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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Apr 19, 2011
Post 1: Unpluggage Begins 11 AM eastern
What will you be working on? Tell us in the comments.
Here! I just got another crit in my inbox, so I'll have to read that. And if it's positive, I'll be in a happy mood, but if it's negative, I might moop for the rest of the hour :D We shall see.
Well... yanno how I had that one person who read the first chapter a year ago and she totally didn't connect with it? It's her, with my first 45 pages. We shall see how it goes this time around, but I'm not too worried about it.
Wow. That is cool. Although yanno her reaction isn't totally dependent on your words, her mood now and then plays a large part in the connection. Can't wait to hear!
I'm here. Trying to get that draft out.
ReplyDeleteHere! I just got another crit in my inbox, so I'll have to read that. And if it's positive, I'll be in a happy mood, but if it's negative, I might moop for the rest of the hour :D We shall see.
ReplyDeleteGosh, isn't that the truth, Marisa! If the person knows what they are talking about, it will be good!
ReplyDeleteWell... yanno how I had that one person who read the first chapter a year ago and she totally didn't connect with it? It's her, with my first 45 pages. We shall see how it goes this time around, but I'm not too worried about it.
ReplyDeleteWow. That is cool. Although yanno her reaction isn't totally dependent on your words, her mood now and then plays a large part in the connection. Can't wait to hear!
ReplyDeleteWe are off.