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.)

Please email me with questions, comments, or just to introduce yourself! tina dot laurel at gmail dot com

Don't forget to sign the guestbook at the bottom of the page!


May 10, 2010

Post 3: Reconvention!

So, do tell! What happened?


A chat box will  be here the first 1/2 hour after our unplug. Please sign up (I think you  will have to begin an account with Chatroll but it only takes a  second). After our chat I will remove the chat box and post the  highlights. For posterity's sake. If all else fails, please post your  report in the comments. If there is something I can fix I will do it as  quick as I can. And if you just prefer to do it the old school way, in  comments, that is fine too.

The chat where Tina almost starts her house afire or at least started a family riot and missed half of what was going on. Marisa reveals her freaky fire alarm induces panic attacks. Kate shares much process wisdom and Casey describes her experimental art class (well at least the paper bag project). Here's some tidbits:

5:20 PM Kate: try thinking about how your characters would handle the events in your life that way you get to know them without writing
5:21 PM Marisa: When my MC was giving me trouble, I started handwriting a diary, written from her perspective
5:21 PM Kate: once you're living with you're characters 24-7 it's easier to sit down and write about them, you don't have to force anything, you just need to find the time to write
5:22 PM Casey: My character would have had the same thoughts as me with my art project this morning. "Why the F am I doing this again?!" LOL.
5:22 PM Marisa: I always switch to handwriting when my story isn't going right. It uses a different part (a more creative part) of your brain than typing
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