D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
Author Archives: D. Thomas Minton
Hopeful(l) Monsters
Yesterday I was catching up on a back issue of the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. A short story called “Signs of Life” by Carter Scholz contained a paragraph that struck a chord with me: “DNA copies itself imperfectly, or evolution … Continue reading
Congratulations to the New Kid
As I do near the beginning of every month, I popped over to Lightspeed Magazine to check out their upcoming lineup. Not only will they have a story by Connie Willis at the end of the month, but I also … Continue reading
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Tagged Lightspeed Magazine, Million Writers Award, Thief of Futures
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Five-year-old Eyes
I went snorkeling with my daughter last weekend. It was the first time she’s put on a mask and fins and ventured out into deep water. At first she was hesitant because she couldn’t touch the bottom, but after going back to … Continue reading
Are the Long Hunts Over?
I’ve spent a lot of time prowling second-hand bookshops looking for elusive, out-of-print titles. I’ve found some of my favorite books that way. I still remember my excitement at finding Moorcock’s Behold the Man, Brunner’s Stand on Zanzibar, and Zelazny’s … Continue reading
Posted in General News, Hopefull Monsters, Science Fiction
Tagged Books, eBooks, Out of Print
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To Write, Write, Write
Like everything in the world, there’s considerable variability in productivity from writer to writer. Some writers are notoriously slow, whereas others seem to have a steady stream of novels, short stories, poems, articles, graphic novels, blog post, etc. flying off their fingers. … Continue reading
Sometimes My Goals Aren’t That Big…or Important
Since setting up this site, I’ve been cruising around the good ol’ interweb looking at other author pages to get ideas for how I want mine to look. Yesterday I stopped over at Jay Lake’s webpage. For those who aren’t … Continue reading
Hit with a Brick and Mortar
I remember hearing several months ago that Borders, the second largest bookseller in the US, had filed for bankruptcy, but for some reason it never really sank in. Until today, that is, when I happened to cut through Borders on my way … Continue reading
Updates
A few updates on forthcoming stories: “Thief of Futures” has been tentatively scheduled for the September issue of Lightspeed Magazine. Dagan Books has updated the release date for IN SITU to “late Summer 2011”. Hopefully this means my story “Hoodoo” will be … Continue reading
A Weekend “Interview”
I spent the weekend answering questions for an “Author’s Spotlight” to run in conjuction with my upcoming story at Lightspeed Magazine. It was an interview, of sorts, which was a first for me as a fiction writer. (I’ve have done interviews for my … Continue reading
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