THE WEEKEND PROGRESS REPORT 2005

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batyler65

Welcome, Welcome, Welcome!

*Raspy Whisper* If you build it, they will come...

Sorry... I keep hearing this voice in my head. ;)

Welcome to the asylum, Denise, Ed, Natalia and Elizabeth! Straight jackets are in the closet to your left, please don't eat the checkers, and if Bud says, "come here, I wanna show youse somethin'" DON'T GO!

Glad to have you with us. I'm sure you've probably heard rumors that once you land here-- I mean voluntarily commit yourself, you can't leave. This is not true. You can leave whenever you like. As long as you take the rest of us with you.

For those of you who have no idea who I am, good. I'm trying for an aura of mystery here. I tried for an aura of wisdom, but something went wrong and I had to live with pink hair for three weeks.

I am often referred to in these parts as She-who-wields-the-whip (and the nifty Taser that Rich gave me for Christmas). And at one point during last year's WPR, I was described as an excellent Cat Herder. Beyond that, what I am is anybody's guess.

The name of the game here is progress and motivation. We cheer each other on, throw smiley parties for major milestones (sales, rejections, 10k words on a project, heck just about anything that can be celebrated, really), and generally nudge each other along. Occasionally, I throw out a challenge to get folks motivated.

I'm SO glad you came to play! (FRESH MEAT!) Oh. Did I say that aloud?

Welcome aboard, Gang!

Barb
 

drgnlvrljh

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Oh, goody! New people!:D

That means less focus for that taser on me!!!




*hides from Barb*
 

MrAngelwithnowings

checking in

on chap 24 of 30

i think the break really refreshed my eyes. i see things in my book now that needs editing that i didnt see before.

good job to everyone else on their progress reports

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Lori Basiewicz

Reporting In, Such As It Is

*crawling under Dragon's couch*

I got all except for one of the crits I'd promised done. And I met with my workgroup, who got me thinking about TBWN again. And I judged some essays for a scholarship. And I confessed to the group whose newsletter I do that I'd lost all the submissions for next month's newsletter (so now I'm dealing with a bunch of people who are telling me what I should've done to prevent my computer from being infected *vague muttering*). And I... I.... *cringing* That's it. It was a pretty wasted week. As wasted as that Wednesday night I lost to the martini bar last year. In fact, this week is probably strolling around somewhere with that Wednesday right about now. If I could find one, I'd find the other.
 

MacAl Stone

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*sigh* I must stop drinking coffee and go to sleep now. Or soon, anyway. At least sometime in the next few hours.

Damn. Now I've forgotten what I was going to say...
 

MacAl Stone

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heh--what's keeping everybody??? I think the sun has been up a WHILE on the eastern side of the states. All these new faces! It's so terribly exciting! I have to make smileys, now...
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wurdwise

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Mac, I thought you were going to sleep three hours ago!:eek
 

maestrowork

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Mac doesn't sleep, even when she makes you think she does.
 

Lori Basiewicz

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But Mac, I went to bed not too long before the sun came up over the middle part of the States. Don't know how much I really slept, but I did go to bed!
 

Natalia

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Hi all,

It is 11 something in sunny Orlando, Florida and I am happy to report that I have been working on "Butterfly, Interrupted" for about 2 hours now. I have been editing as per suggestions from my dear friend and feel very good about the short story. It is very personal and close to me and it had gone to 10K words because I wanted to tell the world EVERYTHING lol
Then I went on an editing binge and it ended up being less than 3K words. After my critique, I am starting to fill in some gaps and change some stuff around. Yaay. :smokin (wish I could have a fag)

That's my report...Over and out :)
 

wurdwise

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No cigarettes, my dear! :b Sounds like you have Butterfly sitting in the palm of your hand.
 

Natalia

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Well, darling... you know where I left my cig vice *wink* just wishful thinking... The butterfly is coming into focus quite nicely... I am excited about having it fly off to editors... it would be such a poetic end to all of this... deadline is Valentine's Day :)
 

ChunkyC

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Frank -- fabbo feedback on your column, my friend. To know you've touched someone like that must be a great feeling.

Welcome all you new WPR newbies!

'Kay ... wrote my weekly column. Dunno why, they still haven't paid me for last month.
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...but I digress....

My darling Barb, light of my life, reason for typing ... you know what's coming, don't you? Yes, my name is ChunkyC and I did ABSOLUTELY NO WRITING OTHER THAN MY COLUMN THIS PAST WEEKEND.

There, I admitted it. I present my posterior for punting.
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Actually, I spent seven hours, on my only day off work, assembling a new entertainment centre for she-who-will-not-be-ignored. In the process, I think I sprained my entire body, right down to the knuckles. Can you forgive me, Barb?

Oh-oh ... here she comes....
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batyler65

LORRIE

Don't worry. I don't generally Zap people who are making forward progress. And even if you are plodding along, you are still moving forward. Just don't stop.

No gold star, but no zap either.


Keep the faith.

Barb
 

batyler65

BETTY

They don't make a gold star big enough for you, gal. You are always out there showing us what can be done if we put our minds to it. (Well, there is that little issue of finding our minds...)

WAY TO GO on the 7th Book! Excellent work!

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batyler65

LISA

Good for you subbing a piece this week!

Shame on you for losing the bet.

Keep on plugging along. 1,300 words is still progress. One. Word. At. A. Time.


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batyler65

CC

Oh, Charlie, Don't you fret. We count the progress you make during the WEEK too. So, while I am disappointed (mostly because I didn't get a cool name like She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Ignored) I won't flog you. Or zap you. You did write a column. That is enough to spare you. This time.

* <-- Small star for you. It's not gold, but I thought you deserved something. Besides, you normally are one of the overachievers. Everybody has off days.

Barb
 

batyler65

CATE

That's one of the great things about this report. It makes you sit down and think about what you accomplished all week. Sometimes you really do a lot more than you think!

Careful, you're on the fast track to compete with Empress Betty. ;)

Condolences/Congrats on the rejection! And on sending it back out.

Good luck with your new queries. Hope you get some nibbles.

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batyler65

KATIEMAC

WOW!

I'm at a loss for words here.

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Way to go! I can't wait to see what you report next week.

keep the momentum going!
 

batyler65

MELINA

Don't judge the words yet. Just write what you can and go on. This phase will pass. You will eventually leave Zombieville. Life will return to normal.

Hang in there.

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batyler65

RAY

Um... Ray, pal. I hate to tell you, but those words in AW? They don't count unless you are writing an expose. (hmm, that would look better with a diacritical mark, making it ex-poh-say, but as I can't figger out how to do that... we'll just skip it, okay?)

Actually sounds like you made pretty good progress this past week! It warms the heart.

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batyler65

MAC

Most Excellent News! Glad to hear that your writing is moving forward again.

And I see you and Lori and Frank have been recruiting again.

I'm expecting more regular reports from you now. Don't think you can pop in once a month. I'm not buying it.

I must go read the blog... hee-hee.

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batyler65

CINDY

Sounds like you have a pretty good handle on Mind Games. I wish you the best with it.
I understand that fizzle at five thousand syndrome. Somewhere around there, it seems like the writing becomes WORK. Go figure. *grins*

I'm a big believer in index cards. Jot a note about the key elements of a scene on each one and you can lay them out chronologically, read through them and pinpoint plot holes, bad timing... all sorts of things. You might give it a try. Oh, and the other thing that makes the cards great: If you decide you want to rearrange scenes to see how they flow, all you have to do is move cards, not shuffle the entire manuscript.

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batyler65

FRANK

It is always so rewarding to get that kind of feedback. Congrats! You deserve it.

I'm glad to hear that the end of the editing project is in sight, even if it is two weeks away. I'm ready to start nagging about the chat book again.

And I see you get credit for recruiting new members to WPR, too.

Until next week, breathe deep and dream of fish.

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