D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
Author Archives: D. Thomas Minton
“Requiem For Shiva” Gets illustrated
The editor at The Future Fire sent the page proofs for “Requiem for Shiva” today. They included the artwork that will accompany my story, and I’m very impressed with the two black and white drawings done by Oregon artist Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein. They … Continue reading
Michael Haynes Interviews…Me
Michael Haynes interviewed me last week about my story “Observations on a Clock” and my writing process. The interview is now posted, so head over to Michael’s site and check it out. I will also be stopping by periodically to … Continue reading
New Release Date for IN SITU
“Hoodoo” was the first story I sold in 2011, and it has yet to appear in print. The anthology in which it was to appear has been delayed multiple times. In January, the publisher, Dagan Books, approached me about extending my soon-to-expire … Continue reading
A Chat With Michael Haynes
Back in January, author Michael Haynes featured my story “Observations on a Clock” in his short story dissections on his website. It’s an interesting analysis, and I recommend you check it out if you haven’t already. After it appeared, I … Continue reading
Don’t Be Afraid to Break the Eggs
A couple of days ago, I wrote a post about past versus present tense, so when I came across a wish list of writing rules to break by Charlie Jane Anders at io9, I got a crazy, déjà vu feeling when I saw “No … Continue reading
Does (or Did) Tense Matter?
There seem to be unwritten rules about writing, particularly with regard to things like point of view and tense. I’ve had people tell me that stories should be written in the past tense instead of the present tense (or the future, for that … Continue reading
Two More Monster(ous) Sales
It’s time to celebrate a couple of recent sales by my fellow Hopefull Monsters: • Richard Zwicker sold his story “Stellar Dust and Mirrors” to Stupefying Stories. In their current issue, Stupefying Stories has a piece from another Monster (D.J. Cockburn), … Continue reading
Step Inside, World
As someone who works in the sciences for my day job, I’m fascinated by data and what they can tell me. Naturally, I love the site-visitor statistics that WordPress supplies (one of these days I will plug this thing into Google … Continue reading
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Three More “Rules for Writing”
In December, I published a post on Rules for Writing. I recently came across another “set” of rules from W. Somerset Maugham that put a smile on my face: “There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows … Continue reading
Nighttime on Kaho’olawe
I spent part of last week on an island called Kaho’olawe. While only a few miles from the island of Maui (state of Hawaii), it’s surprisingly “remote” because of its history and current condition. It served as a live bombing range for the … Continue reading
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