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 29, 2015

Reconvention!

Just Maria and Dianne tonight. Maria has skipped over the problematic scene from last week and moved on. Dianne has made progress on her WIP, but not in a couple days since she was at the beach.

Unpluggage Begins 8 pm eastern

What will you be working on during the 8-9 Unplug time? Tell us in the comments! Refresh the page at 9pm for the chat! I know Krystalyn won't be here tonight, and since my beach visit got pushed back by a couple days, I will probably be driving home during most of this time. I might be here for the chat at 9pm, but please feel free to chat without me! If it's not too dark in the car, I might spend part of the journey making notes on my next chapter, so that'll count as my writing time! ~ Dianne

Jun 22, 2015

Reconvention!

Maria and Dianne were here. Maria was working on a problem where she needed to instigate a character to react a certain way and drive her into a specific scene, but was struggling at finding the right provocation. We discussed several possibilities.

Unpluggage Begins 8 pm eastern

What will you be working on during the 8-9 Unplug time? Tell us in the comments!

Refresh the page at 9pm for the chat!

Jun 15, 2015

Reconvention!

Maria, Krystalyn, and Dianne were here. Many distractions in our evening, but Dianne was working on line edits, Maria was reviewing her manuscript, and Krystalyn was working on a blog post.

Unpluggage Begins 8 pm eastern

What will you be working on during the 8-9 Unplug time? Tell us in the comments!

Refresh the page at 9pm for the chat!

Jun 8, 2015

Reconvention!

Tonja, Krystalyn, Carey, and Dianne were here. We all got a little bit of writing in, but there were many distractions: tornado watch, dinner, kids, etc. Better luck next week!

Unpluggage Begins 8 pm eastern

What will you be working on during the 8-9 Unplug time? Tell us in the comments! Refresh the page at 9pm for the chat!

Jun 1, 2015

Reconvention!

Krystalyn, Maria, Carey, and Dianne were present tonight. We discussed our various stuck points and what we were working on.

Unpluggage Begins 8 pm eastern

What will you be working on during the 8-9 Unplug time? Tell us in the comments!

Refresh the page at 9pm for the chat!