Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Writers in Kyoto talk

 

John Dougill writes:

"Yesterday saw the resumption of physical meetings for WiK with an At Home with Ted Taylor. There was a good turn out, with fourteen people in all, and the event started off with a tour of the house (which was built in 1986 as a Culture Centre) and an introduction to Ted's voluminous book collection. After refreshment the group listened to Ted talk of his lifelong love of travel and his devotion to travel writing. Not surprisingly given the nature of the group, there was a lively question period.

At least three new members attended, and it was heartening to see introductions and networking going on. This is one aspect of the writers group of which I am proudest. When I used to belong to Writers in Oxford, which was the inspiration for this group, the main activity was in fact social gatherings in each other's houses to discuss writerly matters such as publishing and state of the market etc. It was a delight to see this happening here in Kyoto, and I'm told discussions continued till late in the evening - or at least until the bottles were empty.
 
Many thanks to Ted for hosting the occasion and providing a stimulating focus for the meeting. The house was a perfect setting for such an event, and it may be that we can make use of it again at some stage."


On the turntable: Foo Fighters, "Wasting Light"

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