Need structure? Want to find camaraderie? Tired of writing in solitude? Join our virtual office space. At TPR someone is always in the cubicle next to you.
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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Apr 27, 2010
Post 1: Unpluggage begins 11 AM (EST)
What will you be working on? Tell us in the comments.
Tina--I'll be unplugging, I hope. I'm trying to put my niece down for a nap right now. I am planning on writing myself an editorial letter during the unplugging--merging my ideas and the ideas of the crit partners on this latest revision. A gameplan. I hope to check back in, but if I don't, I'll see you all at 12 EST.
I found a little direction in the afternoon yesterday. I feel like it has to do with my narrators POV but I never know anything I can only feel it so it takes me such a hard time to figure out what to do about it. WA! But I am actually excited to go back in and see if my little sense of direction clears it all up. Looking forward to letting you all know how it works.
Yay, I am so ready for this today.
ReplyDeleteI finished my scene from yesterday, and quickly wrote out about 1k of my new scene... so today, I'll flesh the new scene out a little bit.
Tina--I'll be unplugging, I hope. I'm trying to put my niece down for a nap right now. I am planning on writing myself an editorial letter during the unplugging--merging my ideas and the ideas of the crit partners on this latest revision. A gameplan. I hope to check back in, but if I don't, I'll see you all at 12 EST.
ReplyDeleteI found a little direction in the afternoon yesterday. I feel like it has to do with my narrators POV but I never know anything I can only feel it so it takes me such a hard time to figure out what to do about it. WA! But I am actually excited to go back in and see if my little sense of direction clears it all up. Looking forward to letting you all know how it works.
ReplyDeleteI am feeling so much better today!
H. I love the idea of an editorial letter, way to get some distance! Marisa, cool about the scene and yay about being ready. Me too!
ReplyDeleteHaha, Tina, I like your WA! That's how I feel a LOT. I really hope your new sense of direction works for you!
ReplyDeleteHeather, great idea with the editorial letter! I've never tried writing one before... sounds interesting!
Alright... kids show on - Check!
ReplyDeleteKid's snacks ready- Check!
Inspiration music (with headphones)- Check!
Coffee cup refill - Check!
Okay time to begin! Happy writing, everyone!
Snack--check.
ReplyDeleteNiece sleeping--check (woo-hoo!)
Iced Tea--check
See you all in an hour!
tea- check
ReplyDeleteheadstand- check
praying to the god of my manuscript- check
Yay! and we are off!