D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
Category Archives: Goals
With Days to Spare
Whew! With only a handful of days left in 2011, I’ve met my final writing goal for the year. I finished the first draft of my untitled science fiction novel. I need to get a little distance from it before delving into the … Continue reading
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NaNoWriMo: The Final Tally
November is over. NaNoWriMo has officially ended. Whew! With yesterday’s effort, I finished just shy of 53,000 words for the month. While I made the NaNoWriMo word count, I came up short on the goal of finishing the draft of my novel. … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo: Week 3
It was a struggle, but the third week of NaNoWriMo is over. Surprisingly, I’m still hanging in there—good thing I got ahead of the word count the first two weeks, because my gains were lost last week while I was traveling for … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo: Week 2
Week two of NaNoWriMo is over. My writing got a little sporadic last week as some day-job items needed extra attention, but I managed to keep the NaNoWriMo pace. Here’s an update on the word counts: Nov 8—1,775 words Nov 9—1,150 … Continue reading
NaMoWriMo: Week 1
The first week of NaNoWriMo is in the books (where did the days go!), so I thought a quick update was in order. In true NaNoWriMo style, it’s all about the word count, so here’s what I’ve written so far: Nov … Continue reading
Time to Shift into High Gear
Tomorrow is the official start of National Novel Writing Month—or NaNoWriMo for the initiated. The participants will attempt to write 50,000 words in the month of November. I’ll be participating for the fourth time (unofficially—I’m not big on actually signing up for things … Continue reading
Three Down, One to Go
In January of this year, I set the following four writing goals: Write and/or edit at least 500 words per day Finish the novel I started last year Finish at least ten short stories Make at least forty story submissions or four … Continue reading
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On Being a Writer and Getting Eaten by a Shark
I aspire to make a living one day from writing fiction. It’s something I’ve aspired to for most of my life, but never pursued because I was always told the chances of success were so slim, and therefore it was prudent … Continue reading
Wrong Goals ===> Disappointment & Misery
I recently had an email discussion with a writing colleague about how he was discouraged by the relatively few “returns” on his writing “investment”. That got me thinking about writing goals again—I think a lot about writing goals. In this case, … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo is Nearly Here
For the uninitiated, you’re probably looking at the title of this post and wondering what the heck is NaNoWriMo? For those in the know—I’d say hip, but I’m definitely not hip—that’s shorthand for National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. NaNoWriMo occurs every November, … Continue reading
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