D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
Category Archives: Inspiration
Is Originality All It’s Cracked Up to Be?
In a review of the William de Kooning exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (New York City), I came across an interesting quote attributed to the artist: “In art one idea is as good as another.” This seems to … Continue reading
“Rules for Writing”
I “discovered” writer Marc Schuster’s website, Abominations, a few weeks ago when he dropped by and left a comment on one of my posts. He runs a fantastic site with frequent posts that are always interesting and often laugh-out-loud funny—check out … Continue reading
Finding the Way in the Big Blue
Prior to my recent trip, I was working on a new story that just didn’t want to come together. There was nothing specifically wrong with it; it just didn’t feel right. I tried different things—I rewrote multiple sections, changed the ending … Continue reading
The Alien is Here
The other day, someone asked me where I get ideas for alien worlds. That made me pause as I realized that I don’t write many stories that take place on alien worlds or which even have aliens in them. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Fine Art of Surfacing, Hoodoo
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On Being a Writer and Getting Eaten by a Shark
I aspire to make a living one day from writing fiction. It’s something I’ve aspired to for most of my life, but never pursued because I was always told the chances of success were so slim, and therefore it was prudent … Continue reading
Pouncing Deadlines and Other Randomness
The end of September came out of nowhere, kind of like a tiger pouncing. Deadlines, deadlines, deadlines—both at the day job and with my writing—and all of them on the last day of the month. People put so much emphasis … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo is Nearly Here
For the uninitiated, you’re probably looking at the title of this post and wondering what the heck is NaNoWriMo? For those in the know—I’d say hip, but I’m definitely not hip—that’s shorthand for National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. NaNoWriMo occurs every November, … Continue reading
The Waiting
I like to think I’m a patient person, but I am of the generation that grew up on a steady dose of MTV (when it actually used to play music), 24-hour news cycles, and the internet. I know I’m a lot less patient … Continue reading
Inspiration: “Thief of Futures”
If you’ve been following my scribbles, then you already know that my story “Thief of Future” is available for free reading over at Lightspeed Magazine. Also available is an author’s profile (by Robyn Lupo) in which I talk about the story setting … Continue reading
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Tagged Indonesia, Lightspeed Magazine, Thief of Futures
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