D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
Category Archives: General News
Winding Down 2012
It’s been nearly a week since my last post. It’s been a busy week to wind down 2012: writing—I’m continuing to make progress on my novel draft—celebrating the holidays, packing. In two weeks, my family will be relocating back to the continental … Continue reading
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I’m Eligilble for the Campbell Award
I didn’t know until recently, but I’m eligible for the John W. Campbell Award for best new science fiction or fantasy writer. It’s given out each year by the World Science Fiction Society (based on votes by their members), the same group … Continue reading
J is for….
I want one of these for so many reasons. Now if I can just figure out how to email the link to my wife so she can buy for it me…. ….just kidding, but if they were available I really would … Continue reading
How Readers Discover and Procure Books
The last few weeks, I’ve been slowly working my way through the Pew Research Center report Younger Americans’ Reading and Library Habits (which is sad because it’s a short report). The report has a chapter dedicated to how people discover and where … Continue reading
The Spoiler Paradox
My daughter likes to tell me the ending of cartoons, movies, books, you name. Even if I ask her not to, she seems to get perverse pleasure from hearing me beg her not to tell me what happens. I’ve always … Continue reading
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Who’s Reading My Book and How Did They Find It?
Since I started writing for publication, I’ve become more interested in the reading habits of the public. In June, I looked at sales figures for ebooks versus books from traditional publishers. I’ve also explored the correlation between religion and speculative fiction. … Continue reading
A Year? Really?
I noticed today that it’s been a year since I first established this site. Wow, a year! I started scribbling my thoughts on writing and publishing in June 2012, shortly after I received the publication date for “Thief of Futures,” … Continue reading
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OG’s Speculative Fiction Closes Its Shutters
OG’s Speculative Fiction will cease publication after its next issue. I realize that small press publications regularly come and go, but I point this one out because OG’s published two of my stories. “Memories of Childhood” was the second story … Continue reading
Flash Fiction Gets Its Day
I bet you didn’t know it’s National Flash Fiction Day. I’ll forgive you, especially if you don’t live in Britain. It is, after all, the first time flash fiction has been honored with its own day. (I’m actually surprised it … 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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