D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
Author Archives: D. Thomas Minton
Finding the Way in the Big Blue
Prior to my recent trip, I was working on a new story that just didn’t want to come together. There was nothing specifically wrong with it; it just didn’t feel right. I tried different things—I rewrote multiple sections, changed the ending … Continue reading
Confessions of Writing Junkie
I haven’t had much opportunity to write this week—I was traveling for my day job and spending twelve hours a day on and under water. At night, the struggle to put words on the screen lost out to my need … Continue reading
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Three Down, One to Go
In January of this year, I set the following four writing goals: Write and/or edit at least 500 words per day Finish the novel I started last year Finish at least ten short stories Make at least forty story submissions or four … Continue reading
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My First Reviews Are In
“Thief of Futures” was my first story to appear in a major speculative fiction publication, so I was expecting it to get a wide readership and garner a few reviews. I’ve never had my work formally reviewed by total strangers before, … Continue reading
Must be the Season
Tracie McBride, our Hopefull Monster down under, has had a run of sales recently and commented that it “must be the season for acceptances”. I guess she was right. The day after she said that, I sold “The Last Horse” to Aoife’s … Continue reading
“The Last Horse” Finds a Home
Aoife’s Kiss has accepted my story “The Last Horse” for the September 2012 print and online issue. This one was a personal favorite, so I’m happy that it’s finally found a home.
The Alien is Here
The other day, someone asked me where I get ideas for alien worlds. That made me pause as I realized that I don’t write many stories that take place on alien worlds or which even have aliens in them. The … Continue reading
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On Being a Writer and Getting Eaten by a Shark
I aspire to make a living one day from writing fiction. It’s something I’ve aspired to for most of my life, but never pursued because I was always told the chances of success were so slim, and therefore it was prudent … Continue reading
Wrong Goals ===> Disappointment & Misery
I recently had an email discussion with a writing colleague about how he was discouraged by the relatively few “returns” on his writing “investment”. That got me thinking about writing goals again—I think a lot about writing goals. In this case, … Continue reading
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