A year or so ago, exploring Second Life for a counter balance to the fluff and shopping I’d mostly found up to then, I came across a university Sim where undergraduates could explore biological processes. Transporting myself into a giant cell, I had to figure out the sequence of Krebs Cycle in order to get out again. Of course I could have cheated and teleported back to the beach bar I’d just left but I ask you, would you forget that essential process if you had physically worked your way through it from the inside? I doubt it. That’s what … Continue reading Places in Second Life (via Beyond Distance Research Alliance Blog)

More on writing and its trials. The Indie wave is gathering strength. This great post by Linda Cassidy Lewis struck a chord with me because  I've been pondering the life of a writer and how it is harder than I ever imagined. I am not exaggerating when I say that writing is the hardest thing I've  tried. It is also, one of the loneliest jobs one could ever imagine. T … Read More via Sinister Echoes Continue reading How to write a novel – A little goes a long way (via Sinister Echoes)

Best oxymoron going – Indies unite! If you were a LOST fan, you recognize the title of today’s post as the motto for survival on that mysterious island. As a writer, it often seems I exist on an island too. Looking back on this past year of blogging, I saw that I had written three posts about the need for writers to support each other. A Tapestry of Writers Support your fellow writers! The REAL reason writers need to blog Although members of my family offer support for my writing i … Read More via Out of My Mind Continue reading Live together, die alone! (via Out of My Mind)