Forum: Author Hangout

If not, someone will have to communicate with my sister to get the rest of my stories published!

Make sure she has the details of who to contact and how to contact them so they can do it for you.

Make sure she has the details of who to contact and how to contact them so they can do it for you.

That's fine, Ernest, I'll give her your email. That way, if anything happens, she can ship you all of my nearly completed stories, and you can post them all 'as is' (they're all completed, only the latter chapters haven't been fully revised and edited).

Have more than one backup CW. There is always a possibility that one will fail due to unknown circumstances. Hopefully those backups will never be needed, but its like car insurance, never needed until you don't have it.

You don't have to tell me! A couple years ago, while away from home, I was wrapping up a story, making changes to dozens of files and figured 'Instead of backing up each one, I'll just do them all and back them up all at once'. Wouldn't you know, an energy surge to my laptop turned my SS drive into a brick and I not only lost everything, but also my laptop. I spent the next two weeks trying to resurrect 3 days of data, but forgot another story I'd worked on--which I gave up when I discovered I couldn't recollect what I'd written a year later.

Backups count, but only when you save them! (Oh, and power conditioners for laptops are important too.)

That's fine, Ernest, I'll give her your email. That way, if anything happens, she can ship you all of my nearly completed stories, and you can post them all 'as is' (they're all completed, only the latter chapters haven't been fully revised and edited).

I can manage that for you, but hope I don't have to. I'd even work at finishing the incomplete ones or finding someone who can finish them well. And if I can't because of health issues, my son or brother will look after them the same as they'll deal with any of mine.

Actually, having an email to leave if something happens is better than pages of what gets posted when, where and how. My stories are on my computer and on my jump drives, so they're easy enough to collect. However, not many people know how to publish, or format and submit documents to the various sites. Just the list of required passwords is fairly intimidating.

Just the list of required passwords is fairly intimidating.

Just list them in a document addressed to be sent to the person you want to complete things for you.

Just list them in a document addressed to be sent to the person you want to complete things for you.

Unfortunately, the password list is continually growing, and I'm continually forced to change my existing passwords. A list prepared today will be invalid two to three months out, not to mention some ten years on.

A list prepared today will be invalid two to three months

amend and update as required.

Or set up a dropbox with copies of the work concerned and have the family send the password to the dropbox a/c when needed.

I should be fine.

I hope you feel better soon. I'm expecting a Happy New Year from you so don't disappoint me.

I hope you feel better soon. I'm expecting a Happy New Year from you so don't disappoint me.

I'll be fine. I just went for a long (1/2 mile) walk today, and was fine. I pant, and my heart pounds, but it's not like I'm in any danger. Instead it's like walking uphill. Your breathing gets faster, your heart races, but you keep going and you're fine. My ex scared me by suggesting heart attacks (I've always had exceptional heart health for a type 1 diabetic my age), so I've restricted my movements rather than risk it, which I'm sure now was a mistake.

I'm flying through the Baltimore Airport, which has a healthy hike from one flight to another, but other than than it's several hours sitting around and twiddling your thumbs.

Now, we'll see what I'm like after a couple Margaritas!