Virtual Writers World

In the past several weeks I have been overwhelmed by all the good fortune and things I have to do, not only in real life but Second Life® as well.  My experiences and contacts I have made in Second Life® have done more than enrich my life.   A few months ago a friend of mine suggested...

Last month's poetry scene has been absolutely amazing. The calendar of regular events expanded yet again with the one and only Emile Sands hosting a new regular poetry event for the Criss Museum of Contemporary Art. Also the Breakers group are running two new open-mics on Thursdays and Ma...

I am in the process of clearing out, cleaning up and de-cluttering in the anticipation of a move ...I hope the move doesn’t happen, so nevertheless this clean up must happen. In my clean up I found a copy of a 1980 Writer’s Handbook.  I though it might be interesting to provide some t...

Hedda’s Hot Picks - Reading for Writers Well, I am trying to get back into the blog routine again after a several week hiatus while selling my belongings, sorting what’s left and packing up to move. I have missed all my virtual writing friends and activities. I won’t be back up to...

On 31 May 2010, real life writer Vivake Pathak joined us at The Milk Loft, Milk Wood to attend a Virtual Meet and Greet. Vivake read from his newly published book God and Destiny and told us a little about how it all began for him. Harriet Gausman: Thank you so much for joining us at Virt...

I have purchased the Writer's Digest for many years. I am not sure why purchasing the Writer's Digest does not automatically guarantee that one will get published and that has been my experience..you must follow through with submitting, submitting, and submitting..a step I have quite gotte...

June has been a great month for poetry in Second Life. There are now over thirty different venues providing a wide cross section of poetry experiences to enjoy. There are six poetry workshop events ( that I know of ) and  four dedicated theme events every week too, plus a few unique event...

Last time on WOTW, I talked about a writer's social solar system. The sun all my social networking revolves around is Google, with their full suite of messaging and collaborative tools. Then we have our major planets, Twitter and Facebook, with their large populations and diverse options...

Writers need to network using social media tools as much as anyone in our web-connected world.  In order to compete in today's market a writer should understand how these tools can improve his/her writing and connections. Some of these sites are as follows: Writerface.com: WriterFace i...

What makes writing so intoxicating, so addicting?  Well it is this thing called creative flow.  Creative flow can be your muse, your inspiration, it can also drive you to write to exhaustion.  In a provocative article in Psychology Today online, Susan Perry, Ph. D., compares the creativ...