http://darscorrections.com/blog "...the right words for the right occasion" Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:24:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I thank you all for following along with my blog. I'm sorry that I haven't been able to post as much as I would like. As I have explored other blog formats, I have been contemplating other avenues for this blog. I will keep you apprised of any changes that come ... http://darscorrections.com/blog/2009/02/05/moving/ In case some of you didn't know, Preditors&Editors has been fighting against legal action launched against them by PublishAmerica. Preditors&Editors is a site that is known for providing writers with information regarding those publishers/agents/editors that may or may not be worth working with. It is strongly-held perception among the mainstream writing ... http://darscorrections.com/blog/2009/02/05/sad-day-for-opinions/ Some of you on my forums know that I have landed a new job, which is starting out as part-time, but really should be full-time because of the work available. As for me, it will be part-time until such time as I finish off a few other things. It has presented ... http://darscorrections.com/blog/2009/01/15/keeping-up/ It's amazing what can happen in 24 hours. Yesterday morning at this time I was fretting over baby Brent not sleeping through the night for some reason, fighting for sleep and wondering if I should pursue returning to an office job or stay at home. This morning, I'm sitting here ... http://darscorrections.com/blog/2009/01/08/24-hours/ Someone once told me that as a self-employed individual particularly one who deals with writers and books, any book I buy can be claimed as a business expense. Since books are an obsession my initial thought after hearing this was WOOHOOO!!!! I'm free to buy whatever book I want! Or, at ... http://darscorrections.com/blog/2009/01/07/time-for-reading/ As I come to the end of 2008 and the start of 2009 I'm forced to look back at the year that was - its successes and failures - and look forward to changes and hopes for the new year. In 2008, I became solely self-employed, and a mother again. I ... http://darscorrections.com/blog/2008/12/30/new-years-resolutions/ This thought occurred to me on Black Friday or Monday or whatever it was -- the first shopping day after the American Thanksgiving when a story came over the radio that somewhere in the US (don't remember where) a man was trampled to death and several people were sent to ... http://darscorrections.com/blog/2008/12/23/getting-there-first/ Last night was our Ladies' Night Out event at my church, which we try to have once a month. It came at the end of a very busy day - up since 5 and didn't really stop until 12 hours later while I waited for the pork chops to cook. One ... http://darscorrections.com/blog/2008/12/16/giving-a-christmas-memory/ I'm back...that was a longer hiatus than I'd intended. It started with a one-week posting stint on another writers blog I participate in on a rotating basis (everydaybloggers.blogspot.com). Then I got swamped with a new article editing project and two transcription projects and I've only just now come up for ... http://darscorrections.com/blog/2008/12/08/learning-to-say-no/ Ever look at your to-do list and notice that you just keep writing down the same things day after day and none of them ever seem done and the deadlines associated with them an upcoming projects seem to taunt you. I have found that the last couple of days. Almost ... http://darscorrections.com/blog/2008/11/19/making-to-do-list-progress/