Next Live Training:

Ask most authors where their manuscript is backed up, and you’ll probably hear, “It’s in Dropbox.”

Ask where their cover source files, font licenses, ISBN records, contracts, ad graphics, and audiobook masters are, and things tend to get quieter.

Here’s the uncomfortable part: sync is not the same thing as backup.

Dropbox, iCloud, OneDrive, Google Drive, and (the solution we use) Synology Drive are designed to mirror your changes everywhere; including the deletion you didn’t mean to make. That isn’t a malfunction. That’s the feature working perfectly.

This week, we’ll cover:

• What’s genuinely at risk beyond your manuscript
• The three-part backup setup that works for most author businesses
• How to protect yourself from drive failure, accidental deletion, theft, and ransomware
• How to make sure someone else could reach your files if you couldn’t
• The difference between syncing, backing up, and archiving

You’ll leave with a completed one-page Emergency Plan, an updated resource guide, and a folder template you can begin using immediately.

• EVENT: Training #648 – Bulletproof Author Backups
• DATE: Tuesday, August 25th, 2026
• TIME: 01:00pm Eastern Time
• LINK: You must be logged in to your account to attend this training.
• JOIN: Use any device (laptop, desktop, phone, or tablet). The link above will also give you the option to dial-in-by-phone locally or internationally.