A few weeks ago, I got the worst surprise I've ever gotten in the history of my writing career.
There's nothing like finding out that a split-second power loss corrupted the file with your latest work in progress, costing you the last 6 months of work, to get you back in the habit of backing up your files.
But today, I have good news: while digging through some buried folders that I don't usually look at, I found a file I'd forgot I'd made, with the most beautiful name any file has ever had:
There's nothing like finding out that a split-second power loss corrupted the file with your latest work in progress, costing you the last 6 months of work, to get you back in the habit of backing up your files.
But today, I have good news: while digging through some buried folders that I don't usually look at, I found a file I'd forgot I'd made, with the most beautiful name any file has ever had:
"Catgirl Roommate Backup, first draft complete".
Behold a low-quality webcam image of my joy.
It was kind of like the feeling you get when you reach into a coat pocket, expecting to find lint and gum wrappers, and instead discover 100 dollars, the secret to life, the universe and everything, and the cure for hiccups.
Granted, I lost most of the two rounds of editing that I'd done on the book. But at least I won't have to rewrite half of the first draft, while wondering if I still have all the scenes that I added the first time.
The release of the finished product may have been delayed, but I still have all the character development that Sam went through in my mind as I fleshed him out through the editing process, and the small adjustments that I'll remember to include as I re-do the editing.
It isn't perfect, but I'm much happier about this than I was a few days ago.
To celebrate this big relief, I have a present for you: a complimentary glimpse into Catgirl Roommate.
To get your free except of my upcoming humor novel for cat lovers, just click the button below and download it.
Granted, I lost most of the two rounds of editing that I'd done on the book. But at least I won't have to rewrite half of the first draft, while wondering if I still have all the scenes that I added the first time.
The release of the finished product may have been delayed, but I still have all the character development that Sam went through in my mind as I fleshed him out through the editing process, and the small adjustments that I'll remember to include as I re-do the editing.
It isn't perfect, but I'm much happier about this than I was a few days ago.
To celebrate this big relief, I have a present for you: a complimentary glimpse into Catgirl Roommate.
To get your free except of my upcoming humor novel for cat lovers, just click the button below and download it.
Thank you for your patience as I recover my lost work, and I look forward to sharing the completed version of Catgirl Roommate with you.
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