• #FutureOfFiction,  #VirtualReality,  Beach Party,  Nara's Nook,  Nara's Worlds,  Virtual Worlds,  Virtual Writing

    How to Visit Nara’s Nook Virtual Worlds

    Nara’s Nook is a place where authors, readers and story characters interact in a virtual simulation. What you will find at Nara’s Nook: A community of folks who love books and storytelling: Writers, readers, musicians and artists join with us in exploring fiction and its future.  Reader adventures. Writer resources  Book centered activities: Book centered parties, events and community projects to participate in. How do you get there?I created a Virtual Writer’s and Reader’s Colony. It is designed for writers and readers new to virtual worlds. It’s a safe place to learn how to get around. You can meet up with other folks who love books, find a quiet corner…

  • Coco Latzo,  machinama,  Nara Malone,  Snatch Me,  Virtual Reality,  Virtual Romance,  Virtual Worlds,  Wish

    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…