Virtual Writers Inc.
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Weekly Interactive Events
MONDAY
Morning Writers’ Dash (6am PST) – hosted by Ginger Jorgental and Harriet Gausman
Some call it hot penning or free writing, we like to call it a dash. You’ll be provided with a word or picture prompt and the timer set for 15 minutes. Write whatever comes to you. Don’t fixate too heavily on what you are writing and disengage your inner editor. After the dash there will be an opportunity for you to show your work to the other participants.
If you can’t make the meet but want to dash later, just set the timer and drop your notecard in the grey pencil by the caravan when you’re done. Anyone can click it for a folder of dashes from the day.
If you want to submit your edited dashes for publication with Virtual Writers’ World please read our Submissions page for guidelines.
Evening Writers’ Dash (6pm PST) – hosted by Almo Schumann
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TUESDAY
Morning Writers’ Dash (6am PST) – hosted by Ginger Jorgental and Harriet Gausman
Evening Writers’ Dash (6pm PST) – hosted by Almo Schumann
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WEDNESDAY
Morning Writers’ Dash (6am PST) – hosted by Ginger Jorgental and Harriet Gausman
Evening Writers’ Dash (6pm PST) – hosted by Almo Schumann
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THURSDAY
Morning Writers’ Dash (6am PST) – hosted by Ginger Jorgental and Harriet Gausman
Evening Writers’ Dash (6pm PST) – hosted by Almo Schumann
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FRIDAY
Morning Writers’ Dash (6am PST) – hosted by Ginger Jorgental and Harriet Gausman
Evening Writers’ Dash (6pm PST) – hosted by Almo Schumann
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SATURDAY
The Stone Circle Review (1pm PST) – hosted by Ginger Jorgental and Harriet Gausman
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Daily word prompts are also placed on our Facebook page and on Twitter.
If you are interested in holding an event at our writers’ sim please submit your query through our online contact form.
Milk Wood Writing Community is owned and run by members of Milk Wood Writers’ Consortium.
If you’d like information on connecting to Second Life® then check out the following article.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Short Story Workshop
This intensive, month-long workshop, devised to toss participants head first into the process of writing a short story (1k – 10/20k words) is held twice a year.
Each week we will tackle a different ingredient so participants learn how to construct a short story, much like baking a cake.
Areas Covered
- the differences between a short story and novel (and the similarities)
- the ingredients of a good story
- beginning hooks
- characterization
- plot
- character/story motivation
- endings
Participants are encouraged to bring their short fiction ideas but they can also develop them during the first week.
The workshop is free of charge to members of Virtual Writers, Inc.
March Poetry Festival
An exhibition of work and readings from Second Life®’s most prominent poets. Held the last weekend of March.
VIRTUAL VENUES
Milk Wood Sim
A celtic-inspired sim created in 2007 as a fully-functional virtual writers’ colony.
Milk Wood Chapel Library
Milk Wood Chapel Library hosts various literary events, including the Virtual Meet and Greet (see Inworld/Virtual Book Tours), where real life authors are interviewed and share their work to a participating audience.
The Stone Circle
The Stone Circle is available for story and poetry readings. The atmosphere is fantastical and magical; perfect for the telling of a fairy tale or two.
Gypsy Camp
Here we hold our twice-daily Writers’ Dashes. The camp is equipped with typewriters and desks and a beautiful, calm environment perfectly conducive to thinking and creating.
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