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!


Oct 29, 2014

Reconvention!

Maria and I. Discussed writing muscle atrophy and learning curves. Slow ones and big ones.

Anyone out there to unplug?

Lets start at 1 pm central, 2 pm east. Leave a comment and I will know to post chat!

Oct 27, 2014

TPR Cancelled Tonight

Hey guys! After two days at the New Jersey School Librarians' Conference, I am wiped out. I can't stay up till 9 o'clock tonight. :( See you next week! ~ Dianne

Oct 20, 2014

Post 3: Reconvention!

Krystalyn, Maria, Vicky, and Dianne were here. We talked about Krystalyn's blog tour and her fair feud problem, Maria's ending, Vicky's ending, and Dianne's revisions of an old piece.

Post 2: WE ARE UNPLUGGED!

We are unplugged! We'll meet back at 9 pm EST in post 3 for a reconvention chat. If no one is there, the chat will be canceled.

Post 1: Unpluggage Begins 8 pm eastern

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

Oct 13, 2014

Post 3: Reconvention!

Dianne, Krystalyn, and Maria were present. None of us got much writing done. But Maria watched a video for research. Krystalyn was working on promotions for her new release. And Dianne was preparing for book events.

Post 2: WE ARE UNPLUGGED!

We are unplugged! We'll meet back at 9 pm EST in post 3 for a reconvention chat. If no one is there, the chat will be canceled.

Post 1: Unpluggage Begins 8 pm eastern

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

Oct 8, 2014

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.











Unplug starts now!

Sign in if you want, or check back at 3 EST to see what we're doing for chat.

Oct 6, 2014

Post 3: Reconvention!

Maria, Marcy, Krystalyn, and Dianne were present. We shared ideas for Krystalyn to do creative character interviews for a blog tour, workshop ideas for Dianne, and yummy snacks.

Post 2: WE ARE UNPLUGGED!

We are unplugged! We'll meet back at 9 pm EST in post 3 for a reconvention chat. If no one is there, the chat will be canceled.

Post 1: Unpluggage Begins 8 pm eastern

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

Oct 1, 2014

Post 3: Reconvention!

Skipped the other two posts and here we are at the third! TPR was nearly forgotten, but we made it and worked some of the words out of our system. Amy, Maria and myself.

Almost forgot!

Unplug in 10! Are yo guys coming? Let me know, so that I plan on coming back at 2 pm central!