin Karen for making that happen. I also was able to visit a beautiful little place called Harrogate that’s worth a second visit.

　

　

Gary left the bank earlier this year and started his own company. This was exciting for us as well as he finally is living his passion of helping others figure out what their vision for retirement is and motivating them to make that dream a reality. He’s also a motivational speaker and has kindly provided an article for this newsletter.

Don’t forget…the next story deadline is coming up quickly! February 14, 2014 is the new deadline for your stories to be considered for the Spring issue.

If you want a printed version of the Winter issue of Ficta Fabula, just send an email to info@pagesofstories.com.

Please feel free to send an email or comment on our blog or Facebook page (Pages Of Stories FB page) about what you love to read or write.

Take care and happy reading!

Darlene Poier
Publisher, Ficta Fabula
Inspiring Creativity and Imagination
A wholly owned subsidiary of Pages Of Stories, Inc.
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