Lately I often find myself thinking about my past, to the nefarious adventures of youth, to the values that were and those that have strengthened pushing me towards a total dedication to the protection of animals and nature. Seeing everything around me change, it sometimes captures the anguish and the repressed fear rises even tormenting …
The scenario & the main character Chrysalis
Source: The scenario & the main character Chrysalis The setting of a novel as well as the characters are really important... even if as well the story requires a definite role. In the blog of the novel and future movie "The Annwyn's Secret" I will try to tell you what is hidden behind the …
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Chrysalis is back… and will soon be published in English in the UK
On the blog "The Annwyn's Secret" you may follow all the updates: about the publishing of the novel in English and about the screenwriting and movie. Sul blog "Il Segreto degli Annwyn" si può seguire tutti gli aggiornamenti: in merito alla pubblicazione del romanzo in ligua inglese e sulla sceneggiatura del film. You are going …
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Presentazione letteraria * literary presentation
. Un'occasione da non mancare: ascoltare dal vivo il quartetto d'archi "I Fulmini" (Francesca, Sara Luna, Valentina e Antonio) che ha conseguito un primo premio al concorso svizzero di Neuchâtel lo scorso mese di marzo. Con la presentazione del mio ultimo romanzo "Il Segreto degli Annwyn" che attualmente viene trasformato in una sceneggiatura per film... …
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Getting ready: with the Torino Film lab #AdaptLab#
I admit it: I'm quite intrigued and curious. It is the first time that I face, on a professional level, the idea of seeing my novel transformed into a film scenography. Metaphorically I can compare it to a mother who brings her son for the first time to a birthday party... Chrysalis is a young …
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Me and my teddy bear * c’era una volta Orsetto
More than half a century ago, I made the acquaintance of "Teddy Bear", the faithful friend that still accompanies me in my sleep and dreams! My confession may seem a bit misplaced... but I'm sure that many of my readers have special and sweet memories linked to the existence of a particular stuffed animal... From an …
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The snow came back last night * ieri notte è tornata la neve
The snow came back and the thermometer's mercury reads O° celsius (32° Fahrenheit). I look around... women in fur coats, young people wearing jackets with hoods decorated with fur, men with thick padded goose down jackets ... Everyone should know the truth behind these items of clothing! . The farmer in this video casually describes ripping the bloody …
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The Annwyn secret: the thrill to maybe become a movie
to help children in need, if it will take off... AdaptLab: from page to screen This year L’immagine e la parola (Images and words) (19 – 22 March) will be joined by a session of AdaptLab, a workshop on the adaptation of literary works for the screen, developed by TorinoFilmLab and addressing industry …
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an act of Love * un’azione amorevole
I'm helping care for koalas burned by the bushfires by pledging to make mittens for injured koalas. As an IFAW supporter, I’m making a lifesaving difference for animals. You can help too. Visit this link to lear how to do it too! °°oOo°° Mi impegno a confezionare dei guantini/muffole per la cura dei koala feriti e …
A time for reflection… * Un momento di riflessione…
With the flow of time, as a raging river toward its estuary... I grew older with the forces that crumbles like dry bread forgotten in a corner. Maybe because of that, the reflections are becoming more intense, more pressing, even becoming a reason that brings me forward. It is not easy for anyone, being an …
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About me…
This time of the year, either because of the upcoming holidays as well as the usual fatigue accumulated during months, I don't feel very creative. Fortunately, with the arrival of Cocoa, although he has not taken the place of my beloved Ebony who died last September 17, my heart is filled with joy! I should …
It has happened something amazing … * È accaduto qualcosa di fantastico…
During his train journey into the unknown, it was raining. That picture of the cat looking out the train window had entered my heart and mind, the next day, I could not think of anything else. Tricia’s post “Homeward Bound: A Homeless Ukrainian Kitten’s Incredible Journey “ I saw it by chance, it was a …
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Carpe Diem
Sono nato dalla fantasia di un uomo che aveva creduto di poter cambiare il mondo, una persona comune ma dotata di una grande passione: le parole. E da allora mi sono sempre ritrovato a passare di mano in mano, attraversando le vicissitudini di chi mi ha posseduto e il più delle volte senza neppure avere …
Tuscany * Toscana
There's a place we like to visit a few times a year. A place surrounded by nature where people live in close contact with the animals ... then the boys do heartrending scenes when we have to redo our suitcases to go home! More photos of the farm on Bottaccino **** C'è un posto che …
Briciole del mio tempo * Time’s crumbs
Nabucodonosor A volte, quanto il tempo si contorce dentro la mia mente e le mani battono veloci sui tasti, la storia dei personaggi scivola lungo sentieri sconosciuti. Descrivo le emozioni che si fanno incalzanti, come nuvole che si rincorrono lungo l’arcobaleno lasciato, quale utopico segno, da una tempesta appena disfatta. Accarezzo i loro stessi …
Claudine Giovannoni 