There are an annual event every October of the year called Ubud Writers and Readers Festival in Ubud Bali. And 4 years ago when I first come to Ubud to attend this event. And there when everything has started. When I told myself that I want to write my own book.
It's fun to be surrounded by people who has common interest with you, and I never regret my coming to this event since it was the amazing one. A lot of famous writers from Indonesia and the countries were there to share their experience and so on. And I was so excited that I came to meet them and learned from their experience in the same room. First I came, I had a starstruck when I met A Fuad the writer of Negeri Lima Menara. It's a trilogy that came to be his best seller and it's been released in English version. Then I also join the traveller writers session that has Trinity, the writers of Naked Traveller and Tony Wheeler who's started the Lonely Planet with his wife Maureen. Another session was great where Ayu Utami was a speaker, her book Saman was also translated into English. Can you imagine if your book can be enjoyed by people all over the world with no language boundaries at all.
Yes, There were a lot of fun which not everybody can understand except people who love to write or read. And thanks to my husband to let me join this event and accompany me also. It feels like honeymoon itself. I'll always remember that moment back then, when I was finally fell in love with the city of Ubud.
Yes, There were a lot of fun which not everybody can understand except people who love to write or read. And thanks to my husband to let me join this event and accompany me also. It feels like honeymoon itself. I'll always remember that moment back then, when I was finally fell in love with the city of Ubud.
Cheers, Dhidie
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| I'm too excited to arrive in Ubud |
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| yes, me and my double name |
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| My first session |
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| Finally met him in flesh |
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| should I frame it? |
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| All women writers |
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| Met the traveller writer |
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