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Research Gone Wrong cont.
Last week I shared a little incident that occurred while I was doing research for Snatch Me at one of Second Life’s capture roleplay sims. Virtual worlds are complex to navigate, Second Life especially, and let’s keep in mind I was only six months out from my rez date–not sure how old that is in real years–which means I looked and acted like a complete dork most of the time. At risk of ruining my image as a glamorous, sophisticated writer of romance, I will bow to reader requests and tell you what happened next. What would you do if a giant,nearly-naked man hooked a leash around your neck?I took…
How Wrong Can Research Go?
I was hanging upside down by my ankles, caught in a rookie trap, while three hunters dueled over me.I explained when the winner cut me loose,“I’m not here for sex submission. I’m a writer researching virtual roleplay.”He nodded and smiled. A leash snapped out,coiled around my neck.“No Anglais,” he said. ~~~~~~~~~~Okay, this wasn’t fiction, but it happened in virtual reality, which is sort of fictional, right? I’d tell you what happened next, but I don’t want to break any more rules and I’m at the word limit.
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Snatch Me: A Virtual World Capture Romance
I just signed a contract with Ellora’s Cave to publish my capture romance, Snatch Me, as part of their Sex Bytes series. I was not planning to write this story. Every time a scene started unfolding in my imagination I shut it down and said, “I do not have time for this story right now. The deadline was looming too close for me to finish in time.” My muse, ornery critter that she is, wouldn’t listen. She went on strike. I was running in place on every project I had going. My mind was an empty bucket. Finally I surrendered and let Snatch Me take over my life for several…