D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
Author Archives: D. Thomas Minton
Is Exposure Worth Giving Away Your Rights?
As a writer who wishes to one day make a living off his stories, I’ve made the conscious decision not to give away the rights on my work. The rights to a story are what give them economic value—they’re worth … Continue reading
Inspiration: “The Octopus Garden”
Two weeks ago, Suction Cup Dreams: An Octopus Anthology was published by obsolescent.info press. The anthology contains my story “The Octopus Garden.” I originally wrote this story in 1991 after watching a documentary on Vanuatu. The documentary had a sequence in … Continue reading
Making Up Ground in NaNoWriMo
After the first ten days of November, I found myself behind pace to meet my NaNoWriMo target. I had a good excuse (I was traveling), but excuses are worth less than the paper they’re written on, especially when they’re not written on … Continue reading
Maybe NaNoWriMo Isn’t for You, and That’s OK
National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, has grown into a writing institution over the past decade. Started in 1999 with less than two dozen writers, it now has over 200,000 participants and has taken on a life of its own. … Continue reading
Wastelands II Anthology Delayed
The more I publish, the more I learn about the business. Earlier this year, my story “Dreams in Dust” was accepted as a reprint for an anthology called Wastelands II, originally to be released by Nightshade Books last July. Nightshade … Continue reading
One-third of the Way There: A NaNoWriMo Update
For me, succeeding during National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, is about consistency. I need to write every day or risk falling so far behind that I can’t catch up. For the past five years, that’s how I made it. … Continue reading
“The Octopus Garden” Now Available
It’s been a while coming, but Suction Cup Dreams: An Octopus Anthology has finally been released by obsolescent.info press. The anthology contains my story “The Octopus Garden,” which was inspired by my time in the Pacific Islands and of course my … Continue reading
Where Do I Stand Heading Into the Home Stretch
I’ve been unmotivated to write my third-quarter progress report for my 2013 writing goals because I’ve been afraid of what I might see. I’ve been so focused—I might even say consumed—by doing novel edits recently that several of my other … Continue reading
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Ack! NaNoWriMo is Here Already
Where did October go? Ordinarily I wouldn’t comment on the ending of a month, but with October ending, it means November is starting. November means National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. For those not familiar with NaNoWriMo, it’s a celebration of … Continue reading
Do I Have a Title?
I originally thought the title of my novel-in-progress was going to be Deep Fire. I had envisioned writing a science fiction thriller set on a mining station in space, but that wasn’t the novel I wound up writing. I never … Continue reading
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