Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Terry Prathchette, famous writer and author of several popular books, once said: "It is imagination, not intelligence that made us human." Writing is the product of imagination. Writing is crafting that imagination into words, by creating something in the void. It gives life to a flower out of nothing. It views the world from a different, sensitive and a passive frame. A writer creates a new world from the scratch, and in order for it to thrive there must be a window for the world to peek in. Feedback, reviews, constructive criticism are the lifeline of writing. Aseel Bashraheel, an English language and literature student at King Abdulaziz University and an aspiring writer is the co-president of Jeddah Writing Club. “Hala Abdullah, Saudi poetess is the founder of Riyadh Writing Club. I used to share my writings with her. After sometimes, she suggested to me to start the club in Jeddah. I was flattered and accepted the offer.” JWC is an initiative to help young women find their voice through writing. It has members from different backgrounds with only one desire — to write. Lama Baksh, a high school student and a member of JWC, recently read her piece on “Adrenaline” beofre the members. She wrote that she would rather do than dream about things. Other members asked her to explain her piece and she did. Later, she was provided with the feedback. “We meet every month at a quiet comfortable place. Members are assigned a topic to work on. The participants reads their pieces. We discuss about the writing process, hows and whys. In addition, comments and constructive criticism is always important to write more and better,” Bashraheel explained. Lama Baksh said that she could write a book with her thoughts and JWC has helped her to explore the art of writing better than before. Every thought and idea is embraced in the club as it provides a very friendly ambiance to its members. "With a motto to inspire and aspire to become better writers, JWC gives an opportunity to its members to unleash their writing potential." Yasmeen Sagaf is a research executive at Miller Brown. “I always had a passion to write, but that flame got lost in life and work,” she told Saudi Gazette. “JWC has become my motivation; it has given me a reason to write which I lacked for many years." Bashraheel also mentioned that plans are underway to start a writers club for men soon.
