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Yes, I do have a paper crises, most times.......
BTW, I did find those bits of paper....What a relief!
posted by
word.smith
on November 8, 2005 at 12:07 PM
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word.smith
If I'm correct, didn't I read in your blog a few weeks ago that you have a problem with scattered pieces of papers on your desk?? (I'm guilty of this myself). I'd be SICK if I wrote 4 pages of a novel, then lost them!!
posted by
Joe_Love
on November 6, 2005 at 2:44 AM
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Genius, you know it!
posted by
word.smith
on October 31, 2005 at 5:10 PM
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and you probably had things phrased exaclty the way you wanted them, etc. Nothing worse than losing work.
posted by
_the_staggering_genius_
on October 31, 2005 at 11:54 AM
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It is, Symphony, it is...
posted by
word.smith
on October 31, 2005 at 9:14 AM
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That's true enough, Jeff.
posted by
word.smith
on October 31, 2005 at 9:13 AM
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Will do, Cass....
I'm still on the hunt, Cass.......
posted by
word.smith
on October 31, 2005 at 9:13 AM
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oooooh I am so sorry that must be so frustrating...
posted by
_Symphony_
on October 31, 2005 at 7:25 AM
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That's the great thing about being a writer
you can write about anything, even losing your writing
posted by
jollyjeff
on October 31, 2005 at 6:53 AM
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Oh no! That must be maddening. I often scribble when I go out, but I take a pad with me. Hope you find your bits of paper soon. BTW - I need your advice - please read my latest post!
posted by
Ca88andra
on October 31, 2005 at 1:49 AM
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Rhiannon, thanks.
I think I can do it. There wasn't much action - just a walk, a lot of thinking and a new character added. I'll be by soon to see what you're girls are up to lately.
posted by
word.smith
on October 30, 2005 at 7:34 PM
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Offbeats, Thanks!
It does pay to remember that I'm not alone. 
posted by
word.smith
on October 30, 2005 at 7:31 PM
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Blanche,
My internet connection never chooses to go dead until I've witten a long comment.
When I have more than a few words to say, I tend to copy it before I click add, just in case. I never write straight to Blogit anymore, been there, done that and it's not pretty.
posted by
word.smith
on October 30, 2005 at 7:30 PM
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Libertine,
I think I'll manage to capture it. I cotinue to amaze myself with my writing. Ten times each day I'll ask what date it is, but I can remember complete sentences if they come to me and I can't get to write them down. Of course, trying to remember takes a whole lot of rhyming and memory magic to retain what I want to say.
posted by
word.smith
on October 30, 2005 at 7:17 PM
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Telly, good luck with that....
I don't even want to think about what it feels like to lose computer files....I'm still reeling from the stuff I lost at work in July when my computer crashed.
posted by
word.smith
on October 30, 2005 at 7:15 PM
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MerryAnne,
I had me a good giggle at that image and it's a very sensible approach - experience does teach wisdom. Now that's something I'm definitely gonna do instead of moving note books around.
posted by
word.smith
on October 30, 2005 at 7:13 PM
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Oops, Tapsel,
I was about to say, thanks for keeping up with the story. Even if you don't comment, it does help to know that the story is hitting the mark. Thanks again for taking the time.
posted by
word.smith
on October 30, 2005 at 7:11 PM
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Tapsel,
This time I wish I could say, 'computers!', but I can't. This time it is silly old me.
Oh, word.smith. I'm sorry about that. I hate it when that sort of thing happens to me. I have been reading your story but I have not known what to say. The sadness of the "little girl lost" overwhelms me. I keep hoping that pretty soon something good will happen to her to make her happy.
posted by
word.smith
on October 30, 2005 at 7:09 PM
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Word
Now don't bang your head against the wall...we all have these moments!!!
posted by
Offy
on October 30, 2005 at 6:14 PM
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I feel your pain
Sit down as soon as you can, go back on your time line to when you wrote, and write again.
posted by
Rhiannon1
on October 30, 2005 at 6:07 PM
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Word.smith,
I haven't gotten back into the "Fiction" section yet, so I haven't caught up with your story, but I do know how it feels to lose work, like having a Blogit post hiccuped out of existence after a good post. Arrgh.
posted by
Blanche.
on October 30, 2005 at 4:00 PM
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Again, this is something that would happen to me! I hope you can get it all down on paper (or computer in its original form again!)
posted by
Holy_Grail
on October 30, 2005 at 2:12 PM
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Ouch. I am wincing in sympathy over here -- I once lost about 120K worth of manuscript once. How it hurts still -- but NaNoWriMo is soon, and I am going to try and resurrect some of it.
posted by
telynor
on October 30, 2005 at 1:34 PM
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Oh word....
I hate it when that happens... and it has happened to me more than once. i'm so paraniod now that I keep a note book in every bag, diaper bag, purse and backpack I own!
posted by
MerryAnne
on October 30, 2005 at 12:16 PM
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Oh, word.smith. I'm sorry about that. I hate it when that sort of thing happens to me. I have been reading your story but I have not known what to say. The sadness of the "little girl lost" overwhelms me. I keep hoping that pretty soon something good will happen to her to make her happy.
posted by
TAPS.
on October 30, 2005 at 10:11 AM
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Hmmm...
I'm still holding out hope it's around her somewhere...
posted by
word.smith
on October 30, 2005 at 10:07 AM
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Oh ugh...
...that's an awful feeling and an awful loss!
posted by
ginnieb
on October 30, 2005 at 9:21 AM
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Factor,
I think what you've described is even more painful - Losing everything in one go!
posted by
word.smith
on October 30, 2005 at 6:38 AM
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Ah it's as bad as typing a post and hitting the
back button by accident...
posted by
FactorFiction
on October 30, 2005 at 6:12 AM
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