I preach this constantly and then fall down on it myself.
I decided to switch from the online backup service I had previously used to another one but (surprise, surprise, Ms. Procrastination) hadn’t gotten around to actually starting the new service. A few days ago I had also backed up to a thumb drive but hadn’t done it for the end of the novel I was working on.
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OMG! I am so screwed! And this is MY OWN FAULT! *runs around the room screaming*
So it looks like there will be at least a week or two delay in publishing A King Unchained, the sequel to A King Ensnared, but it will not be a lengthy one. I still have all except the last couple of chapters safely on a drive and I am right this second backing THAT up! Double!
4 Comments
Anonymous · April 22, 2014 at 11:21 pm
Hi, I am curious which online backup you use and why did you switch from the old one, how is the new one better?
Also, I am wondering if it is better to use one file for my planned novel or separate files for each chapter. I will be using a generic word processor. I'm an aspiring writer 🙂
I hope are able to retrieve your data and everything works out well. 🙂
Anonymous · April 22, 2014 at 11:24 pm
Correcting a mistake in the previous post:
"I hope YOU are able to retrieve your data and everything works out well. 🙂 "
J. R. Tomlin · April 22, 2014 at 11:52 pm
I hadn't had a bad experience with Mozy but Carbonite has extremely good reviews and I wanted to give it a try. It was foolish not to immediately switch. I would say either is probably a reasonable choice.
I keep my novel in one file but I don't divide mine into chapters until it is completed. I simply write it as one 'thing' and then decide on divisions. I think a lot of different authors use different methods depending on how they write.
Unfortunately, I did lose the final file but since I had a fairly recent backup, it was only a few chapters. It definitely could have been worse.
Thanks for your good wishes.
J. R. Tomlin · April 22, 2014 at 11:52 pm
I hadn't had a bad experience with Mozy but Carbonite has extremely good reviews and I wanted to give it a try. It was foolish not to immediately switch. I would say either is probably a reasonable choice.
I keep my novel in one file but I don't divide mine into chapters until it is completed. I simply write it as one 'thing' and then decide on divisions. I think a lot of different authors use different methods depending on how they write.
Unfortunately, I did lose the final file but since I had a fairly recent backup, it was only a few chapters. It definitely could have been worse.
Thanks for your good wishes.
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