D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
Author Archives: D. Thomas Minton
It’s a Small (Genre) World and Some New Places to Visit
It’s a small genre world, and I found something cool at the same time. How’s that for an opening teaser? Now let me back up and explain…. Yesterday a reader named Joachim Boaz left a comment on a post I had written … Continue reading
“The Last Horse” Hits the Shelves
My story “The Last Horse” is now available in the September 2012 issue of Aoife’s Kiss. It’s about carousels, Americana, and…well…the apocolypse. The issue also has one of the neatest pieces of cover art I’ve seen in a long time. The September … Continue reading
A Window into My Mind?
I don’t write horror stories. Sure, I’ve written dark stories, but nothing I think anyone would consider horror. Recently my writing group, Hopefull Monsters, had a long discussion aimed at trying to define horror: What it is, and more importantly to me … Continue reading
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“Dreams in Dust” Scheduled for December
I received news yesterday that my story “Dreams in Dust” will appear in the December issue of Lightspeed Magazine. What an awesome way to close out 2012! Lightspeed is one of my favorite publications, and this will be my second appearance … Continue reading
Toasted Cake Wins Parsec Award for Best New Podcast
Toasted Cake recently produced a wonderful podcast of my story “Clownspace.” I learned a couple of days ago that Toasted Cake was honored with a Parsec Award for best new podcast. While I wasn’t overly familiar with the Parsec Awards (I’d heard of them, … Continue reading
Self-doubt and the Fine Art of Rejectomancy
Rejection is part of writing for publication. Pro-rate magazines accept considerably less than one percent of all submissions. As a writer, you either grow a thick skin about it, or you stop submitting stories. With all of the rejection inherent … Continue reading
Hugo Award Winners Announced
Many years ago, I set out to read “the best” science fiction novels written, but didn’t know where to start. I decided to read all of the Hugo and Nebula award winners. I quickly found that I tended to prefer the … Continue reading
Analog Gets New Leadership
After 34 years at the helm of Analog, Dr. Stanley Schmidt is retiring. Analog is one of the “big three” publications in the short speculative fiction field, and has produced numerous Hugo and Nebula winning stories and launched the careers of … Continue reading
“My Mask, Human” Set for End of September
It looks like Daily Science Fiction will publish my story, “My Mask, Humanity,” on September 28th. I say “looks like” because the news didn’t come via the folks at DSF, but through SF Signal, a reputable science fiction website. The … Continue reading
Posted in Science Fiction, Writing
Tagged Daily Science Fiction, My Mask Humanity, Writers of the Future
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Digging Out
I enjoy traveling to remote and interesting place—it’s one of the reasons I went into the line of work I did for my day job—but I also really enjoy coming home…except for the pile of things that always continues to … Continue reading
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