Monthly Archives: July 2011

The value in backing up your work, Part 2

Thank goodness I keep my work backed up.  (If you haven’t heard of Dropbox, have a read: http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=1967 )  



I email myself final versions of my writing, and use Dropbox and a backup hard drive.  The extra effort is worth it when your computer dies. Again!


The Black Screen of Death Returns:
Opportunity Cost
July 14, 2011


First edit, Richard’s story,
Third Chapter, Lost Coast found,
Four queries, six submissions,
Ten days lost, Best Buy-bound!
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Computer crashes are a good motivator for clearing out old files!


Quote for the Day:
“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

More giggling baby

I love books.  I was that dorky kid walking to school reading an open book, my feet remembering the way over sidewalk cracks, around tree roots, up curbs, while my mind traveled with the main character along Plum Creek. Sometimes I slowed down before the corner where I met my friends, just to read a little bit more before the greetings.

I trade books with friends and family, give bookstore certificates as gifts, and usually have a stack of books next to the bed, chair, and even in my car.  You never know when an unanticipated traffic jam will provide the gift of a few minutes’ reading! But here’s one way that books can give joy that I hadn’t discovered until this morning – click–> A previously undiscovered joy of books!

This little guy never fails to  make me smile 🙂