tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500972377165073744.post7815155929525659459..comments2023-05-18T00:47:33.255-07:00Comments on Getting Published for Fiction Writers: Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534548491238765926noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500972377165073744.post-15650810607085192042013-01-31T13:24:51.465-08:002013-01-31T13:24:51.465-08:00Hi Phyllis, I'm sorry to hear you went through...Hi Phyllis, I'm sorry to hear you went through that. What an awful feeling that must have been. I'm glad you were able to get it all back. Thanks for stopping in and sharing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534548491238765926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500972377165073744.post-47877490765172520752013-01-31T12:05:01.615-08:002013-01-31T12:05:01.615-08:00Dee Ann;
I know the feeling. In spite of backups a...Dee Ann;<br />I know the feeling. In spite of backups and virus protection, my computer was hacked last year. Took many weeks to get everything back, but I finally did. The cloud sounds like a good idea.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11560755679498126758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500972377165073744.post-9356466904422691882013-01-31T05:33:41.431-08:002013-01-31T05:33:41.431-08:00Hi Jonah (the name of a character in my current WI...Hi Jonah (the name of a character in my current WIP - a good man, of course), thanks for stopping by. I totally agree. The more I've looked into things, the more I've been directed to cloud storage. Seems like the way to go. I've already begun saving most things there. It's a little creepy, but I'm getting used to it. :) Thanks again for your comment. Hope to see you back.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534548491238765926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500972377165073744.post-2762018103301682052013-01-30T17:17:26.762-08:002013-01-30T17:17:26.762-08:00Get into cloud storage... External drives are stol...Get into cloud storage... External drives are stolen as well.<br />Believe me, you won't regret it. You can also check your most vital docs from anywhere in the world.<br /><br />Every writer goes through something like what you've just mentioned. Thank the Gods for your brother!<br /><br />http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9223805/5_online_backup_services_keep_your_data_safeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500972377165073744.post-57132019026030311932013-01-23T13:17:11.053-08:002013-01-23T13:17:11.053-08:00Wow, ED, what a great and thorough response! I'...Wow, ED, what a great and thorough response! I'm sure my readers will take A LOT of useful information from your comment. Thanks so much for stopping by. I've never tried Snapfish, but I'll check it out tonight. I'm there with you on losing flash drives. I've lost two already! lol Thanks again for your comment.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534548491238765926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500972377165073744.post-61949900654417976612013-01-23T12:22:12.916-08:002013-01-23T12:22:12.916-08:00That's horrible! I'm glad you were able t...That's horrible! I'm glad you were able to recover at least some of your files.<br /><br />I tend to use a lot of different computers - my own desktop, my dad's desktop, my laptop, desktop at work, as well as my smart phone - and I want everything immediately accessible, so I tend to rely on the cloud for most of my backup.<br /><br />I save everything to the cloud, often in multiple places. I use Google Docs for the stories I'm working on, as I can always be certain I'll have the latest draft. I upload finished stories to Scribophile for crits, and I leave them there until they're published. When I submit, I save the final copy in Dropbox.<br /><br />As for music, I've backed it all up on both Amazon's cloud player and Google Play. It would cost thousands of dollars to replace all my songs.<br /><br />For pictures, I use Snapfish (which also provides a service to print them). I really need to upload a bunch of them; thanks for the reminder!<br /><br />I tend to lose flash drives, so I don't use them except on a temporary basis (saving something at the library, for example, or when the internet's down), and then I save it to the cloud when I have a chance.E.D. Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06919218250424892502noreply@blogger.com