When I have the time, I'll clear out the old files in my computer. I have manuscripts (and various sundry parts of manuscripts) dating back nearly ten years. I save everything on a separate hard drive; after several computer crashes and outages, laptop malfunctions and kid-caused keyboard spills, I've become a wee bit paranoid about losing stuff.
On the one hand, it makes me a literary packrat. On the other hand, you find all kinds of treasures you completely forgot about. This past week, I stumbled over:
1) several old chapters of a science fiction novel I abandoned a couple of years ago.
2) short stories that I was convinced I lost when my second laptop crashed three years ago
3) Old poetry chapbook layouts
4) lists of story ideas that never quite gelled
I was stunned at the stuff I found. Reading through those words gave me more ideas for new projects. I might combine two ideas into a new story, and three snippets in particular might work. My Muse has plenty of ideas to mull over and when She's busy, I'm happy.
All original writing and art copyright A. Dameron 2000-2010
No comments:
Post a Comment
Got a comment? Question? Please type it below! Thanks!