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The phrase "wrote it and lost it" is not unique to anyone that writes. Every writer has had that moment when the words just flowed out of them. At the time, it feels like more than a novel, your magnum opus is pouring out of you and this is the best thing you have ever written. Then all of a sudden the words are gone. At first, I blamed the computer gremlin--I know that monster had something to do with this. But the computer gremlin was sleeping that day--it was I who pushed the "DO NOT SAVE" option and one thousand words were deleted. Still I had to find somebody to blame, so I blamed my husband even though he was at work and had nothing to do with this nonsense. Finally, I blamed the devil, rebuked him and broke out in song, "Yes Jesus loves me, yes Jesus loves me...cause the bible tells me so!" The words didn't come back and I didn't feel any better, so I cried--one thousand words gone, never to return. More tears, somebody help me please! I finally called my hubby, yes the same person I blamed for this catastrophe and we talked it out. His advice: When you have finished crying, go back to the manuscript and see what you can remember and what you can't remember write it in a different way. This time the blessing was bigger and better than what I imagined. I got a note from Jim Lloyd, who thinks this a great story and I doubled the word count. Lesson: Choose the save option every few minutes and the computer gremlin also known as me will never bite again. Thanks for sharing the journey with me--I will continue to sip on ink and write it. This is Tuesday talk.
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Blogger Bio:Theda Okona is a former storyteller and co-host for an internet radio broadcast. She lives to be inspired. Adjunct Professor at Miami Dade College, Writer, Speaker, Vocalist and Author of Clouds of Grace--she has a Master of Arts in Education and a Bachelor of Arts in English. Archives
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