Brief, concise and very much to the point, this useful little
book shows the emerging (or even the established) writer how to set up a
filing system that will support a rational and organised approach to
book production and marketing.
Although the title suggested to me
more of a methodology, the book deals almost exclusively with
infrastructure - with setting up and maintaining a file system that will
both protect against data loss and facilitate efficient use of an
author's resources.
As a veteran of the I.T. industry, this is
both a subject close to my heart and one with which I have often worked.
A good physical organisation of data supports a far more effective work
effort. I have never known this not to be the case.
Although
presented to the beginning writer, Medler does not 'talk down' to her
readers, and this file system could be used by an author at any stage of
his career. It offers a way out of chaos for those whose body of work
has grown organically over a number of years, and although due to my own
technical background I consider myself fairly well organised in terms
of my data structures, I plan to adopt several of the features of
Medler's system myself. Just the 'personal' folder on its own will, I
believe, save me many hours of tedium.
This series of books is
free, I believe, to members of Ella Medler's website, and I certainly
plan to be investigating other books in the series to find more hidden
gems. I recommend this book whole-heartedly to anyone who has ever spent
frustrating minutes (or hours) looking for something in his computer.
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