Between 2015 and 2016, I interviewed seven writers from six different countries, asking them the same five questions about writing in the virtual world Second Life:
1. How long have you been using Second Life?
2. When did Second Life become important to your creative writing? Was it something that happened immediately after starting using this virtual world? Or did you have to wait a few months, maybe even years, before incorporating SL into your writing routine?
3. Tell us a bit about what you do in Second Life, as a writer: do you write in-world, attend events, maybe host some of them, do you mentor other writers?
4. Is there any SIM/virtual island/region that you find particularly inspirational, the kind of place every writer should visit?
5. In what ways do you find Second Life helpful for someone interested in creative writing?
The answers to those questions show that when it comes to writing in a virtual world, the writers I interviewed value many of the same affordances provided by Second Life regardless of their nationality, background, and country of residence.
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The interviews in this book were initially published on nanowrimosecondlife.blogspot.com
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Writing in a Virtual World: A Collection of Interviews
No FicciónSeveral writers from different countries have discovered that Second Life - a 3D Multi-User Virtual Environment (MUVE) - could have a positive impact on their work. How can this be? What makes the virtual world Second Life such a writer-friendly env...
