D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
Author Archives: D. Thomas Minton
Thought on the Nebula-nominated Novelettes
I finished the last of the Nebula-nominated novellas over the weekend, just in time to get my ballot in before the voting deadline. I finished the short stories last week and posted my thoughts on them earlier. Unlike previous years, I … Continue reading
“Thief of Futures” Goes Nordic
I haven’t had a great March I terms of writing, but I did manage another sale. This one is a reprint sale (“Thief of Futures,” originally appearing in Lightspeed Magazine), but it’s still special for me because it’s to a … Continue reading
Thoughts on the Nebula Nominees: Short Story
March has been a lost month in terms of my fiction writing. The day job picked up incredibly and ate into my designated writing time. I’ve written over 100 pages of scientific reports in the past month—which I actually enjoy … Continue reading
2013 Nebula Nominees: Novella and Novel
A few days ago, I posted the Nebula Award nominees in the novelette and short story categories. I saved the novella and novel categories for later because, while I’m interested in the longer works, I won’t have time to read them before … Continue reading
Inspiration: Wheat King
My flash story “Wheat King” appeared today at Every Day Fiction. I wrote this piece a long time ago, and it found its way almost immediately into the trunk. It simply didn’t work, and at the time, I wasn’t a … Continue reading
Asimov’s Makes its Nebula Nominees Available
A quick update on my post from yesterday about the Nebula Award nominees. I had links to all of the short fiction pieces except the two published in Asimov’s, which originally appeared in print only. I’m happy to announce that … Continue reading
SFWA Announces 2013 Nebula Award Nominations (with links)
It’s award time again, and I’m not talking about the Oscars. My little segment of the fiction-writing world has two major awards: the Hugo Award presented by the World Science Fiction Society and the Nebula Award presented by the Science Fiction … Continue reading
Every Day Fiction Accepts “Wheat King”
For a variety of lame reasons (e.g., travel, the day job has gotten busy, been sick, etc.), I’ve fallen behind on writing things I want to post here. The Nebula Award nominations came out this week and I’ve got my 2014 writing goals … Continue reading
Starship Sofa Welcomes “The Schrödinger War”
I got word late last night that the podcast of my story “The Schrödinger War” was going live at Starship Sofa. I haven’t had a chance to hear what narrator Josh Roseman has done with it—and I’m always a little … Continue reading
A Great Find and Some Writing News
So it’s been almost two weeks since I’ve posted anything. I managed to get unstuck in the snow and catch my flight to warmer climes for the day job. Whenever I travel for work, things get exceptionally busy—I have to … Continue reading
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