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!


Jun 2, 2010

Post 1: Unpluggage begins at 5pm (est)

What will you be working on? Tell us in the comments.

10 comments:

  1. Oh yay. Here you are. I was stalking TPR just now.

    Okay, I'm working on my new scene. I've written all the good stuff (the dialogue)... so I just need figure out all the rest.

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  2. Oooh, but I might not be around for the whole hour... b/c I have a phone call with someone interested in having my work in a local gallery. Wahoo!!

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  3. Wahoo!!! Well, if you are not, Dear Marisa, I will sit and sulk!

    Sorry, my lovely neighbor dropped by to borrow shoes just as I was about to post! But I'm here now. More short story action.

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  4. I'm here! But, I won't be working on a WIP. I've been having some heart-to-hearts with my critique partners about my writing issues and I've decided to take the month of June off. It's going to be month of inspiration and brainstorming but no crafting!

    I'd still like to pop in for some unplug hours and focus on stuff I need to do though. Today I'll be writing and stressing out over a really important e-mail!

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  5. Casey--I'm so glad you're finding inspiration and brainstorming here! I'm glad you're taking time to relieve stress and fall in love with writing again!!

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  6. WAHOO! Sounds like the gallery show will be a GO! I'll find out more soon, but it will be for the month of August. Oh man. How exciting. Fingers crossed that I get the spot for realz!

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  7. Oh Casey how awesome that you have heart-to-hearts with your crit partners! Sounds like a supportive group and I'm sure the break will be wonderful while you regroup!

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  8. Yay, all and now we do whatever it is that we need to in order to make this hour count!!! Yay, Marisa!! Yay, Casey. Yay, H!!!

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  9. I'm hereish, I am not sure how I missed the first post...

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