Archive for the "Writer's Toolbox" Category

I’ve added some more word lists to the Toolbox above.

Doors

Emotions

Hope they are of some use!

 


So the other day I’m working on a story… I’m 2500 words in and… get butter fingers. (I blame the claws I’m growing, but that’s another story.)

Instead of hitting "YES! OMG! SAVE IT! YES!!", I hit "Cancel", thinking I’ve told it to close by accident. Usually "Cancel" keeps the document open and well…

It didn’t.

It logged me out.

[Insert horrific scream]

I lost all of it, because I’m an idiot. I hadn’t saved any of it.

Word does not have an "Autosave" option — at least not the way most people think. It’ll autosave all right — in case the app crashes. Not to save your work if you accidentally close the darn thing.

That kinda annoyed me, because I know this. I know and I did it anyway.

Argh.

So if you are a dunce like me, do yourself a favor and head to Graham Mayor’s website. Not only is he on the MVP Team at Microsoft and has a lot of useful info on his site, he also has a download for a Word Save Reminder.
Check out his downloads page for other goodies, too. There’s a lot of handy stuff there. (And if it saves you from going bald… consider making a donation. I’m sure he’ll appreciate it!)

Seriously. Get the darn thing. Install it and SAVE your stuff.

You can thank me later. :)