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!
Sep 29, 2010
Post 1: Unpluggage Begins 8 pm eastern
What will you be working on? Tell us in the comments!
I'm here, revising as usual. I'm putting the kid to bed, then will hopefully be working. Unless my husband distracts me with shiny replays of Glee and How I Met Your Mother.
I will not be able to make it to the chat. WA! Our dinner at the MIL's got pushed off so I will not be writing or communing afterward. But I will be sending lots of good revision energy your way!
I'm here!! YAY, ready to unplug... it has been a long couple of days and I'm actually excited to type up the notes I've been handwriting on my last chapter!
Hi, Marisa! Do you handwrite a lot? And do you do it because you think better that way ... or are you handwriting somewhere you can't use a computer? (I sometimes outline during faculty meetings while pretending to take notes.)
Dianne, I handwrite because I write better that way. Usually I'll type up a rough chapter, print it out and handwrite all my revisions. For this last one, I pretty much turned one chapter into two - so LOTS to type up!!
Good evening, everyone!
ReplyDeleteAnybody out there tonight?
I'm here, revising as usual. I'm putting the kid to bed, then will hopefully be working. Unless my husband distracts me with shiny replays of Glee and How I Met Your Mother.
ReplyDeleteHi, Krystey! I'm revising, too. I finished The Caged Graves earlier this week and I'm jumping right into revisions to clear up plot holes.
ReplyDeleteI will not be able to make it to the chat. WA! Our dinner at the MIL's got pushed off so I will not be writing or communing afterward. But I will be sending lots of good revision energy your way!
ReplyDeleteSorry you won't be here, Tina! But enjoy your dinner!
ReplyDeleteI'm here!! YAY, ready to unplug... it has been a long couple of days and I'm actually excited to type up the notes I've been handwriting on my last chapter!
ReplyDeleteHi, Marisa! Do you handwrite a lot? And do you do it because you think better that way ... or are you handwriting somewhere you can't use a computer? (I sometimes outline during faculty meetings while pretending to take notes.)
ReplyDeleteDianne, I handwrite because I write better that way. Usually I'll type up a rough chapter, print it out and handwrite all my revisions. For this last one, I pretty much turned one chapter into two - so LOTS to type up!!
ReplyDeleteOh boo, just saw that Tina won't be here for chat! You will be missed, T!
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