100 Things #86 - Sometimes your work is cursed

[jana_denardo]

Some days you have to sit back and wonder 'is my story cursed?' We all have one. The novel that doesn't save your changes. The novel that is lost repeatedly in hard drive crashes (disc failure, flashdrive failure, didn't back up into the cloud). The novel that develops five problems for every one you solve. You start whimpering whenever you even

Comments

[evil_little_dog]

That's a nice cover.

I know how you feel, particularly about the story crashing computers and getting lost.

[jana_denardo]

pixlr

I know you do, poor Lanuke (did I spell that right? it doesn't look right)

[evil_little_dog]

It's nice.

Lanauke, Camory, and Tamin. Yup. It's probably Tamin's fault.

[jana_denardo]

pixlr is fun

I was close. ANd it probably is. Any chance of retyping that one. more. time.

[evil_little_dog]

If I had any of my paper notes, I might consider it.

[jana_denardo]

aw...well if I keep going thru old boxes I might find it because I DID have a copy once

[evil_little_dog]

Did you? Cool.

[jana_denardo]

yes i read the whole thing but i don't know if i kept it or sent it back with edits or have since tossed it because god that was nearly 20 years ago when I was in Columbus

[evil_little_dog]

Yeah, I started writing it probably when I was dating Sean, sooooo.

[jana_denardo]

Yeah, been a while. It's about as old as the thing I'm revamping in nano

[evil_little_dog]

Yeah, seriously.