I am intrigued to report that Nora BodySkins & Fashions will officially close one week from now.  Sounds pretty doom and gloom, I know, but trust me when I say "this is a good thing".  Or don't, it's up to you!

Four years ago, I joined the world of Second Life and quickly put together a little business to call my own.  I became an obsessive "store owner".  The truth of the matter is I'm a very bad businesswoman.  There's certain things required to run a business.  I'm not very good at any of them, really.  I enjoyed it for a while, but near the end I had to force myself to upkeep it.

If that wasn't bad enough, I'm pretty frustrated at the stagnation Second Life has continued to experience over the years, under Linden Lab's reign.  Hey, I'm not saying we haven't gotten new toys - I am saying that our old ones are still covered in mud.  Since most of my SL creation is based around avatar skins, and there have been no real improvements regarding that - I'm just kind of exhausted with hacking and slashing away at it all.  Vendor problems, customer service, dealing with broken tools... I just don't feel like doing it anymore.
My faith in Linden Lab has officially run dry.  Sorry folks.  So with that, Nora will be closing permanently.  Please make a note that any new whatever claiming to be "Nora" from one week from now, is not my work.  If I ever return to the SL business world, it will be under another business name. 

Now that the negative is out of the way, onto the positive....

All skins will be on sale for the next week('til Monday night, 8-18).  $100 a pop like my usual sales.  When the week is up, the store will go poofies.  Some of the accessories will become freebies and be available from a small nook in Miramare.  The Entice 3.0 skin is NOT just disappearing into the void.  It will morph into something entirely different.  Are you ready?

**I will be releasing new skins as .PSDs under a attribution/share-alike license.  This is similar to what Eloh Eliot has done.  In doing this, I will be able to both enjoy creating, at my own pace, for Second Life no matter what Grid it's being used on.**

In addition I will release new layers that can be added onto the base skin .PSDs.  Like, makeups or scars or tattoos.  And all you have to do is combine them.  I also want to release some tutorials on how to do it all, and how to add your own fun things to them.  Approaching skins from this angle will not only remove the cost entirely from my skins, but allow you to customize them however you want.
What I have not decided as of yet is whether or not I want to allow commercial redistribution of these altered skins.  It's a very fine line to walk upon in my desires and goals with this new project.  I will, of course, entertain any opinions regarding this particular detail.  So, share away.  This website will be updated in about two weeks, give or take, and it will house these new resources.  My blog will remain intact, I'll just be adding onto it.
The previously beta-tested Entice 3.0 will be the first of these skins and will be rebranded.  More skin details will be uncovered as I make my decisions regarding them.  I'm excited about this and look forward to producing future work for your use in Second Life and its sister Grids.

My personal thank you goes out to everyone who has ever bought a Nora skin, supported Nora in any way, and cheered me on during the last four years.  I can only hope my new contributions will be as appreciated as much - you folks make me smile!
To those who might think I'm leaving Second Life: I'm not.  I'm just not going to develop content for in-world sale.  I'll be taking it easier, enjoying being a PART of Second Life, and will still be DJing on Tuesdays.  Hey, maybe I'll see some of you in world instead of being holed up in a studio somewhere cursing vendor scripts.  That'd be a nice change of pace, wouldn't it?

See you soon!