After a few minutes of losing my mine, I got myself together and started thinking that I had a copy in my sent files on Yahoo. Presto, there it was. However, the copy that was there only went to chapter 5; I had also written chapter 6, so that's what was missing of all my hard work. Imagine if I had completed the entire book?????? Oh now, I would really be sitting here upset and probably kicking myself where it would hurt the most. And to think I was going to work on chapter 7 today, well that's not happening because I have to go back and retype chapter 6. I am so glad I have my handwritten draft. It is always good to have a backup somewhere, even if it isn't on your computer, because you never know when you may need it. It's good to have several backup plans or files. So you see, I just learned a valuable lesson today......writer's should keep or save everything! And you know what else.....I will continue handwriting my drafts in my handy little story notebooks. It may sound old fashion, but it works for me, especially when files can get lost and/ or floating around in cyberspace somewhere or in the internet trash can, never to be seen again. Always have a back up, even if it is just a draft.
The worse thing that could happen to a writer when they are working on a manuscript is losing the file that you were working on. This is what just happened to me....70 something pages gone. Oh yes, I thought I had everything saved before my computer was revamped. However, the file that I saved was the wrong one. I almost flipped my lid, but I did have to pick my face up off the floor.
After a few minutes of losing my mine, I got myself together and started thinking that I had a copy in my sent files on Yahoo. Presto, there it was. However, the copy that was there only went to chapter 5; I had also written chapter 6, so that's what was missing of all my hard work. Imagine if I had completed the entire book?????? Oh now, I would really be sitting here upset and probably kicking myself where it would hurt the most. And to think I was going to work on chapter 7 today, well that's not happening because I have to go back and retype chapter 6. I am so glad I have my handwritten draft. It is always good to have a backup somewhere, even if it isn't on your computer, because you never know when you may need it. It's good to have several backup plans or files. So you see, I just learned a valuable lesson today......writer's should keep or save everything! And you know what else.....I will continue handwriting my drafts in my handy little story notebooks. It may sound old fashion, but it works for me, especially when files can get lost and/ or floating around in cyberspace somewhere or in the internet trash can, never to be seen again. Always have a back up, even if it is just a draft.
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