Ask Jane the gruesome details. A years-long project. Within two scenes of finished. Two days before Christmas.
The computer had failed before. Repaired.
Then Carbonite failed. Still not working right—won’t restore.
Then the battery fell out of contact in the computer bottom while the computer was doing a routine autosave.
Corrupted the Only True File of said novel.
Ordinary recovery procedures wouldn’t work.
But thanks to Lynn—we have a very GOOD Christmas gift.
If you don’t let anything be written to the disk until you can get a fix, you stand a fighting chance, and boy, did we fight for this one.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO US, EVERY ONE!