Vieti în vâltoare, de Marina Costa

O recenzie despre Vieti in valtoare

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de Antoaneta Rădoi

23 martie 2017; ora 17,00; Casa de Cultura Calderon; Eveniment Editura Betta;  Lansare de carte: “Vieţi în vâltoare”, autor Marina Costa.

Pe numele ei real Lelia Vasilescu, Marina Costa lansează un nou titlu, în două volume, “Viţi în vâltoare”, după ce mai anul trecut debuta cu “Pribegii mărilor”.

Ambele titluri poartă amprenta inegalabilă a unui povestitor iscusit, ca şi cum povestitorul însuşi ar fi trăit aventura epocii respective. Nu-i simplu deloc, zic, să relatezi povestiri intercalate cu fapte istorice concrete petrecute într-o epocă ce nu-ţi este cunoscută decât din istorie sau, mai bine zis, din….”istorii”. În “Vieţi în Vâltoare”, ca şi în “Pribegii mărilor” dealtfel, Marina Costa îmbracă pielea personajului despre care vorbeste, aici Rossana, purtându-te în aventură printr-o antrenantă lectură pe care eu ca cititor am parcurs-o, parţial aseară după lansarea cărţii, cu inocenţa şi curiozitatea cititorului care vrea să afle ce se afla-n capitoul…

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5 Steps to Finding Fulfillment

Cultivating Connection

Full disclosure: I am not necessarily a believer in the idea that everyone has a singular purpose in life, and that we would all wake up excited to go to work every day if only we could find our purpose.

Besides being a very privileged perspective, I think it’s a risky proposition. I mean, let’s be real. Most people work to live, not the other way around. And most are doing extremely valuable work that needs to get done, and there is great honor in that. So I’m not knocking it. Not one bit.

But what if you were in a position where you were feeling chronically disillusioned and discouraged by the daily grind, and it was beginning to take its toll on your psyche, and perhaps even your physical health? And what if you had the means to do something about it? Should you?

Well….perhaps. That’s a personal philosophical…

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“Vieți în vâltoare” mâine la Bookfest

Ne vedem la BOOKFEST, maine la ora 18.00, la Cafeneaua Literară IULIUS MEINL pavilion C5! Acolo va avea loc lansarea romanelor „Vieți în vâltoare”(vol.I și II) de Marina Costa,  „Vera” și „Enigmatica Matilda” de Geo Naum; „Salt în umbra nemuririi” de Eliza Roha, „Cometa din odaie” de Gabriela Banu.

Editura Betta vă invită în perioada 24-28 mai la Salonul Internațional de carte „Bookfest” – Complexul Expozițional Romexpo. Editura expune pe standul ADE-PC nr.C04 situat în Pavilionul C4 la parter. Acolo puteti gasi “Vieti in valtoare” daca nu ajungeti la lansare.

NaNoWordSprints Prompts for April 2017

Don't Shake the Flask

Oops, I’m late. But I have a very good reason! I’ve been in the middle of moving in the last part of April. But finally here they are: the @NaNoWordSprints prompts that I tweeted out during April. Have fun if you decide to use them on your own!

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March 31, 2017, 4:00pm-6:00pm (UTC-8)
Parts of First Lines

• It was a bright cold day in April (15 min)
• It was the best of times, it was the worst of times (20 min)
• It was a wrong number that started it (30 min)

March 31, 2017, 11:00pm-2:00am (UTC-8)
Common Phrases (Part 1)

• Before it happens (10 min)
• He went about humiliating them (20 min)
• Last of the true romantics (10 min)
• Crystal clear results (15 min)
• Wasn’t a total bust (20 min)
• Well, this won’t last long (10 min)
• The good old days (30 min)
• An out-of-this-world deal (20 min)

April 1, 2017, 1:30pm-2:30pm…

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Povestea EROULUI NECUNOSCUT

O emotionanta fila de istorie.

Într-un cuvânt, Eliza…

Am citit această poveste adevărată în urmă cu mulţi ani şi am fost impresionată aşa cum probabil veţi fi şi voi. De fiecare dată când mă plimb prin parcul Carol trec prin faţa mausoleului şi privesc spre flacăra care arde zi şi noapte în memoria eroilor neamului românesc.Căutând povestea pentru a o reda aici, am găsit o variantă îmbogăţită cu informaţii pe care nu le citisem iniţial.

Un pios omagiu adus Eroului Necunoscut şi copilului Amilcar Săndulescu…

Atâta timp cât nu uităm, ei trăiesc prin noi.

” Făurirea celui mai mare vis al naţiunii – România Mare, la 1 decembrie 1918 – nu ar fi fost posibilă fără sacrificiul de sânge al poporului. Simbolul renaşterii naţionale este Eroul Necunoscut, ostaşul ales, în 1923, dintre sutele de mii de anonimi ce şi-au dat viaţa pe câmpul de luptă în Primul Război Mondial.

Dar cine a fost cel care a desemnat Eroul?…

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The Art of Individual Expression

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When Rocky was in third grade he returned from his day at school with an extremely sad face.

I greeted him with a smile and asked how his day was.

Rocky removed a small, handmade Indian satchel from his backpack and handed it to me.

“You made this?” I asked

Rocky slowly shook his head yes.

As I held the small satchel in my hand, I observed each of the meticulously placed feathers and stones that Rocky had glued to it. It was obvious that he had decided with great care where each of them would be placed. It was simplistically and tastefully done. I was impressed with the beauty of what my son had made and all of the effort that he had put into it.

“Mommy, it’s an Indian satchel.” Rocky began, “We’re learning all about American Indians in school and this is what they used to carry…

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Successful Historical Fiction – Maggie Scott

I think it is well said…

A Writer of History

Maggie Scott should know a thing or two about historical fiction – she edits historical novels and is a professor of history. Let’s see what she has to say about writing it.

What’s your definition of successful historical fiction?

The shortest possible definition: A seamless blend of rigorously researched history and a compelling story populated with characters who reflect the true sensibilities and environment of their era and who live in and of a time that is clearly theirs and no one else’s.

What attributes are most important to you when designating a novel as ‘successful historical fiction’.

I suppose the story itself is the most critical aspect, because without a tale that captures one’s attention—and holds it—other aspects such as proper research fall by the wayside. Therefore, I’ll consider a book to be successful if a) it promises a tale that will engage me; b) delivers on that promise; c)…

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