Mywriters Penang Retreat
Anna organized the retreat and Diyaa arranged the Batu Ferringhi accommodation.
Rest of the group: Eashwer, Leela, Liz, Shrivatsn, Soo, Wan Phing, Wilson.
Nine writers of various genres and levels of fiction came together. An intensive writing and discussion session, Friday 15th Sept to Monday 18th Sept. We settled in and started off with goal setting where each member talked about what project they were engaged in and what their plans were for the four days.
Every day we had a time to write and a time to discuss what each one of us was doing. We arrived bursting with ideas, some ready to blossom and others needing tending and a bit more work.
Efficient Eashwer brought his computer table, his compact PC and a big monitor.
ON 18th, after noon, we broke up, feeling like zombies, especially the writers who stayed up till 4am the night before. With goodbyes all round, the writers from Penang were meeting again that evening for some critique work.
In the meantime, there was another break-up afoot — a new tribe on the scene.