Do You Save Your Articles

Kat DeLong · Post by **Kat DeLong** » Wed May 23, 2007 3:40 pm

Hi All,
I was wondering if/how all of you save articles that have been published on websites. If a website has bought an article and posted it on their site do you print it out and put it in a file as a writer credit? In a notebook? Nothing at all?

I've just started writing here and I love it. Of course I've been saving the files on my computer, but I was just wondering if anyone saved the finished product.

Thanks.

Sarah81 · Post by **Sarah81** » Wed May 23, 2007 6:08 pm

I save everything I've submitted to CC. It's all on my hard drive and on CDs (at least until I can save up enough money for that external hard drive I've been drooling over the last few weeks, hehe).

mskatmoon · Post by **mskatmoon** » Thu May 24, 2007 2:13 pm

I save everything, even rejections and sometimes label them as such. I keep logs of what I send, where I send it, responses and the like. I am pretty complete about it. Now, if I could only organize the REST of my life like that? I'd be set!

Liberty · Post by **Liberty** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 11:11 am

I save everything out of habit.
I save them on a removable hard drive into separate folders.
I have a folder for articles that are exclusively publish for certain places and the non-exclusive ones all into an 'other' folder. It lets me know that those articles have been publish but I can still get them publish someone else.
I also have an 'out box' folder for writings that I'm working on or have finished but haven't submitted anywhere.

KimberlyDawnWells · Post by **KimberlyDawnWells** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 9:07 pm

I use Life Journal for Writers for all my ideas lists, drafts, finished projects, and archives. One of the reasons I love it so much is because it lets you change the category of the file you're working on without having to 'save as,' then go back and delete the original file (as you would have to if you were using Word or NotePad to organize articles).

After an article or newsletter has been published, I simply move it to the archival folder and it's neatly saved, yet out of my way.

I also archive links (when appropriate) using ClaimID, del.icio.us, and my Squidoo lenses. That way I can show them off and keep track of them.

Keesa · Post by **Keesa** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 6:29 am

I use folders on a flash drive to keep track of mine. I hadn't thought of putting the ones sold for Use in a separate folder--thanks for the idea, Liberty!