My personal writing & file save win.

So, yesterday I wrote about the possibility of all my writing and pictures being lost because, unexpectedly, my computer decided to super-act-up and completely break. I stayed up really late because I had to come to grips with the reality that all my work has been lost forever, and that was very tough. I finally accepted it, and my day went as follows:
Get up, 9am.
Chat with HP customer service until 2pm.
Make a note of lack of professionalism.
Remove and reinstall hard drive/RAM.
2:30pm drive to Best Buy to get the Geek Squad to look at it.
Laugh because the Geek Squad guy reminded me of Micah.
3pm Geek Squad said it was a "motherboard" problem. Send it in.
4pm Get details from lady on sending it in.
Note lack of English-speaking skills of this lady, who took 15 minutes just to spell my last name.
4:30pm Go back to Geek Squad and dish out a beefy sum to get my memory backed up.
5pm Get picked up by Logan for dinner with his family.

This made me think about these things:
1. I payed quite a price to have my files moved to a disk before they get wiped out at HP. Is it worth that much for memories?
Answer: YES
2. What purpose do I write for?
Answer: I realized that my writings aren't personal journals, they're meant to be shared with an audience. Therefore...
3. Does lack of audience devalue my writing?
Answer: YES
4. Was I upset about losing all my writing because nobody got to read it or because it was my personal memories?
Answer: Most of my writing is the story of what God's done in my life. Therefore, not to have shared it takes out its value and purpose of sharing all He's done for me.
5. What upsets me most about the possibility of having lost my writing?
Answer: The fact that people might not get a clear understanding of what was going on behind the scenes or who I am.

Solutions:
1. You have a blog, use it. Publish.
2. Live so people don't have to refer to your writing to find out what you really think.

I think this was God's call to action. I've been on the fence about writing a novel for quite a while, so I think this is a clear pointer to "writing" and what needs to be done with it. So off I go.

--E.A.