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Here's how the practice room works:

First of all, EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

At the given date and time (weekly schedule posted below), meet at post 1. It appears 30 minutes in advance of the hour (barring unusual circumstances), giving us a chance to set our goals in the comments. Declare your goal. Work toward furthering your project; word counting, revision, or whatever it needs - you decide.

Post 2: WE ARE UNPLUGGED! announces our hour. During that time, we write! The rules: no procrastinations. Please feel free to make tea or stand on your head as needed.

When the time is up, Post 3 appears with a chat box and we will get a chance to converse, or you can comment old-style to tell us what you got done! We are dying to know!

Read about a typical first time here. I make the schedule every Sunday. It will remain up in the side bar until I post the next week's schedule (feel free to make requests for particular times in the comments - I take them into serious consideration). All additions will be noted in in the side bar. Come back and check it often. (The schedule times are listed in Eastern Time Zone but the blog posts in Central - Tina's time zone. Our visitors are from all over the map.)

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Mar 30, 2010

Practice Practice!

For today this is how it works: We will meet here in the practice room. Just Heather and I. Sign in below. Share your goals for the hour. And let's meet back here when the hour is done.
Unpluggage begins: 8:40 central time
Return at: 9:40!!
Put your nose to the grindstone!!
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15 comments:

  1. Heather KellyMarch 30, 2010 at 8:34 AM

    Woo-hoo! I'm here and ready to unplug. I'm going to dig into unchartered territory, and take a look at the last third of my novel! YAY!

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  2. Tina Laurel LeeMarch 30, 2010 at 8:39 AM

    Yay! Welcome Heather. I'm as excited as you are!

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  3. Heather KellyMarch 30, 2010 at 8:40 AM

    Are we unplugged? When do we meet back? What are you working on?

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  4. Tina Laurel LeeMarch 30, 2010 at 8:43 AM

    I will sit and look at my old manuscript! Maybe some drawing is in order. See you at 9:40! We are unplugged!

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  5. Tina Laurel LeeMarch 30, 2010 at 9:38 AM

    Welcome back, H! How did it go?

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  6. Heather KellyMarch 30, 2010 at 9:41 AM

    hello! It was great. I read through the next chapter, and then outlined exactly what I need to add and flush out all the way to the end. I'm pumped! I didn't actually do much revision, but I have a plan! How did it go for you?

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  7. Tina Laurel LeeMarch 30, 2010 at 9:51 AM

    I got some other writing done but read a little of eight and my fingers are itching to rip the guts out of it, but don't know where to start.

    But I got two other little writing projects off my list and that is a relief!

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  8. Heather KellyMarch 30, 2010 at 9:52 AM

    I think that's awesome that you are itching to change chapter eight.

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  9. Jonathon ArntsonMarch 30, 2010 at 9:52 AM

    Tina, nice job! It looks professional here. I hope your unpluggage was more productive than mine.

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  10. Heather KellyMarch 30, 2010 at 9:52 AM

    You should follow the itchies (and when you read my first two thirds, you'll see how apt that is)

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  11. Heather KellyMarch 30, 2010 at 9:53 AM

    Hi Jon! What did you work on during your unplugging?

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  12. Tina Laurel LeeMarch 30, 2010 at 10:04 AM

    I think he puked. Sometimes that is just where the good work begins!

    I can't wait to read and I will take your advice!

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  13. Tina Laurel LeeMarch 30, 2010 at 10:04 AM

    And thanks,J.

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  14. Jonathon ArntsonMarch 30, 2010 at 10:09 AM

    :)

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  15. Jonathon ArntsonMarch 30, 2010 at 10:34 AM

    Btw, during the time you were unplugged I was laying in bed. It was very productive.

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