Comments on: Nature’s new islands http://www.publishingtalk.eu/blog/second-life/natures-new-islands/ mashing up books and social media Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:29:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: thedigitalist.net » Second Life / Second World http://www.publishingtalk.eu/blog/second-life/natures-new-islands/comment-page-1/#comment-390 thedigitalist.net » Second Life / Second World Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:34:37 +0000 http://www.publishingtalk.eu/blog/second-life/natures-new-islands/#comment-390 [...] launch of the Elucian Islands co-incided neatly with the publication of a new techno thriller from Pan, Eddy Shah’s Second [...] [...] launch of the Elucian Islands co-incided neatly with the publication of a new techno thriller from Pan, Eddy Shah’s Second [...]

]]> By: Selby Evans http://www.publishingtalk.eu/blog/second-life/natures-new-islands/comment-page-1/#comment-326 Selby Evans Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:23:49 +0000 http://www.publishingtalk.eu/blog/second-life/natures-new-islands/#comment-326 Hi Jon. Thanks for dropping by Cookie to check out the AWE. Things won't stop with AWE. Hastings and Jilly have a writer's Circle every Wednesday. Writers read their work, others listen and comment. We have one guy reading excerpts from his forthcoming novel. I say forthcoming because I am sure it will be published. Cookie is home to a large number of writers and performers. We are very much interested in developing connections that will bring our people in contact with "Real World" opportunities. Hi Jon. Thanks for dropping by Cookie to check out the AWE. Things won’t stop with AWE. Hastings and Jilly have a writer’s Circle every
Wednesday. Writers read their work, others listen and comment. We have one guy reading excerpts from his forthcoming novel. I say forthcoming
because I am sure it will be published.

Cookie is home to a large number of writers and performers. We are very much interested in developing connections that will bring our people in contact with “Real World” opportunities.

]]> By: Adele Ward http://www.publishingtalk.eu/blog/second-life/natures-new-islands/comment-page-1/#comment-324 Adele Ward Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:33:10 +0000 http://www.publishingtalk.eu/blog/second-life/natures-new-islands/#comment-324 Hi Jon. It was nice to 'bump' into you again as my avatar Jilly Kidd and thanks for mentioning our Autumn Writers' Exhibition. One thing that has come out of the AWE this year is that we'll be including publishers more on our own area - giving some publishers a free small store and office there. This will let them link from our high traffic area for writers to their own sim too. We're giving this opportunity to publishers who offer writers guidance on how to submit manuscripts or who offer ways of submitting, and we always welcome talks from publishers whether or not they are on our area. Cinnamon Press has already taken up the offer and we're also talking to Macmillan, eHarlequin and Bluechrome, as well as an innovative US company called Flying Pen Press which takes submissions directly online. Apart from the offer of a store for publishers who can give back to the writing community in this way, I also talk to publishers about any of their authors willing to come in-world. They can appear on the Meet an Author show which is seen by people whether or not they are on Second Life by going to http://slcn.tv and I'll help authors coming in-world for the first time. Any published author who comes into Second Life can contact me to appear and it's a lot of fun. Contact me as Jilly Kidd inworld or adele@writtenword.org.uk to arrange any of these things. Not sure I agree it's for nerds - it's a great place for writers! Hi Jon. It was nice to ‘bump’ into you again as my avatar Jilly Kidd and thanks for mentioning our Autumn Writers’ Exhibition. One thing that has come out of the AWE this year is that we’ll be including publishers more on our own area – giving some publishers a free small store and office there. This will let them link from our high traffic area for writers to their own sim too. We’re giving this opportunity to publishers who offer writers guidance on how to submit manuscripts or who offer ways of submitting, and we always welcome talks from publishers whether or not they are on our area. Cinnamon Press has already taken up the offer and we’re also talking to Macmillan, eHarlequin and Bluechrome, as well as an innovative US company called Flying Pen Press which takes submissions directly online. Apart from the offer of a store for publishers who can give back to the writing community in this way, I also talk to publishers about any of their authors willing to come in-world. They can appear on the Meet an Author show which is seen by people whether or not they are on Second Life by going to http://slcn.tv and I’ll help authors coming in-world for the first time. Any published author who comes into Second Life can contact me to appear and it’s a lot of fun. Contact me as Jilly Kidd inworld or adele@writtenword.org.uk to arrange any of these things. Not sure I agree it’s for nerds – it’s a great place for writers!

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