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Is anyone interested in writing sprints or timed writing sessions conducted via chatroom? I've found these so helpful myself, that I'm willing to host sprints/sessions if there are others who are interested. But, because I live in Finland, any sessions I host will happen in afternoons and evenings GMT+2 timezone. Everyone is of course welcome to participate if they can, but my aim here is to serve those of us in the European timezones and close-to-European -timezones :)
A general overview of springs and group writing sessions:
Sprints: writing sessions last usually from 10 minutes to 20 minutes and then there's a break for chatting, drinking etc. for about 10-15 minutes, and then there's another 10-20 minute writing sprint. This can go an as long as there's people participating, I've been involved in ones that lasted two hours and in ones that were still ongoing when I got back online the next day. Pretty informal, usually one mod who announces and ends the sprints and the mod hat can go to another person at any time when needed and anyone can come and leave at anytime. When you first join the room, you're aren't allowed to say anything until someone else does because there could be a sprint going on right at the time.
Group writing sessions: writing sessions last from 30 minutes to 1,5 hours, after each sessions there's a break of about 15 minutes and then another sessions starts. The one's I've participated in have usually lasted for 2-4 hours. These often take place during weekends when people have bigger blocks of free time available and sometimes in the evenings on weekdays. Pretty informal, usually one mod who announces and ends the sessions and the mod hat can go to another person at any time when needed and anyone can come and leave at anytime.
I'm thinking using either an AIM or Yahoo! chatroom but I'm open to suggestions :)
If you are interested, please fill out the following form:
Is anyone interested in writing sprints or timed writing sessions conducted via chatroom? I've found these so helpful myself, that I'm willing to host sprints/sessions if there are others who are interested. But, because I live in Finland, any sessions I host will happen in afternoons and evenings GMT+2 timezone. Everyone is of course welcome to participate if they can, but my aim here is to serve those of us in the European timezones and close-to-European -timezones :)
A general overview of springs and group writing sessions:
Sprints: writing sessions last usually from 10 minutes to 20 minutes and then there's a break for chatting, drinking etc. for about 10-15 minutes, and then there's another 10-20 minute writing sprint. This can go an as long as there's people participating, I've been involved in ones that lasted two hours and in ones that were still ongoing when I got back online the next day. Pretty informal, usually one mod who announces and ends the sprints and the mod hat can go to another person at any time when needed and anyone can come and leave at anytime. When you first join the room, you're aren't allowed to say anything until someone else does because there could be a sprint going on right at the time.
Group writing sessions: writing sessions last from 30 minutes to 1,5 hours, after each sessions there's a break of about 15 minutes and then another sessions starts. The one's I've participated in have usually lasted for 2-4 hours. These often take place during weekends when people have bigger blocks of free time available and sometimes in the evenings on weekdays. Pretty informal, usually one mod who announces and ends the sessions and the mod hat can go to another person at any time when needed and anyone can come and leave at anytime.
I'm thinking using either an AIM or Yahoo! chatroom but I'm open to suggestions :)
If you are interested, please fill out the following form:
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Date: Wednesday, November 17th, 2010 02:58 (UTC)Sprints or Sessions? Or either/both?: Either
Weekends or also weekdays, what time would be best for you (afternoon, morning etc.): Thursday and Friday afternoons/evenings and weekend afternoons/evenings (obviously during the holidays, I will have a lot more free time...hopefully)
Your IM service: AIM
Do you know of a (free) web based chatroom we could use: sadly I don't...
Suggestions, guestions? This sounds like a lot of fun!