Creative types don’t think about stuff like investments, insurance, and file backups. That is, until they’re 65, sick, with no money in the bank, and their hard drive just crashed. This is stuff you must consider.
Since recording this, I’ve learned about the Freelancer’s Union, and I just became a member. It’s rather NYC focused, but there are plenty of benefits for the rest of us too.
And we talk to my buddy, the incredibly nice and brilliant Grammar Girl (aka Mignon Fogarty!)
ISBW #217
- 00:34 State of the Mur: “analysis paralysis” — working more means less time to feel sorry for one’s self.
- 03:40 Promo: The eBook Death Match between Keith Hughes at Penslinger and Scott Roche
- 05:31 “Boring stuff you need to hear”: finances and organization.
- 22:48 Promo: Rogues of the Black Fury
- 23:45 Interview: Mignon Fogerty aka Grammar Girl
- Grammar Girl’s “101 Words” series of books
- Grammar Girl Presents the Ultimate Writing Guide for Students
- Writing for the general public vs. writing for students/teachers
- How to research language and improve one’s vocabulary as a writer (online dictionaries!)
- Plans for writing fiction, incorporating the history of language
- 39:47 Promo: Tales for Canterbury anthology
Credits: Producer: Patrick Hester, Quasi-reliable show notes writer: Carrie Kei Heim Binas, Theme song: John Anealio
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During your podcast, you mentioned a concern about versions in Scrivener. Whenever you quit Scrivener, it saves a back up version that existed at the close of that session. On a Mac, under the Go Menu, select Go To Folder and enter: ~/Library/Application Support/Scrivener/Backups. The files are zipped. I’ve recovered many a version using this method. You just need to remember to regularly shut down Scrivener. I know I will often leave the program open for days.