Look at that, I finished writing chapter //017. Go figure. This one flowed quite well once I’d sorted out its issues in advance — and in the process I figured out where I’m going with the rest of this book, too. We’re on a roll, peoples.
To celebrate, I’m going to experiment with something… writing for an audience. As in, a LIVE studio audience.
Saturday February 22nd at 8:30pm Eastern, I’ll be livestreaming the writing of chapter //018.001. Follow me on Twitch.TV and tune in! If this is successful, if I get a couple people watching and chatting and enjoying it, I may do it again. Be nice to put this useless webcam to good use, at any rate.
(EDIT: It’s over! And… it was semi-disastrous as nobody actually watched. If you wanna see a replay, it’s over here. Probably won’t be trying that again, at least not without LOTS of forewarning and a better timeslot.)
“Wait,” you may say. “What do you mean, //018.001? That’s a weird chapter designation and WHOA did you just update the future chapter titles on the homepage when I wasn’t looking?”
“SOON,” I will reply. Likely with an image macro of a horse staring out a window.
More details to come during the livestream.
Man, that’s like 2:30 in the morning here. It’d wreak some hell on my Sunday, I think.
Also, I bet me livestreaming typo corrections to you would drive you nuts.
Sadly if I do a repeat performance it’s going to also need to be at night, due to the dayjob. I might do a midday one on a Sunday though, if this really takes off.
If I had checked your blog several hours ago, I would have watched. ;(
Yeah. If I do this again I’m going to give several days of forewarning, I think. I’ll probably have to do it on a Thursday night — the way my life works that’d be best for having maximum time to write in an evening. Cutting it a bit close to publication date, but.
Darnit, and I’m going to be out, then. I remember bits and pieces of the first time you did it, and I remember the chatter being fun to listen to.
If this is a success, I’ll no doubt be doing it again in the future! Maybe on a weekday, too. Whatever works best for folks.
And I will be at the Boston Symphony performance of Beethoven’s Eroica symphony — my combined Christmas/birthday present. We’re also going out to dinner and staying at a fawncy hotel.
And then the following night, I’m grandbaby sitting and dining on chikin nuggets, most likely. Contrast!
Have fun with the livestream, and remember that catch-and-release is all the rage now.
Exciting! So how will you handle having a Live Studio Audience(tm)?
It’ll probably be best for your concentration if you ignore visitor comments.. but it’s more fun if we can jabber at you. Decisions, decisions!
I’ve actually done a livestream before — not with this level of tech or organization, but same idea. It’s not that hard to read and reply to chat while writing.
I’m just hoping someone will show up. I told my friends about the event and got a “Meh, sounds boring” reaction. I shall endeavor not to make it boring.