D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
Author Archives: D. Thomas Minton
Flash Fiction Gets Its Day
I bet you didn’t know it’s National Flash Fiction Day. I’ll forgive you, especially if you don’t live in Britain. It is, after all, the first time flash fiction has been honored with its own day. (I’m actually surprised it … Continue reading
Suction Cup Dreams Scheduled for July
obsolescent.info has announced a July release date for Suction Cup Dreams: An Octopus Anthology, which will contain my story “The Octopus Garden.” As the title of both the anthology and my story suggests, this will be an anthology of speculative fiction about … Continue reading
Self-Publishers, It’s Hollywood Calling…
Last week I was part of a discussion about self-publishing vs. traditional-publishing. The topic is of direct interest to me (see my previous post on it here), so hearing the opinions of both self- and traditionally published authors was fascinating. One … Continue reading
More Stories, More Loglines
The past two days, I’ve been practicing crafting loglines in between my usual short story writing and editing. I thought I’d share a couple. Here’s what I came up with for “Observations on a Clock,” published in the February issue … Continue reading
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Tagged Logline, Observations on a Clock, Wings Over the Suicide Rocks, Writing Craft
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The Ins and Outs of Loglines
I’ve started revising my novel. (Actually, I’m still preparing myself to get to work as I polish off a few short stories, but I’m starting on the ground work). A while ago I talked about the elevator pitch approach to … Continue reading
How Long is Too Long?
Two years ago, I finished a draft for a novel and promptly put it on the shelf. I didn’t shelve it because I thought it was bad—quite the contrary, I think it has a lot of potential. I shelved it … Continue reading
Inspiration: “Do Not Go Gentle into the Night”
Darker recently published my story “Do Not Go Gentle into the Night.” I wrote this story while traveling in Indonesia, and the influence should be obvious, from the Dutch colonialism to the Bahasa language. The primary inspiration, however, came from a visit I made … Continue reading
“Time Debt” Finds a Place
I’m pleased to announce that Electric Spec has accepted my story “Time Debt” for publication this summer. While this story is quite short (about 1,100 words), it was a pain to get right for a variety of reasons, so I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged Electric Spec, Sale, Short Story, Time Debt
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The Elevator Pitch Approach to Novel Editing
I finished a draft of a novel last December, and put it on the shelf to marinate for a while. One of my writing goals for 2012 is to revise and submit it, so for the last month or two, … Continue reading
“Do Not Go Gentle into the Night” Now Available
My dark speculative fiction story “Do Not Go Gentle into the Night” is now available at Darker. While much of my writing has a dark underbelly, this story is dark underneath, in the middle, and on the top—so be prepared, … Continue reading
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Tagged Darker, Do Not Go Gentle into the Night, Short Story
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D. Thomas Minton 