me: could you hear me screaming about 5 minutes ago?
Lynn: no are you ok-or frustrated – did your compy crash
me: I found Eleanor sitting on my bed with my lappy and she had erased half of chapter 9.
Lynn: it will be better in the rewrite
me: Elly is my own personal computer virus
Lynn: I have found that children are a great virus generator
me: I nearly KILLED her. I am glad Tony was home he saved her life I think
She’s been in trouble a lot this week.
Lynn: must be the time of year
me: I wonder if I hit lotto can I send her to a Swiss boarding school when she’s 4
You need to develop the tic I have, which is that I hit “Save” every time I stop to consider what should come next.
And the rewrite is always better.
It only works when she doesn’t hit save as she deletes…