Published by Deborah on 05 Dec 2005 at 02:20 pm
Progress as of Sunday
I was going to post yesterday, but had one of those rare days when I was able to write at a steady pace all day long. I’m nearly halfway (I think) through Chapter 11 and look forward to going further tonight, especially since my husband will be engrossed in Monday Night Football.
An update on his computer troubles: His computer completely fried. He couldn’t even use the keyboard on the new one. It amazed me how severe his computer self-destructed. I’m surprised shrapnel didn’t fly.
Thanks to Lee for suggesting that I email myself whenever I update my manuscript. Gmail is great for large files, while Yahoo takes forever.
Chris Howard on 05 Dec 2005 at 5:38 pm #
There’s nothing like being in the writing groove all day long. I raise my mug of coffee to you, Deborah. Here’s to getting out Chapter eleven!
The GMail backup idea is cool. I’m already a paranoid network security geek, and back up everything to a USB drive that I carry everywhere I go, but emailing yourself is a good one.
Karen Lee Field on 06 Dec 2005 at 2:46 am #
I love it when the writing bug hits. Best of luck with it.
I’ve been emailing myself for a few months now. It’s a great way to do backups.
Deborah on 06 Dec 2005 at 8:25 am #
Thanks, Chris and Karen.
Emailing is the easiest and fastest way for backing up, especially since I don’t have enough USB ports for all of my equipment.
melly on 06 Dec 2005 at 9:32 am #
That’s the best, Deborah. I love when I can write like this and the words just flow. Awesome!
Deborah on 06 Dec 2005 at 1:37 pm #
Hi, Melly! Sundays seem to be my best days to get anything done.
Benjamin Solah on 06 Dec 2005 at 2:55 pm #
I’ve been doing to emailing myself thing recently, and it definitely helps
Benjamin Solah on 06 Dec 2005 at 2:57 pm #
I’ve been emailing myself recently, and it’s working well. But I only do it every 5000 words, so it encourages me to keep going from point to point because I want to back up what I’ve written; kind of like no man’s land
Deborah on 06 Dec 2005 at 4:03 pm #
I hadn’t thought of it that way, Ben. But it makes perfect sense. I can’t think of a better way to encourage yourself to push forward.
Benjamin Solah on 07 Dec 2005 at 12:09 am #
Oh, are the comments moderated now?
Deborah on 07 Dec 2005 at 8:04 am #
No, I’m having problems with this upgrade. If you don’t see your comments right away, go to the main site and hit your refresher icon. Then go back to the post you made a comment to. It should be there.