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
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Jan 27, 2011
Post 1: Unpluggage Begins 8 pm eastern
What will you be working on? Tell us in the comments!
Hey, everybody! I'm revising a manuscript right now, but I think during the unplug time I might work on brainstorming/freewriting for a new idea I have.
I don't know if I will be here or not. Sorta depends on the household and how the next hour plays out. But if I get any work done it will involve reading my manuscript and making notes. I'm liking the giant whiteboard and markers! So visual. And Dianne, new idea???? Sounds fun.
I divided it up by chapters and colors so I can track the changes in each major character in each chapter to make sure they are progressing as planned, cause uh, they weren't before.
Hey, everybody! I'm revising a manuscript right now, but I think during the unplug time I might work on brainstorming/freewriting for a new idea I have.
ReplyDeleteHi Dianne! I'm here!
ReplyDeleteI'll be working on the end of my chapter and then hopefully revising the start of the next. We shall see. :)
OH YAY, Shiny new idea!!! Go you, Dianne!
ReplyDeleteHi, Marisa! I hope it's shiny. We'll see. :D
ReplyDeleteHi, ladies! At just over 40k, I stalled and am now prepping for revision 4.2. It involves a giant white board and pretty colored markers.
ReplyDeleteoooh, KB, that sounds lurvely :)
ReplyDeleteI don't know if I will be here or not. Sorta depends on the household and how the next hour plays out. But if I get any work done it will involve reading my manuscript and making notes. I'm liking the giant whiteboard and markers! So visual. And Dianne, new idea???? Sounds fun.
ReplyDeleteDianne, brainstorming = AWESOME!
ReplyDeleteMarisa - go you!
Krystey - good luck getting to 4.3 ... or 5!
I divided it up by chapters and colors so I can track the changes in each major character in each chapter to make sure they are progressing as planned, cause uh, they weren't before.
ReplyDeleteOh, and I am writing an essay.
ReplyDeleteI am going to rework my summary. Oh, yes, I am.
ReplyDelete