D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
Category Archives: Inspiration
A Window into My Mind?
I don’t write horror stories. Sure, I’ve written dark stories, but nothing I think anyone would consider horror. Recently my writing group, Hopefull Monsters, had a long discussion aimed at trying to define horror: What it is, and more importantly to me … Continue reading
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Inspiration: “Hoodoo”
For those of you who follow my Scribbles, you know that one of the most common questions I get asked about my stories is where did I get the idea for it. People seem to be endlessly fascinated by the … Continue reading
Inspiration: “No Better Yesterday for Tomorrow”
I call “No Better Yesterday for Tomorrow” my story with the odd title. Most people don’t get the title, but I if they think about some after reading the story, it should be obvious. Then again, I came up with … Continue reading
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The Gravedigger’s Psyche
This post has a bit of a grey tone to it. Maybe the rain has caused it. Maybe it’s simply me. Anyways consider yourself warned. I ride the bus to my day job, and the stop where I get on … Continue reading
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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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Inspiration: “Time Debt”
I can often trace the inspiration for my stories back to one or a small handful of things. It could be something I read, a trip I took, a brainstorming idea from a writing prompt—almost anything really. My story “Time … Continue reading
Welcome to the Cloud
I was home sick from the day job today and spent time fooling around on the internet when I should have been writing (I did some of that too, however). I came across one of those “word clouds” and thought it might be interesting … Continue reading
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Inspiration: “Strand in the Web”
It’s not always easy to trace the inspiration for a story to a single thing, but this isn’t the case for “Strand in the Web,” which appears in the June issue of Goldfish Grimm’s Spicy Fiction Sushi. Waaaaay back in 2010, … Continue reading
An Afternoon in the Park
Yesterday I visited a carousel I’ve been wanting see for some time—yes, a carousel, merry-go-round, or whatever else you might call it. Most people don’t think about carousels, but since I did a lot of research on them for my … Continue reading
Inspiration: “Do Not Go Gentle into the Night”
Darker recently published my story “Do Not Go Gentle into the Night.” I wrote this story while traveling in Indonesia, and the influence should be obvious, from the Dutch colonialism to the Bahasa language. The primary inspiration, however, came from a visit I made … Continue reading
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