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The night my outline vanished right before a 40 person critique group
I was in Portland last Tuesday with a flash fiction piece I'd spent two weeks polishing, and my laptop died mid-sentence just as the facilitator called my name. The only copy was on a thumb drive that I'd left in my car, and I had to stand up and tell 40 strangers I forgot to back up my work. Has anyone else had to wing it from memory, or do you keep printed copies for these exact moments?
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juliam401mo ago
A printed copy in your bag is the move, honestly. Paper can't crash, can't get left in the car, and it works even when your phone dies. Plus reading off paper is way better than squinting at a screen when you're already nervous in front of a crowd.
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