D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
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A Funny Thing Happened….
I ride the bus to my day job. Not only do I save a lot of hassle doing it (I work in the middle of the city and parking is horrendous and expensive), but I also use it to get … Continue reading
Seeing Orange and Red
I track my submissions using the The Grinder, an excellent Duotrope alternative created by David Steffen and Anthony Sullivan over at Diabolical Plots. In the The Grinder, the status of my submissions are color coded, going from black to orange … Continue reading
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“The Schrödinger War” Snapped Up at Lightspeed
I sold one of those stories I mentioned the other day. Lightspeed Magazine has accepted “The Schrödinger War,” and it took about six hours from submission to acceptance. Wow, light speed indeed. I guess one of my fellow Hopeful Monsters … Continue reading
Finding the Groove Again
I’ve been in a bit of a writing funk the past few months. I’ve not had writer’s block, per se; the words just haven’t been coming as easily as they have in the past. The last three weeks, however, I’ve … Continue reading
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“Dreams in Dust” Finds a Second Home
Wow, that happened fast. I sold the reprint rights to my story “Dreams in Dust” in the span of about five minutes to a forthcoming anthology, Wastelands II, edited by John Joseph Adams. Mr. Adams emailed me out of the … Continue reading
Thoughts on the 2012 Nebula Nominees: Short Story
I’ve finished the seven short stories nominated for the 2012 Nebula Award (you can find links to all of them here). They cover an impressive range of topics and styles. Something that struck me more with this year’s nominees than … Continue reading
A Post for the Uninspired
I’m feeling a little uninspired today, but I wanted to post something. Believe it or not, writers aren’t endless fountains of inspiration. Sure, I go through times when I’m fending off a torrent of ideas, but I also go through … Continue reading
A Satisfying Second Helping
Back in January, Waylines published their debut issue and featured three short stories and three short films. One of those films, The Maker, caught my eye, and the fiction wasn’t bad either, featuring stories by Beth Cato, Jeremy Sim, and Grayson Bray … Continue reading
Amazon: Only the End of the Funnel?
Over the past few months, I’ve been following some of the research on how people find and buy books (see here and here and here, if interested). All this research is interesting from the social science perspective, but it’s also … Continue reading
2012 Nebula Award Nominees: Novel and Novella
A couple of days ago, I posted the Nebula Award nominees in the novelette and short story categories. While the novel and novella categories are of interest to me, I didn’t post them because I doubt I’ll vote on these … Continue reading
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