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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!
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May 10, 2010
Post 1: Unpluggage begins at 5pm (est)
What will you be working on? Tell us in the comments.
Continue where I left off this morning. That's my plan. Write have fun, see what the muse has for me. FYI, my muse is a boy. Darkly clad and sullen. I wish he were more like J.
I was just about to leave the house to run arrends and I saw it was time for the afternoon unplugged. So I decided to procrastinate my shopping to do a little more writing.
Since I don't feel like doing research right, now I'm going to work on a different project from the one I did this morning. It's a WIP I started a few months back then tabled when I got all jazzed up about researching for this historical fiction piece.
So my goal for the next hour is just to re-read what I wrote before and see if any new scenes come to me.
I'm not sure what I'll be working on yet. I had planned to start Ch. 4 but I'm answering interview questions right now for an interview I've put off far too long. : P
My beta reader read my last scene and thought it needed a teensy bit more oooph, so I'm going be adding in some oooph and then working on my next chapter.
Tina, that is hilarious about your muse. I blogged about my art muse once... she's a wretched beast. My writing muse is pretty sadistic, too, which explains why my deleted scenes folder is double my actual WIP
Okay, I'm going to start Ch. 4 or I might start my new Ch. 1 (I'm adding a chapter before my current Ch. 1). Hm. Another decision. Darn it. I have three minute to figure it out. LOL.
Continue where I left off this morning. That's my plan. Write have fun, see what the muse has for me.
ReplyDeleteFYI, my muse is a boy. Darkly clad and sullen. I wish he were more like J.
I was just about to leave the house to run arrends and I saw it was time for the afternoon unplugged. So I decided to procrastinate my shopping to do a little more writing.
ReplyDeleteSince I don't feel like doing research right, now I'm going to work on a different project from the one I did this morning. It's a WIP I started a few months back then tabled when I got all jazzed up about researching for this historical fiction piece.
So my goal for the next hour is just to re-read what I wrote before and see if any new scenes come to me.
I'm not sure what I'll be working on yet. I had planned to start Ch. 4 but I'm answering interview questions right now for an interview I've put off far too long. : P
ReplyDeleteDecisions, decisions...
My beta reader read my last scene and thought it needed a teensy bit more oooph, so I'm going be adding in some oooph and then working on my next chapter.
ReplyDeleteTina, that is hilarious about your muse. I blogged about my art muse once... she's a wretched beast. My writing muse is pretty sadistic, too, which explains why my deleted scenes folder is double my actual WIP
That makes me smile, Casey!
ReplyDeleteYou have so much to choose from, Kate!
Hope it goes well you both. Glad you are here!
Marisa! How do you add oomph? I am excited to hear. We need to give our muses serious make overs!
ReplyDeleteOkay, I'm going to start Ch. 4 or I might start my new Ch. 1 (I'm adding a chapter before my current Ch. 1). Hm. Another decision. Darn it. I have three minute to figure it out. LOL.
ReplyDeleteCasey! Ha!
ReplyDeleteWe are off!