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!
Aug 12, 2010
Post 1: Unpluggage begins @ 9:00 PM EST
Hello all! Tell us what you'll be working on in the comments! Let's have a great hour of writing tonight.
I added all sorts of stuff to my chapter 18 that makes my new chapter 19 much more convincing (although I hope my crit partners help me tear up the stuff I added to ch. 18, because I'm thinking it is a little on the cheesy side)
Yay, Marisa!! I have taken off the writeoncon days, so I'm not officially writing or blogging (really) these past three days. But don't tell anyone, and I hope nobody kicks me out of the chat since I'm breaking unwritten (is it written somewhere) practice room rules. You can't throw out the hostess, can you? But I'm excited to get back to things tomorrow!!
And, for some reason, I thought that the above page was a post, which is why I told you I wasn't sure I could put my names next to the ones I could host. I'm chalking it up to vacation/summer brain!!
Oh, so you can edit the above schedule? Tina gave me head honcho status while she's away, so I can do anything (I'M DRUNK WITH POWER! BWA HAHAHAHA!) But I wasn't sure what you could edit.
YAY, Heather, thanks for hosting!!
ReplyDeleteI added all sorts of stuff to my chapter 18 that makes my new chapter 19 much more convincing (although I hope my crit partners help me tear up the stuff I added to ch. 18, because I'm thinking it is a little on the cheesy side)
Continuing on to the end!
Yay, Marisa!! I have taken off the writeoncon days, so I'm not officially writing or blogging (really) these past three days. But don't tell anyone, and I hope nobody kicks me out of the chat since I'm breaking unwritten (is it written somewhere) practice room rules. You can't throw out the hostess, can you? But I'm excited to get back to things tomorrow!!
ReplyDeleteAnd, for some reason, I thought that the above page was a post, which is why I told you I wasn't sure I could put my names next to the ones I could host. I'm chalking it up to vacation/summer brain!!
ReplyDeleteCrit partners are great for ousting the cheese!
ReplyDeleteOh, so you can edit the above schedule? Tina gave me head honcho status while she's away, so I can do anything (I'M DRUNK WITH POWER! BWA HAHAHAHA!) But I wasn't sure what you could edit.
ReplyDeleteAlso, WOC counts for TPR, I personally believe!
I'm lurking at the live event right now at WOC. Such fun. Sad it's ending so soon!!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you have ULTIMATE POWER. Sweet awesomeness!!
YAY, time to write! Or lurk at WOC!
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