The Practice Room: February 2013

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!

Feb 24, 2013

Schedule for the Week of Sunday, February 24th

My family has been sick, sick, sick.

Monday, February 25th

Dianne 8 pm est

Tuesday, February 26th

Wednesday, February 27th

TH-TH on Wednesdays now. 1:30EST or so (getting used to my new cleaning schedule). I will see if there is time for an unplug after and declare.

Thursday, February 28th

Feb 18, 2013

Post 3: Reconvention!

KrysteyBelle, Maria, Marcy, and Dianne were here tonight. We talked about what we accomplished tonight, pitch contests on Write On Con, and whether or not adult POV is allowed in MG fiction.

Post 2: WE ARE UNPLUGGED!

We are unplugged! We'll meet back at 9 pm EST in post 3 for a reconvention chat. If no one is there, the chat will be canceled.

Post 1: Unpluggage Begins 8 pm eastern

What will you be working on? Tell us in the comments!

Happy President's Day

I think Dianne is on tonight. Th-Th is on Wednesday and other than that we are up in the air!

Feb 11, 2013

Post 3:Reconvention!

KrysteyBelle, Maria, Serena, and Dianne were present. We tried to brainstorm some solutions to KB's revision problems for draft 2.

Post 2: WE ARE UNPLUGGED!

We are unplugged! We'll meet back at 9 pm EST in post 3 for a reconvention chat. If no one is there, the chat will be canceled.

Post 1: Unpluggage Begins 8 pm eastern

What will you be working on? Tell us in the comments!

Schedule for a slim week - Sunday Feb 10th

Monday, February 11th

I have a big volunteer commitment today. No time for the unplug. :(

Dianne 8 pm est

Tuesday, February 12th

Wednesday, February 13th

TH-TH on Wednesdays now. 1:30ish EST. I will see if there is time for an unplug after and declare.

Thursday, February 14th

Feb 3, 2013

Schedule for the Week of Sunday, February 3rd

Monday, February 4th

I have a big volunteer commitment today. No time for the unplug. :(

Dianne 8 pm est

Tuesday, February 5th

Wednesday, February 6th

TH-TH moved. 1:30ish. I will see if there is time for an unplug after and declare.

Thursday, February 7th

1 pm est (I may revise based on life and yoga schedule, or yours, if something else works better for you. Let me know)

Feb 24, 2013

Feb 18, 2013

Feb 11, 2013

Feb 4, 2013

Feb 3, 2013