Publication and publishing

November 25, 2007 in author, blog, nanowrimo, publishing, writer
Tags: associated content, money, publication, publishing, writer

I’m only six days to the end of the NaNoWriMo! But I didn’t want to add yet another entry on just the grueling task of cranking out a novel in a scant thirty days. I wanted to start with a new topic and that is of getting published. After this novel is done, I hope [...]

NaNoWriMo: Success or failure?

November 18, 2007 in nanowrimo, publishing, writer
Tags: failure, goals, nanowrimo, success, writing

The other day I faced the real possibility that I might not finish the 50,000 words. Three days ago I should have hit the 50% mark, but instead only today, three days later and almost 5,000 words behind, have I reached the goal of 25,000.
Deadlines- the very word carries a certain level of ominous tone. [...]

The importance of backups

November 12, 2007 in author, writer
Tags: backup, files, saving, work, write, writer

A writer’s worst nightmare is likely the losing of one’s work through no fault of their own. Computer crashes, viruses, or even mistakes with saving can often lose hours if not days of typing. Here are a few handy tips to save your work:

Backup files! This is something any computer user should be doing anyway. [...]