D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
Monthly Archives: December 2011
“Observations on a Clock” Available December 20th
I had a spike in the number of visitors to my site today, so I figured something was up. A little looking around and a timely Google Alert lead me to SFScope. They’ve posted the contents and release date for … Continue reading
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Tagged Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Observations on a Clock, Short Story
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Rich and Versatile, Indeed
Last week, I published a post about “Rules for Writing.” In that post I said that I particularly like P. D. James five rules, one of which was: Increase your word power. Words are the raw material of our craft. … Continue reading
Liquid Imagination Will Have “The Sea Shall Have Them”
Liquid Imagination has accepted my story “The Sea Shall Have Them” for their February 2012 issue (Issue #12). This is one of those stories I mentioned a while ago that has a strong nautical influence, something that is generally—and you … Continue reading
Part Two of “Thief of Futures” Podcast Now Available
Last week, Paul Cole at Beam Me Up! posted the first part of his podcast of “Thief of Futures.” Part two is now available for listening. If you don’t have time to enjoy Paul’s entire show, my story starts, or rather continues, at the 39:30 … Continue reading
Is Originality All It’s Cracked Up to Be?
In a review of the William de Kooning exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (New York City), I came across an interesting quote attributed to the artist: “In art one idea is as good as another.” This seems to … Continue reading
Appreciating the (Point of) View
My writing group, Hopefull Monsters, occasionally engages in discussions of writing craft. A recent discussion got me thinking about point of view, or POV. The POV is the perspective from which a story is written, for example first person (the “I” POV) or … Continue reading
Frivolous Fun
I just figured out how to make it snow. It’s been years since I’ve seen the real white stuff…brrr. The digital snow is nice. I can’t make a snowman out of it, but at least I don’t have to shovel it. For … Continue reading
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“Thief of Futures” Podcast Now Available
Paul Cole at Beam Me Up! has posted part one of his podcast of “Thief of Futures.” Mr. Cole reads short fiction as part of his science news show, broadcast out of WRFR in Rockland, Maine. It’s an eclectic show, with space news, spacey music, … Continue reading
“Rules for Writing”
I “discovered” writer Marc Schuster’s website, Abominations, a few weeks ago when he dropped by and left a comment on one of my posts. He runs a fantastic site with frequent posts that are always interesting and often laugh-out-loud funny—check out … Continue reading
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
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