Tag: Goals
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Inspiration: Sailing Stories
I am 30,000 words into my NanoWrimo project, “The Day Peter Died,” my Peter Pan retelling, which I described a few weeks ago. The goal is to finish 1000 words each day, from October 12th to November 30th, which adds up to 50,000 words total. It’s been excellent fun, especially because I’ve been writing in…
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November Without Nano
National Novel Writing Month The NanoWrimo website and community shut down earlier this year after more than 20 years of supporting writers. They closed for a plethora of reasons, including both monetary and other more personal concerns. But its closer has left quite a whole in the writing community. I have been using NanoWrimo since…
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2025 Works in Progress
This week, I spent my free time playing “Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2,” but when I am not doing that, I am making progress on my writing goals. It has felt like a slow start to the year for my writing. January seemed a month and a half long, and I think I caught a wave…
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New Year’s Reflection
New Year’s is more a time of reflection than resolution for me. It is about considering how I spent my time this year and where I want to focus my energy for the future. I always pick 10 things with varying degrees of required energy. Some of the goals are easier because they are already…
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New Year’s Goals
As we finish out the holidays, many people will be making New Year’s resolutions. I love the idea of working toward personal improvement every year, but New Year’s resolutions have never worked well for me. That is why about seven years ago, I started writing New Year’s goals instead. About this time every year, I…
Grant Pearson 