D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
Author Archives: D. Thomas Minton
Hits, With Purpose
This post is about the power of Mr. T and Steve Urkel. Call it an experiment in their pop culture power, and I want to see just how much juice they bring to the Thunderdome. Hmm….this make me wonder if would … Continue reading
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Tagged Mad Max, Master Blaster, Mr. T, pop culture, Thunderdome, Urkel, Writing Craft
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“No Better Yesterday for Tomorrow” Finds a Home
December continues to be kind. Mystic Signals has bought my story “No Better Yesterday for Tomorrow.” It’s been accepted as a featured story for their print-only version (they publish some stories both online and in print). It will appear in issue … Continue reading
Posted in Science Fiction, Writing
Tagged Mystic Signals, No Better Yesterday for Tomorrow, Sale
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A Quick-as-Flash Update (part deux)
I guess I jumped the clichéd gun yesterday with my update, because I awoke this morning to find “page” proofs for my story “Still Life Through Water Droplets” in my email inbox. Daily Science Fiction has scheduled it to be mailed … Continue reading
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Tagged Daily Science Fiction, Still Life Through Water Droplets
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A Quick-as-Flash Update
The next few months will be busy for me on the publishing front (and hopefully for readers on the reading front). I have several stories hitting bookstores and the ether, and I thought I’d give a quick summary of what’s coming: … Continue reading
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Tagged Clownspace, Observations on a Clock, The Sea Shall Have Them
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“Thief of Futures” Podcast Concludes
The conclusion of the podcast of “Thief of Futures” is now available online. Paul Cole at Beam Me Up! did nice job with it—I felt each part got stronger. Paul had originally planned to run it in four parts, but … Continue reading
“Observations on a Clock” Available December 20th
I had a spike in the number of visitors to my site today, so I figured something was up. A little looking around and a timely Google Alert lead me to SFScope. They’ve posted the contents and release date for … Continue reading
Posted in Science Fiction, Writing
Tagged Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Observations on a Clock, Short Story
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Rich and Versatile, Indeed
Last week, I published a post about “Rules for Writing.” In that post I said that I particularly like P. D. James five rules, one of which was: Increase your word power. Words are the raw material of our craft. … Continue reading
Liquid Imagination Will Have “The Sea Shall Have Them”
Liquid Imagination has accepted my story “The Sea Shall Have Them” for their February 2012 issue (Issue #12). This is one of those stories I mentioned a while ago that has a strong nautical influence, something that is generally—and you … Continue reading
Part Two of “Thief of Futures” Podcast Now Available
Last week, Paul Cole at Beam Me Up! posted the first part of his podcast of “Thief of Futures.” Part two is now available for listening. If you don’t have time to enjoy Paul’s entire show, my story starts, or rather continues, at the 39:30 … Continue reading
Is Originality All It’s Cracked Up to Be?
In a review of the William de Kooning exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (New York City), I came across an interesting quote attributed to the artist: “In art one idea is as good as another.” This seems to … Continue reading
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