I must admit that donning a pixelated body in a virtual world in order to be the guest speaker for a writers group seemed a little strange at first.
But then entering a lovely stone-and-exposed-beam lodge, sitting in a floating chair at a transparent, suspended table, and having a fast-paced conversation with other animated faces started to feel not so weird. Almost normal, in a strange way.
A bit like having a, well, a Second Life.
My first appearance in Second Life last week produced a lively discussion on everything from what kind of web sites authors should have to how to use web 2.0 environments, including Second Life, to generate publicity.
Read the transcript of last week’s Athena Isle Writer’s Group meeting and hear what happened.
What fun to read your perspective on this event, Elizabeth! Us more “veteran” Second-Life writers were impressed with your flexibility (not to mention your great information!). “Alas”
[...] seemed to have a good time. (See what last week’s guest, Elizabeth Yarnell, had to say about her experience on SL.) And the chance to meet and learn from so many experts in the field is [...]