A Forgotten 1st Draft...
For those of you who have been reading this blog for a while, you'll remember I've mentioned a number of times about saving your work on Google Drive, or on a Memory Stick, or even a CD. I've also suggested that when you edit your work, if you're going to cut a scene to save it in a special folder. I say this because even though the scene, or even a character, doesn't fit in the story you're working on you might be able to recycle it for another story down the road. The thing I forgot to mention is that occasionally you should go and look through that folder every so often. Especially if you're looking to start a new project, or have hit a bad case of writer's block. Something in that folder may be just the thing to help you get your scene going again. I also have another special folder that holds works in progress that are unfinished. Or in some cases, are pretty much a complete first draft.. . (said under my breath while looking away in...