As a creative enterprise writing tends to be a solitary act, leading to long hours of introspection, occasional bouts of excitement and more than one or two moments of doubt. Yet you are not alone and recent conversations have revealed just how many people are working on books here in Siem Reap. HOWL is working with partners to hold an event where budding writers – or those just interested in hearing what others are working on – can come and share their stories and learn from others. If you are interested in participating in our ‘I’m writing a book’ session please message us through our Facebook page.
Day: March 12, 2019
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Looking for scribes . . . come join the pack
HOWL needs writers. So if you have something you would like to share—be it a poem, a review, musings or a ‘word’ event—please drop us a note via our Facebook page and we will get back to you.
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Welcome to HOWL . . . it’s time to spread the ‘word’
Welcome to our first blog
I must admit they I have always had a certain suspicion of blogs. The idea, implicit in the act, that what I write is important enough to unleash on the unsuspecting world. Or, alternatively, the exercise of having to constantly update—to write new posts, to be relevant (and what about the need for editorial prowess)—all things that take time and goodness knows there never seems to be enough of that.
But, then again, there just seems to be so many things—projects, initiatives, workshops etc.—devoted to the power, the craft, the share wonder of words and the possibilities that they offer that the time seemed right. Further, with the challenges facing the planet, from climate change and environment degradation, through to the notions of freedom, respect and dignity there appears a need, more than ever, to promote ‘words’ as a means for shining light on those things that are good, while revealing, in the corners where it often lurks, those things that are not.
Meanwhile, since its inception in the middle 2018, HOWL has been about the collectively, so there is no need for one person to write all the words. Thus this endeavour will be a shared undertaking – the democratic and inclusive output of the HOWL collective. Come and join us today and help us to celebrate the ‘word’.