D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
Author Archives: D. Thomas Minton
Appreciating the (Point of) View
My writing group, Hopefull Monsters, occasionally engages in discussions of writing craft. A recent discussion got me thinking about point of view, or POV. The POV is the perspective from which a story is written, for example first person (the “I” POV) or … Continue reading
Frivolous Fun
I just figured out how to make it snow. It’s been years since I’ve seen the real white stuff…brrr. The digital snow is nice. I can’t make a snowman out of it, but at least I don’t have to shovel it. For … Continue reading
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“Thief of Futures” Podcast Now Available
Paul Cole at Beam Me Up! has posted part one of his podcast of “Thief of Futures.” Mr. Cole reads short fiction as part of his science news show, broadcast out of WRFR in Rockland, Maine. It’s an eclectic show, with space news, spacey music, … Continue reading
“Rules for Writing”
I “discovered” writer Marc Schuster’s website, Abominations, a few weeks ago when he dropped by and left a comment on one of my posts. He runs a fantastic site with frequent posts that are always interesting and often laugh-out-loud funny—check out … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo: The Final Tally
November is over. NaNoWriMo has officially ended. Whew! With yesterday’s effort, I finished just shy of 53,000 words for the month. While I made the NaNoWriMo word count, I came up short on the goal of finishing the draft of my novel. … Continue reading
A Little Love for Thief
Rusty Keele runs a site called Best Science Fiction Stories. Every few days, he features a story that has caught his eye, and last Monday he featured my story “Thief of Futures.” Considering the number of speculative fiction stories published every … Continue reading
Editors Beware: Writers Talk
For me, the best thing I can get from an editor is a letter saying he or she wants to buy my story. Second to that is a personal rejection, wherein the editor offers me a few words of constructive criticism … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo: Week 3
It was a struggle, but the third week of NaNoWriMo is over. Surprisingly, I’m still hanging in there—good thing I got ahead of the word count the first two weeks, because my gains were lost last week while I was traveling for … Continue reading
Thief Gets a Dose of Vinegar
As a writer, I never know what will happen to one of my stories once it’s out there. I expect people to read it, discuss it, and critique it as a piece of literature and (to a lesser extent) as commentary about … Continue reading
Three Sales for Three Monsters
I’ve collected several rejections over the last several weeks, but three members of my Hopefull Monsters writing group have sold stories: • D.J. Cockburn sold “Seeking Kailash” to Stupefying Stories. • Richard Zwicker’s “The Reopened Cask” will appear in Whortleberry … Continue reading
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D. Thomas Minton 