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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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May 4, 2010
Post 1: Unpluggage Convention at 11 AM EST
What will you be working on? Tell us in the comments.
Hello, hello! I'm going to be finishing the scene I started yesterday. I've written the beginning, and then end, and have about a page in between... so hopefully it will flow together smoothly. Hopefully. :)
I am going I have officially read through the next three chapters and they are in pretty good shape. I have two things I need to think about. 1)a fight between my protag and bro 2) my protag and her eyes.
I'm in the process of reading through the theme section of Donald Maas' book and I want to take some notes about my thoughts. I think I'm heavy on themes and perhaps too undecided. i want to focus myself.
I am processing an exercise in Regina Brooks' WRITING GREAT BOOKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS. The exercise challenges you to write about a time in history. It is about stepping out of your genre a little bit, but mostly Regina wants you to picture yourself in that time and tell about what it looks like. I have been avoiding this exercise for two months and I keep stalling. It's time to get over it.
I just got it, J. And that sounds like an awesome exercise! Something I should do too. Sometimes it is so hard to be your character (and by that I mean mine)!
I have some writing books, with writing exercises... but I've never done them, because I always wonder, how will I know if I've done them well? Interested to hear how it goes for you!
Hello, hello! I'm going to be finishing the scene I started yesterday. I've written the beginning, and then end, and have about a page in between... so hopefully it will flow together smoothly. Hopefully. :)
ReplyDeleteI am going I have officially read through the next three chapters and they are in pretty good shape. I have two things I need to think about. 1)a fight between my protag and bro 2) my protag and her eyes.
ReplyDeleteI'm in the process of reading through the theme section of Donald Maas' book and I want to take some notes about my thoughts. I think I'm heavy on themes and perhaps too undecided. i want to focus myself.
You are powering through this, M. Way to go!
ReplyDeleteYour protag and her eyes? Oooh, that is very curious...
ReplyDeleteand themes... I've never really been able to figure out what they are. I'll have to google Donald Mass and see what book you're talking about.
Google is our friend right! Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maass. I like it!
ReplyDeleteAwesome Marisa!
ReplyDeleteI am processing an exercise in Regina Brooks' WRITING GREAT BOOKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS. The exercise challenges you to write about a time in history. It is about stepping out of your genre a little bit, but mostly Regina wants you to picture yourself in that time and tell about what it looks like. I have been avoiding this exercise for two months and I keep stalling. It's time to get over it.
Do you have that book, T?
ReplyDeleteI just got it, J. And that sounds like an awesome exercise! Something I should do too. Sometimes it is so hard to be your character (and by that I mean mine)!
ReplyDeleteHey Jon!
ReplyDeleteI have some writing books, with writing exercises... but I've never done them, because I always wonder, how will I know if I've done them well? Interested to hear how it goes for you!
Haha. I can tell. I guess it helps that my books are all about me.
ReplyDeleteI need to get WRITING THE BREAKOUT NOVEL. I opted for the one I mentioned above at B&N though.
Third Eye Blind beckons, see ya in an hour!
ReplyDeleteYay, H! And we are off!
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