Yep! IRC is not (quite) dead, and some fool has given me control! A few of us nerds still hang out there and I invite you to join us!
To use IRC, you need a client program. I like ADIirc for Windows but there’s others like mIRC (Win) and Halloy (Win/Linux/Mac). Then, add a network and server with irc.GuildOfWriters.org on port 6667 (no SSL), and /join #gome . Contact us here with any questions. I hope you see you there!
Continuous thanks go to the excellent folks over at The Guild of Writers who provide our channel.