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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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Nov 11, 2010

Post 1: Unpluggage Begins 3 PM eastern

Hey there writers!! We're going to unplug at 3 pm EST if you want to join us here at The Practice room! Just leave a comment posting your goal for the hour, then we'll unplug until 4:15 pm EST.

In Post 3, we'll reconvene with a chat box, so be sure to sign in to Chatroll and please join us! If no one checks in for Post 1 by 3 EST, the reconvention chat in Post 3 will be canceled!

Are you new here? We don't bite! Be sure to say hello!
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9 comments:

  1. UnknownNovember 11, 2010 at 1:49 PM

    I'm here!!! Finishing up chapter two and it's going swimmingly so far. Next up - outline ch. 3!

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  2. UnknownNovember 11, 2010 at 1:54 PM

    Hey, Tina, it looked like the times were wrong in the post, so I did some editing... can you check to make sure it's correct? I was confused before!

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  3. Tina Laurel LeeNovember 11, 2010 at 1:59 PM

    okay I'm here. Just rolling in now and I will check the post!

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  4. Tina Laurel LeeNovember 11, 2010 at 2:00 PM

    It is until 4:15 est right??? Now I am confused. Can you pick up at the bus and come back to write?

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  5. Tina Laurel LeeNovember 11, 2010 at 2:03 PM

    Okay all set. I have to write my last 700 words. Today is a big summery day. But we'll see what happens this hour.

    Ques, Marisa: In your 40 page outline, did you never do chapter 3? I am so curious how this all works. Can't wait to chat!

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  6. Tina Laurel LeeNovember 11, 2010 at 2:03 PM

    Ooops, and up there it should say: come back to chat. Sorry too much of a rush!

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  7. UnknownNovember 11, 2010 at 2:06 PM

    Well, the only part I changed was where you said the unplug started at 4:15... though the title said it started at 3. Everything else I left as it was.

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  8. UnknownNovember 11, 2010 at 2:08 PM

    Only 700 left!! Tina, you wow me.

    I didn't outline the whole chapter, only had a point saying "labyrinth under crack house with minotaur" and some bits of dialogue I've heard in my head. Now comes the fun part of filling it in!!

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  9. Tina Laurel LeeNovember 11, 2010 at 2:21 PM

    Ha! Labyrinth under crack house with minotaur! Yes, I totally love your book. Yay to filling it in!

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