D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
Category Archives: Hopefull Monsters
A Gothic Bit of Schlock (Magazine)
Teodor Reljic and Michael Vella, fellow members of my writing group Hopefull Monsters, produce an online publication called Schlock Magazine. It’s a quarterly publication that contains, well, “schlocky” speculative fiction stories. What does that mean? The editors describe schlock as “trash, treasures, … Continue reading
Killing Your Darlings
As part of my “training” to break into professional fiction writing, I routinely critique stories by other writers. (I do this both when asked and when I read, but that’s fodder for another post.) I recently critiqued a story in … Continue reading
Title Me Thus, Sayeth Gomorrah
Titles fascinating me, partly because I find them extremely challenging to write—either a title comes to me in a shot of inspiration, or no amount of wringing the ol’ grey-matter brings one—but also because they come in so many forms, from … Continue reading
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
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
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Fiction and Advertising
Tracie McBride, a fellow member of the Hopefull Monsters writing group, posted a fascinating blog entry about lies and advertising. She elegantly ties pending legislation in Australia that would to limit the way cigarettes can be packaged back to fiction … Continue reading
Fellow “Monster” Sells a Tale
I belong to a writing group called Hopefull Monsters (yes, the extra “L” is not mistake—at least that’s our story and we’re sticking with it). We’re all aspiring writers obsessed with speculative fiction. We’re sprinkled around the world, so I don’t think any … Continue reading
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