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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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Apr 29, 2010
Post 1: Unpluggage Begins 12 eastern
What will you be working on? Tell us in the comments.
So, I gave my writing partner an assignment because he has lost his passion for his project(we meet tonight). It was to get comfortable(I told him smoking jacket and a stiff drink--he writes after work) and write whatever you want, don't share it with anyone just put some words together and have a good time. I am going to see what writing without direction does for me. I am going to start with a blank google document and see where it goes.
Cool, T. I haven't decided yet. I think I'm going to work forward on the changes in my new first chapter. How many times have I said those words? New First Chapter. Crap. Hope this is the last time. Although, the reality is that I will change around this book until it is RIGHT. Woo-hoo!
Hi you guys! I'm going to be fleshing out the scene I was working on yesterday. It will be a long scene, so I'm not sure how far I'll get, but hoping for some good progress!
Heather, I read somewhere (um, maybe a blog? You might have seen it, if it's one you follow, too) yesterday that Richard Peck writes his first draft, from start to finish, then throws away his first chapter without even reading it again, and writes a new one.
So, I gave my writing partner an assignment because he has lost his passion for his project(we meet tonight). It was to get comfortable(I told him smoking jacket and a stiff drink--he writes after work) and write whatever you want, don't share it with anyone just put some words together and have a good time. I am going to see what writing without direction does for me. I am going to start with a blank google document and see where it goes.
ReplyDeleteCool, T. I haven't decided yet. I think I'm going to work forward on the changes in my new first chapter. How many times have I said those words? New First Chapter. Crap. Hope this is the last time. Although, the reality is that I will change around this book until it is RIGHT. Woo-hoo!
ReplyDeleteLove to hear that commitment, H! Your manuscript is so beautiful it deserves to be right! And it deserves the effort! Woot!
ReplyDeleteHi you guys! I'm going to be fleshing out the scene I was working on yesterday. It will be a long scene, so I'm not sure how far I'll get, but hoping for some good progress!
ReplyDeleteJust pulling the blueberry muffin 'good behavior' bribe out of the oven :) Hope they are a good distraction for the girls
ReplyDeleteMarisa, is this the scene with the singing/screaming?
ReplyDeletehaha, I'm sure the singing will get cut, but yeah, its that scene. :)
ReplyDeleteI hope the muffins are successful too!
ReplyDeleteHeather, I read somewhere (um, maybe a blog? You might have seen it, if it's one you follow, too) yesterday that Richard Peck writes his first draft, from start to finish, then throws away his first chapter without even reading it again, and writes a new one.
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting thought!
Marisa--that's awesome. I have already done that twice--which is why it's funny to me that I'm still doing it.
ReplyDeleteCool beans, folks! That is cool, Marisa! See ya after!
ReplyDeleteStill throwing out first chapters.
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