Saving your Work

Subject: Saving your Work Sun May 18, 2008 9:59 pm

I am just full of questions today.

When you write something, anything, how do you save it? Or do you? I am referring to blogs, articles online, newspaper articles, or any form other than books.

Thank you!
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In a word document.
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Subject: Re: Saving your Work Sun May 18, 2008 11:09 pm

Thank you, Shelagh!
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Subject: Re: Saving your Work Mon May 19, 2008 12:41 am

I use word and have it setup to do auto backup every five minutes.
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Subject: Re: Saving your Work Mon May 19, 2008 12:52 am

Same here, with the exception of pictures. Those I do a save to my photos.
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Subject: Re: Saving your Work Mon May 19, 2008 12:52 am

Thank you, Don and Zada!
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Subject: Re: Saving your Work Mon May 19, 2008 3:43 am

I used to write newspaper articles quite often. I was a staff writer for a bilingual newspaper in San Jose CA for awhile.
I've kept copies of each of those newspapers saved in plastic file boxes.
The original computer document is on an old 3 inch Mac floppy stored in a closet somewhere.

During this time I was also a regional editor and writer for a 34 page homeschool newsletter that came out every two months. I have each of those as well. And also the floppy for those.

My first two novels and several short stories and articles that I wrote for a couple of e-zines are saved in a file on my computer and on two CDs and on a flash drive.

The rest of my novels are saved on two different flash drives and on a file folder on my hard drive.

I'm paranoid. I save everything on at least three different files.
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Subject: Re: Saving your Work Mon May 19, 2008 3:48 am

Anything really important I upload to my internet account for backup.
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Subject: Re: Saving your Work Mon May 19, 2008 3:50 am

Thank you, JoElle. I never thought of putting things into plastic boxes and save them. That is a good idea!
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Subject: Re: Saving your Work Mon May 19, 2008 3:51 am

Hmmmm I don't understand that comment about internet account, lin. Could you perhaps enlighten me? Thank you!
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Subject: Re: Saving your Work Mon May 19, 2008 3:52 am

I have been collecting the newspapers that heralded my book signings. However, since they mostly said the same thing I have thought I should just quit doing it.

Have any of you saved the newspapers of your book signings or author fairs?
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Subject: Re: Saving your Work Mon May 19, 2008 4:16 am

Good advice on saving files, JoElle (and Lin). Anyone who has evfer had
a PC to crash terminally has learned the hard way. I save all my
documents, especially the books and stories I have written - or are in
the process of writing, on CD's, flashdrives or other external media.

I have even emailed some works to a family member to save for me, just in case.

If you use Yahoo, there is a "briefcase" that you can save files, Word
documents, etc. That makes them accessible to you anywhere you can get
to a computer.
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Subject: Re: Saving your Work Mon May 19, 2008 4:21 am

So that is what the briefcase is all about. I have wondered for years about that. *grin*

I have a mac online account too. I think there is something on that about uploading files. I will have to check into that, too.

Thanks for the info, Phil!
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Subject: Re: Saving your Work Mon May 19, 2008 6:48 am

Sue, you have a website, right?
Which is essentially a bunch of files on a hard drive somewhere.

The same way you upload files to the site host for your pages, you can upload files to store them.

I'd suggest creating a directory called BACKUP or something, perhaps with subdirectories for various topics, etc.

Then you can load your MS versions there to save them. Even if your computer was stolen, you could always access your files on the server and download them.
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Subject: Re: Saving your Work Mon May 19, 2008 7:32 am

Lin, thank you so much for the input. I have a website, in fact a couple of them. I never think to upload files to them for saving. I guess my mind hasn't worked that way before.

I almost lost my book when my dell crashed. I had it on a disc but in a format that didn't work on a mac or that anyone else seemed to have (MS Publisher). That is why I am looking for alternative ways to save it.

Again, Thank you!!!!
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