When Disaster Strikes...And You Don't Know It
I wrote the sequel to The Nautilus Legacy right after I wrote it, 26 years ago. About 15 years ago, I converted both texts to Word...and in the process, three chapters of the sequel got "eaten." I only discovered this last week as I began revising the book in preparation for publication.
Suddenly, I am forced to rewrite a significant sequence from memory alone, as my original floppy disks and backups had been trashed ages ago. Worse, I no longer had my original notes or reference materials.
Friends, don't try this at home--professional stunt writer. Well, for better or worse, I managed to get it done. I think my original was probably superior. (They usually are.) In about three days I went from horrified to relieved. I hate roller coasters.
Of course I'm making regular backups and crossing my fingers that no other unpleasant surprises are waiting for me further on.
Writers should create plot twists, not experience them.
Suddenly, I am forced to rewrite a significant sequence from memory alone, as my original floppy disks and backups had been trashed ages ago. Worse, I no longer had my original notes or reference materials.
Friends, don't try this at home--professional stunt writer. Well, for better or worse, I managed to get it done. I think my original was probably superior. (They usually are.) In about three days I went from horrified to relieved. I hate roller coasters.
Of course I'm making regular backups and crossing my fingers that no other unpleasant surprises are waiting for me further on.
Writers should create plot twists, not experience them.
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