I working madly to get the final edits back for Blind Heat and blog touring on Snatch Me. Still, I don’t want to totally neglect my own blog. A question I get a lot on Snatch Me is how romance and sex works in virtual reality. Readers want to know how I can write about virtual love scenes like they are real, as if the characters really feel them. I thought I’d give you a glimpse of what happens. And even here you have to keep in mind, you’re looking from the outside, through a window rather than from inside the world. If you were inside one of these avatar’s…
- inspiration, Linda Kellie, Nara Malone, New World Studio, Suzy Sliverweb, Virtual Worlds, Writing Life
New Day in Naraland
Programmed to track incremental turns of the earth, dialing up light, a new day dawns in Naraland drawing story on a fresh page: duotone bleeding into ink lines, haloing steeples and weather vanes. Bird song launches on cue. New character surfaces in scenery, leading me into her life, an invitation to discover her happy ending. ~Nara This post is a contribution to G-Man’s Friday Flash 55. Drop by to see what others wrote or to join the fun yourself. ***Special thanks to some of the many programers and content creators that make it possible for me to build Naraland and find my inspiration there: New World…
- Dystipian Sims, Dystopia, Insilico, Midian City, Nara Malone, Post-Apocalyptic Fiction, Prey. Role Play, second life, Snatch Me, Survival, Virtual Reality, Wastelands
Distopian Prey
The Oh Get A Grip bloggers invited me to blog about Dystopias today. I talk about why I love Dystopian Role Play and taking the role of prey: I arrive in the city via computer, spit out by a server rack. It looks deserted. Dystopias always do. But I’m not alone here. I don’t need my scanner to tell me there are others. You know that feeling you get, fine hairs lifting on the back of your neck, a hyper-awareness–as if your skin has thousands of invisible antennae? I have that feeling and know I’m watched. Read More…