DOH!!!

[alynwa]

So I finally decided to continue writing some stories I had started a while ago.  I have spent the better part of the morning searching my drive for a first chapter of one of them because, instead of realizing that "Gee, Adrienne, you're writing a lot, you better organize this better!" I just kept storing things in the same place.  Ugh!

So now, I have created a "Works in Progress" folder for those stories.  I think I need another folder called "Published Stories," but I'm not going to do that this weekend. Yay, another item on the neverending "To Do" list!

New writers, take this as a cautionary tale: Set up separate folders!   

Comments

[alynwa.livejournal.com]

I haven't done that yet, but sometimes when I'm re-reading something I've written, I'll think, this is really good!

What's happening more and more frequently is trying to remember where a scene or line or dialogue appears. What story was that? I have played with the idea of keeping a bible of my stories, timelines, etc., but I haven't gotten a Roundtuit yet. Once I get one of those...

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

I'm closing in on 800 fics, so I know exactly what you mean. Thankfully, I have a Sparky. She seems to remember everything like that - I call her my walking Spikes encyclopedia. It gets a little challenging when you have several universes going. Heck, it's hard enough with one, but you know what I'm talking about.

Does a Roundtuit clean house? I could really use one of those as well.

[alynwa.livejournal.com]

I have been searching long and hard for a Roundtuit to clean, but alas, it continues to elude me.

I do know what you're talking about; it's hard sometimes keeping my universes straight and I only have about four.

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

It's hard to keep one from bleeding over into another one, isn't it?

[alynwa.livejournal.com]

Yes, it is. I've noticed Grampy and Poppy are getting friendlier and friendlier in the MoB series and I love it, LOL!

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

I have tried to keep the lines sort of blurred there, but it did start life as a slash story...

Thanks so much! I'm thinking of fiddling with a new one, but I've got a couple others that need tending first.