Category Archives: Inspiration
Winter Storms and Future Considerations
I’m a marine biologist who lives in the mountains. I’m not sure how that happened, but I certainly have no regrets. This also means I’m used to water in all forms. While I’ve spent my career in liquid water, the … Continue reading
Writing Update: Collaboration on the Clock
I thought I’d provide a quick writing update to set the stage for some future posts I want to make. A few months ago, I finished revising the manuscript for Tiger Unbound, Book Five of the Calytpo Cycle. At this … Continue reading
“The Memory Plague” Is Here
I guess that might not be the best title for a post given the times, but believe it or not, my new story at Lightspeed Magazine was not inspired by COVID (I’ll have more on that in a later post). … Continue reading
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Taking a Break: Into the Wilds
I haven’t posted here in over a week because I took a vacation and headed off into the wilds of the Pacific Northwest of the United States. I wrote little during the last week, but I’m not going to beat myself up over … Continue reading
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What Are You Waiting For?
I’ve met a lot of people who say they that want to write stories. I know most of them will never get around to it for a variety of reasons. For most of these folks, it won’t matter. Whatever their … Continue reading
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So You Want to be a (Science) Fiction Writer
I’m not one who generally dispenses advice to be people about how to break into the writing business or to assess their ability to “make” it. I’m happy to talk about market trends, what works for me (but may not … Continue reading
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Is That My Name on the Cover?
A writer I know developed something she calls Writer Bingo, where she made up a Bingo card where each square has something she considered an important or desirable writing milestone. It might include things like “first personal rejection” to “first invite to … Continue reading
Inspiration: “From the Darkness Beneath”
I missed announcing this one when it came out a few months ago. To be honest, I had almost entirely forgotten about “From the Darkness Beneath” since its been sitting in the publishing queue at Space and Time magazine for over … Continue reading
The No-BS Rules For Writing Success
People like to talk about rules for writing, but I’ve found that almost all the rules people talk about are a bunch of BS. That especially applies to all the rules about how to construct a story, how to start … Continue reading
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What are those steps again?
I feel a little like I’m in a 12-step program today. What’s that first step? Oh, yeah, admitting you have a problem. The second? Accepting it? Hmmm . . . I don’t know. Maybe this is a lousy analogy. I … Continue reading
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D. Thomas Minton 