Life & Writing Tools: Dragons & Duplicates By Susan Hanniford Crowley

Number One Life and Writing Tool: Make Duplicates!

Always make copies. Everyone should know by now that when you have a document you want to keep safe having it in the cloud isn’t always reliable. A world-famous company does a printout every day at 6 PM. I won’t give the name because I don’t want to give out any company’s industrial secrets and I’d rather not get sued. But they are being smart about it.

Right now, I am proofing the 2nd dragon book in the Lady Fallon’s Dragon’s series. It is a long and arduous process. I am double-checking names, order of events, descriptions, and where everyone is in the story. I have the book open in the Atticus program and in another window, I have Lady Fallon’s Dragons open.

Even during the process, I save each version with the date as part of the name.

I print it out. I save it to a flash drive. I save it on my computer. I send it to my editor (also so she knows where I am in the process). Then I save it to the cloud.

Well, that’s what’s happening with the upcoming book! If you love dragons, read Lady Fallon’s Dragons to prepare for the next book.

Lady Fallon’s Dragons for ages 13-113 is now available on Kindle and Amazon Paperback, Nook, Kobo, Smashwords, BAM online bookstore sells the paperback, Scribd, and in paperback in the UK at Waterstones, also on Amazon around the world.


Number Two Life Tool: Make Duplicates and Date them!

It is tax season in the USA.

Before I go to my appointment with my accountant, I have to pull together all the receipts and statements and copy them. I keep the dated copies in a separate file. I make a checklist to make sure I have everything. In that way, I know what I’m looking for.

That’s where we’re at with preparing for taxes. Some accounting companies will send you a checklist. Always a wonderful help!

That’s all for today! Keep the thoughts of Spring in mind! (We’re going through a long winter where I live.)

Be safe.
Keep your loved ones close.
All the best always,
Susan
Susan Hanniford Crowley.

David & Laura: A Vampire Christmas Story: An Arnhem Society Special Edition is available on Kindle and Amazon Paperback (Note: a steamy novella in a pocket sized book)

EverNight for ages 13-113 is now available on Kindle and Amazon Paperback.
EverWarm for ages 13-113 is now available on Kindle and Amazon Paperback.
Lady Fallon’s Dragons for ages 13-113 is now available on Kindle and Amazon Paperback, Nook, Kobo, Smashwords, BAM online bookstore sells the paperback, Scribd, and in paperback in the UK at Waterstones, also on Amazon around the world.
The Vampire with a Blanket of Stars, Arnhem Knights of New York, Book 3 is available in Amazon Print and Kindle, Nook, Kobo,  Apple, Walmart ebooks & Smashwords.
Vampire King of New York, Arnhem Knights of New York, Book 1 now in Kindle and Print! Walmart Bookstore Online
Vampire in the Basement, Vampires in Manhattan, Book 4 available on Kindle.
Poseidon’s Catch(mythology romance) is available on Kindle.
Mrs. Bright’s Tea Room (steampunk romance) is available on Kindle.
A Vampire for Christmas, Vampires in Manhattan, Book 3 available on Kindle.
The Stormy Love Life of Laura Cordelais, Vampires in Manhattan, Book 2 available in Kindle and Print and Barnes and Noble Print
When Love Survives, Vampires in Manhattan Book 1 is available on Kindle, Nook, Kobo, Smashwords, and iBooks (on Apple devices).

Now we wait
for the return of the princess.