She was born in Guayaquil and so is her love for writing. Cindy Castro He is 32 years old and has devoted much of his life to letters. The first story he read when he was only 5 years old was Beauty and the beastI’m not stopping.
One, two, three, up is the name of the first book he wrote and published last November. When he saw the first physical copy, he couldn’t believe it.
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“It was such a long process, sowing seed after seed, watering it and polishing it, and in all those moments you don’t realize how much time passes. “When I held the book in my hands I said, ‘Wow, this is now a reality,’ and it was amazing,” confesses in an interview to Diario EL UNIVERSO.
He has always liked to write. “I’ve always liked doing it. I think I’ve done it all my life. (It’s) one of the reasons why I studied journalism. I feel that through what I write I can express and clarify my ideas. When I write, I find a perfect world,” he declares.
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One, two, three, up
Published under the editorial new Moonthis book, with a very personal tone, was born in 2016. It is not something that happened overnight.
“I feel like I put a lot of emotion into it and tried to show different aspects of life,” he says of the story that covers the different stages of human growth. Heapthe young protagonist, who must face and overcome a series of situations.
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The book is divided into sections and each of these starts with an introduction to what you will read next.
“You will be able to read adventures that the main character experiences throughout her life, but also less good things and normal problems that we all experience from time to time. Different characters intervene at each stage. I wrote this book so that those who read it can better empathize with the reality that people live in, and for everyone who can identify with it,” says Cindy.
The title of the book
One, two, three, up It was a line her mother said, and that’s the personal touch Cindy brings to the story. “It was clearly an inspiration for what she repeated over and over again when she was ill. I remember it had no title, but when I finished it I realized that the message I was trying to convey was identified and resembled that phrase,” he says.
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That prayer that became a constant remained etched in his memory. “This is also a reminder to all people that life is fragile and short, we don’t have to be bitter about small things. We have to take advantage of what we have next to us because something can happen and everything we have and think is permanent falls apart. If you have a problem, you need to breathe and count One, two, three, up and get up, try again until we achieve it,” he says.
In this way, Cindy pays tribute to María, her mother, confidante and the woman who raised and trained her until the day she left the world because of the condition that affected her.
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An anecdote about the process
Cindy mentions that during the development of writing the book, she almost lost it when she accidentally deleted it from her computer. “I had no backup, I was about to finish and I had a problem with my equipment. Luckily I was able to find it and from then on I kept it with everyone (laughs), I even sent it to myself by post.”
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Where can you buy the book
It is available digitally in e-book from Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes and Noble, 24 Symbols, Weltbild, Nextory, Casa del Libro and Google Books.
In physical format it can be purchased in bookstores in countries such as Chile, Mexico, the United States and Spain. Cindy also plans to release units in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Peru and Costa Rica.
In our country the book is available through Luna Nueva publishers, in Powerstorebooks and in the El Petirrojo bookstore.
Source: Eluniverso
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