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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Jun 24, 2010
Post 1: Unpluggage Begins 7:30 am eastern
What will you be working on? Tell us in the comments.
Woo-hoo everyone!! Today, I have no doctor's appts (evidently I do have an enlarged spleen--how random!), my child is packed for camp, and there are NO NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS IN THE HOUSE. In fact, one of my kids is in RI with grammy. So, woo-hoo! I'm writing!!
Okay--if you guys weren't following Erica Orloff before--check out this gem:
Somewhere between doubt and headlong stubbornness lies the place where I think writers need to reside. It is a place. A Writer's Place. Where the writer presents their best work and then exposes it to make it better, where the writer can discern what advice is ringing true--even if it means starting from page one AGAIN--and what advice is subjectively just a different view point and doesn't carry as much weight. Doubt can be a good thing, as long as you eventually arrive at the Writer's Place where you can separate personal fears that hold you back from the hard work of bettering your words.
I am jumping right into a scene that I am excited about. We'll see what happens.
ReplyDeleteI'll be sleeping-walking through my scene... :)
ReplyDeleteYAY, JON!
ReplyDeleteWoo-hoo everyone!! Today, I have no doctor's appts (evidently I do have an enlarged spleen--how random!), my child is packed for camp, and there are NO NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS IN THE HOUSE. In fact, one of my kids is in RI with grammy. So, woo-hoo! I'm writing!!
ReplyDeleteYay, Jon. That's exciting. Sleep write away, Marisa. Welcome back. I am stiff! Let's hope my fingers work.
ReplyDeleteJ--so glad you're excited about a scene. I'm expecting big things tomorrow!! Hi Marisa! Sleepwriting is totally forward progress.
ReplyDeleteHeather! WOOOT!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHaha, YAY, glad to be back with you guys! And hurray Heather for having kid-free writing time!
ReplyDeleteWe are off every one! Happy sleep-awake writing!!
ReplyDeleteOkay--if you guys weren't following Erica Orloff before--check out this gem:
ReplyDeleteSomewhere between doubt and headlong stubbornness lies the place where I think writers need to reside. It is a place. A Writer's Place. Where the writer presents their best work and then exposes it to make it better, where the writer can discern what advice is ringing true--even if it means starting from page one AGAIN--and what advice is subjectively just a different view point and doesn't carry as much weight. Doubt can be a good thing, as long as you eventually arrive at the Writer's Place where you can separate personal fears that hold you back from the hard work of bettering your words.