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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Aug 3, 2010
Post 1: Unpluggage begins at 4 pm (est)
What will you be working on? Tell us in the comments.
You need cake. Also, I think I need that plot book after all. I'm trying to work up to the climax. Or something. Or else, I'm just framing another bathroom. Also, only one person in the world will get that reference.
I'm 238 words short of my goal. Not sure how it's going to pan out though because Small Child will be waking from his nap soon. We'll see.
And think positive, M!If you aren't hitting them, it's okay to lower your goal. I used to do 3k a day until Small Child started crawling. Now, it's less than half that.
Kearsie, I do think you should read it. It is fab. I just read about how to write engaging beginnings, and am about to move into Middles. Then ends. I MAJORLY need to learn how to write engaging ends.
I'm late and nor really participating because I have to pick up enormous son at the end, but I just wanted to say, MOOP ALL YOU WANT especially during this hour. It probably means the end is real near and it is going to hit you like a ton of bricks and it will be fab. I can hardly wait.
I almost don't want to post a goal b/c I haven't hit a single goal in, like, idk weeks.
ReplyDelete*sigh*
I need some chocolate.
You need cake. Also, I think I need that plot book after all. I'm trying to work up to the climax. Or something. Or else, I'm just framing another bathroom. Also, only one person in the world will get that reference.
ReplyDeleteI'm 238 words short of my goal. Not sure how it's going to pan out though because Small Child will be waking from his nap soon. We'll see.
ReplyDeleteAnd think positive, M!If you aren't hitting them, it's okay to lower your goal. I used to do 3k a day until Small Child started crawling. Now, it's less than half that.
Yes, I do need cake. I'll make brownies today. That's all we have.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kears and Krys for your words of encouragement!
No more mooping!! <- haha, Tina! I'd forgotten about my mooping until just now
Kearsie, I do think you should read it. It is fab. I just read about how to write engaging beginnings, and am about to move into Middles. Then ends. I MAJORLY need to learn how to write engaging ends.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to be going through ms, revising, adding etc.
ReplyDeleteI'm late and nor really participating because I have to pick up enormous son at the end, but I just wanted to say, MOOP ALL YOU WANT especially during this hour. It probably means the end is real near and it is going to hit you like a ton of bricks and it will be fab. I can hardly wait.
ReplyDeleteHappy writing everyone!!!
Or MOOPY writing as the case may be!
ReplyDeleteHaha, thanks Tina!! And Hi Kelly!
ReplyDeleteOkay, I'm late posting this, but WE ARE OFF!