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PSA for Google Docs Users Migrating to Ellipsus

I figured out the simplest way to import a GoogleDocs document into Ellipsus that doesn't involve using a third party site or converter:

In your GoogleDoc: Click the File menu, then Download, and then choose the option for Markdown (.md).

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It's that simple. Ellipsus has an option to import Markdown files, and it worked great. I started with this monster fic because it is the largest file I have. Ellipsus converted it fine, and I didn't even lose my formatting or headings. 😮‍💨

I'm gonna have to look into getting an external HD or a big flash drive, just to move everything to from the cloud storage at some point, as my Chromebook does not have the space for me to store everything on it (well over a decade of writing).

[tryingtimi]

You need to move off of Google Docs!

I know some people have seen the news recently and may be doubtful of it. To the uninformed, Google Docs has started using AI to find "inappropriate" and "problematic" content, scraping your documents and deleting it. I know some people are unsure if this is real or think this is not going to affect them.

I regret to inform you that this is real.

As I was on a call with some writers and we were moving our documents as a precautionary measure, one person discovered entire pages missing that they did not delete themselves. This is happening to us, it's not a hoax or a rumor, it's happening right now. You need to move everything if you want to preserve it.

If you're a writer with writer mutuals, please reblog this so they know. I rarely write on Google Docs anymore, but I started my fanfics on there, and I would be devastated if I lost works more than ten years old because people decided marketing appeal is more important than creative freedom.

EDIT READ THIS: https://www.tumblr.com/bravehyde/790422701153157120/hi-can-we-have-any-sort-of-source-about-the

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ya tired and overstimulated but proud woman here finished act 1 for the second time, and can’t be more excited for the next wild ride after a quick, loose re-outlining

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i’m an Occasional Jester. at unspecified times, i’ll pop up unprompted, sprinkling a silly joke here, sweet-talking and teasing there, slipping on every imagery banana peel to mess up the social boundries and then disappear in a whirl of flying kisses and ugly hats until the next occasion is presented.

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it used to be 2007 you know

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I wrote today 🎖

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[tryingtimi]

i’m an Occasional Jester. at unspecified times, i’ll pop up unprompted, sprinkling a silly joke here, sweet-talking and teasing there, slipping on every imagery banana peel to mess up the social boundries and then disappear in a whirl of flying kisses and ugly hats until the next occasion is presented.

[tryingtimi]

I've noticed a lot of people advise writers to read their stories aloud. And I absolutely agree. But I've also mostly seen people mention it in like a 'you'll better notice where there are little mistakes, and where the phrasing is awkward' way. Which, again, is absolutely true.

But that's a 'read the story aloud to see what's wrong with it' advice.

And I think there's maybe an even more important reason to read your fic aloud.

It will show you all the things that are RIGHT about your story.

Because there inevitably comes a point where you've read your own story in your head so many times that all the words are a bland mush that will leave you convinced that there's absolutely nothing interesting or good in your writing.

And if you go back to it many months later, you might realize... oh, this is a pretty interesting fic. And that's because the brain has had time to forget every tiny detail of phrasing you came up with, and you can actually read it like a reader, not the author.

But that road takes months, and until then, you might be inherently convinced that the story is literally the absolute worst thing you've ever written.

But... WHEN YOU READ ALOUD, you automatically start giving the words inflection, inflection that, when you're reading something that you haven't written yourself, you kind of hear even when reading quietly. But for your own story, all that inflection and weight has been sucked out by way too many rereads while you were looking for grammatical errors. The fastest way to be able to see it again? To hear it.

Anyway, read aloud to defeat the monster on your shoulder telling you your writing sucks.

[tryingtimi]

Missed my itchio bundle? Fear not!

My dark romantic fantasy trilogy is now up for a promotional price at Smashwords as part of their Annual Summer/Winter Sale!

Find my books and many more at this website all month!

All files, when downloaded, are DRM-free which means it's a one-time purchase and you can install them into any device as many times as you'd like.

You do not need a Kindle or to be connected to Amazon in any capacity.

It's a great way to support independent authors financially while not giving any more profit to a big corporation so be sure to check out what's on offer.

[tryingtimi]

Missed my itchio bundle? Fear not!

My dark romantic fantasy trilogy is now up for a promotional price at Smashwords as part of their Annual Summer/Winter Sale!

Find my books and many more at this website all month!

All files, when downloaded, are DRM-free which means it's a one-time purchase and you can install them into any device as many times as you'd like.

You do not need a Kindle or to be connected to Amazon in any capacity.

It's a great way to support independent authors financially while not giving any more profit to a big corporation so be sure to check out what's on offer.

[tryingtimi]

I miss you in quiet ways, in skipped songs, in sunsets that don’t feel right, in jokes I can't tell anyone else.

[tryingtimi]

Missed my itchio bundle? Fear not!

My dark romantic fantasy trilogy is now up for a promotional price at Smashwords as part of their Annual Summer/Winter Sale!

Find my books and many more at this website all month!

All files, when downloaded, are DRM-free which means it's a one-time purchase and you can install them into any device as many times as you'd like.

You do not need a Kindle or to be connected to Amazon in any capacity.

It's a great way to support independent authors financially while not giving any more profit to a big corporation so be sure to check out what's on offer.

[tryingtimi]

seriously tho, there is not one show that makes emotional scenes like the bear does. those close ups, the dialogues and the actors. fucking hell. when the writers can make you cry like a child for two episodes straight with dialogue that first sound like it’s just obscene shit without thought… that is brilliance there.

i honestly dont understand why no one talks about The Bear, but also i do understand its probably such a big hit for me because thats literally my family right there on the screen

[tryingtimi]

Missed my itchio bundle? Fear not!

My dark romantic fantasy trilogy is now up for a promotional price at Smashwords as part of their Annual Summer/Winter Sale!

Find my books and many more at this website all month!

All files, when downloaded, are DRM-free which means it's a one-time purchase and you can install them into any device as many times as you'd like.

You do not need a Kindle or to be connected to Amazon in any capacity.

It's a great way to support independent authors financially while not giving any more profit to a big corporation so be sure to check out what's on offer.

[tryingtimi]

i honestly dont understand why no one talks about The Bear, but also i do understand its probably such a big hit for me because thats literally my family right there on the screen

[tryingtimi]

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