tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797583622244194866.post6985953539075148191..comments2024-03-07T03:54:50.068-08:00Comments on Tyrean Martinson - writer, daydreamer, teacher, believer.: The Business of Self-Publishing, Part 2Tyrean Martinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797583622244194866.post-54772343260039396842014-12-19T00:44:14.933-08:002014-12-19T00:44:14.933-08:00So true about backing up your work. It's alway...So true about backing up your work. It's always aggravating to lose files and such, so I obsessively save everything on a USB now, heh.Heather R. Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04309060285955963459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797583622244194866.post-56290241185136343782014-12-18T18:45:24.577-08:002014-12-18T18:45:24.577-08:00That's why I love Dropbox, but if it ever goes...That's why I love Dropbox, but if it ever goes down I'm toast.Maurice Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797583622244194866.post-23902545090098898502014-12-18T08:57:50.314-08:002014-12-18T08:57:50.314-08:00Thank you for your valuable tips, much appreciated...Thank you for your valuable tips, much appreciated! Wishing you and yours a joyous holiday season and Happy New Year!Donna McDinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00959673932828354020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797583622244194866.post-14794004492142659592014-12-17T16:55:50.893-08:002014-12-17T16:55:50.893-08:00Finding the majority of those errors is so importa...Finding the majority of those errors is so important. For that reason I do love the red pen! And I also learned the hard way to backup everything... regularly!Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797583622244194866.post-58112395553381705902014-12-17T16:35:16.760-08:002014-12-17T16:35:16.760-08:00I do not fear the red pencil as I once did. I don&...I do not fear the red pencil as I once did. I don't know if we're buddies, but I'm good with it. I'm still learning things about self-publishing. It's a continual process as it evolves.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797583622244194866.post-27905366833198275122014-12-17T14:23:07.472-08:002014-12-17T14:23:07.472-08:00I DO back everything up, weekly, although I'm ...I DO back everything up, weekly, although I'm wondering now if I should switch it to daily. The back-up horror stories are so awful. I'm so sorry you have one, too! <br /><br />YES to the red pen! It's like my best friend. It's so important. I wish I wrote gems in rough drafts, but I never, ever do. So the red pen is ver necessary :)Liz Blockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160510626027597666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797583622244194866.post-31087554913183072572014-12-17T12:49:23.401-08:002014-12-17T12:49:23.401-08:00Yeah, I learned the backup lesson a year ago. My h...Yeah, I learned the backup lesson a year ago. My hard drive failed w/o warning. Nada. Zip. Working fine one minute, dead the next. I felt like someone died. Fortunately, my husband was able to rescue all my documents, because he's awesome with tech, and I did have latest copies of what I was working backed up in email. I email a friend everyday if I've done any work. Now once a month, I back up my documents in 3 places, my covers & website graphics in 3 places, and my photos on an external hard drive. I wasn't able to save all my photos. Sniff. At least i had the documents. <br /><br />Yes, to editing. I want to hear it before the story goes out, not after. Still, there are always some typos that escape me. I don't know how they do that. They must hide in corners.M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797583622244194866.post-87817605258188305682014-12-17T10:27:15.819-08:002014-12-17T10:27:15.819-08:00Very important. :)Very important. :)Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797583622244194866.post-35994285442744043682014-12-17T10:27:04.871-08:002014-12-17T10:27:04.871-08:00That's so true. And, I do that, plus e-mail a ...That's so true. And, I do that, plus e-mail a copy to myself. Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797583622244194866.post-42627778394444238412014-12-17T10:26:48.339-08:002014-12-17T10:26:48.339-08:00That's a great way to back things up. :)That's a great way to back things up. :)Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797583622244194866.post-76416692258663617932014-12-17T10:26:31.946-08:002014-12-17T10:26:31.946-08:00I print out a hard copy when I'm done, but not...I print out a hard copy when I'm done, but not before that . . . but I do back up more than once now. It's frustrating when stuff gets missed after it's been checked at least four times. Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797583622244194866.post-25463049493027232672014-12-17T10:25:51.190-08:002014-12-17T10:25:51.190-08:00Yes, I back up in more than one place to every day...Yes, I back up in more than one place to every day. It's just good to be sure of it.Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797583622244194866.post-51705799327047818402014-12-17T09:40:53.369-08:002014-12-17T09:40:53.369-08:00Yes, so important to back up your work. It would b...Yes, so important to back up your work. It would be such a drag to lose it.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797583622244194866.post-9157807860218257292014-12-17T09:34:00.546-08:002014-12-17T09:34:00.546-08:00You can't catch them all. Even books from big ...You can't catch them all. Even books from big publishers have mistakes.<br />When I'm writing, I back up on my external hard drive daily.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797583622244194866.post-39848934638450139982014-12-17T08:54:08.919-08:002014-12-17T08:54:08.919-08:00I actually do enjoy editing. I'm one of those ...I actually do enjoy editing. I'm one of those authors who writes a book so that I can read it, and editing allows me to do that.<br /><br />I keep all of my documents in Dropbox, have ever since I my computer almost died on my a few years ago. I already had it installed so that I could share files with my mom and sister, so it wasn't hard for me to create a new folder and add everything else. It's really nice, since I <i>have</i> lost my computer twice since then, and both times, I was able to just pick up where I left off on another computer.Kendra E. Ardnekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03593051552921296108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797583622244194866.post-60380376697140792162014-12-17T08:19:25.536-08:002014-12-17T08:19:25.536-08:00I always backup files because I got burned once an...I always backup files because I got burned once and I print out a hard copy. It's strange that you never can find all the things needing the red pencil. They somehow skip right by your eyes.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797583622244194866.post-10202620861761431252014-12-17T06:53:20.406-08:002014-12-17T06:53:20.406-08:00I learned the hard way about backing up my work wh...I learned the hard way about backing up my work when just my writing folder (the most important folder I have) was struck by ransomware back in June. I lucked out that I had already published my novel and only lost some started work and outlines, but it could've been so much worse. I back up in several places every day I work on something.Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.com