My first convention as a speaker
I have been invited to speak at an upcoming writer’s convention in Second Life. I’m pretty proud of that, and a little more nervous than I’d like to admit.
You see, the headline Guest of Honour is Larry Niven. The NY Times Best Selling author of the Ringworld series, among others. There will be other writers and guests of course, and even some music and poetry, but Larry is the main draw, to be certain.
I’ll be speaking about how to set up a successful critique workshop within Second Life. I’ve learned a lot over the last nine months (has it really been nine months!?!) and much of it has to do with the differences between running a workshop in Second Life as opposed to first life. Heaven knows I’ve answered more than my fair share of questions from residents about my own workshop. My FAQ has grown substantially over the last while, so I figure that will be my starting point.
Kat Klaybourne (Kat Alderson inSL) will be following my seminar with a lecture on how to market your publications in Second Life. I’ll be paying close attention to this one, because I’ll be publishing my first book in Second Life shortly, but that deserves it’s own post.
For now, you’re more than welcome to join me at The First Annual Monogram Virtua Writers Convention on Saturday, August 30th. Just follow the link to the convention centre. The event begins at 11:00am SLT (that’s Pacific) and runs until sometime after 8:00pm. My speaking engagement runs from 4-5pm SLT.
Wish me luck!
Tags: Cons, Second Life, speaking, Writing
