D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
Category Archives: Writing
“Thief of Futures” Goes International
Over the years, I’ve submitted off-and-on to foreign publications (in this case, by foreign I mean non-English) to see if they’d be interested in translating and publishing some of my stories. I’ve never put more than a passing effort into … Continue reading
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Tagged Foreign Language, Lightspeed Magazine, Nova Fantasia, Thief of Futures
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At Work in the Novel House
I’ve been pounding away on novel revisions for a few weeks, while at the same time still trying to get a couple of short stories out the door. The novel revisions are coming along slowly, but progress is being made. … Continue reading
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Will the Indie Bestseller Please Stand Up
A fellow writer pointed me to an interesting article by Smashwords founder, Mark Coker, examining trends in indie/self-publishing. The author looks at survey data from Smashwords sales. For those not familiar with Smashwords, it’s the largest (or one of the largest) … Continue reading
Read-aloud Editing
As anyone who’s been reading my site for a while has probably noticed, I’m a terrible copyeditor. My posts are filled with typos, missing words, and all sorts of other errors. I know I’m a poor copyeditor, and knowing this, … Continue reading
Some Nice Words about “Portraits from the Shadow”
I don’t usually seek out reviews of my work, but someone pointed me to Tangent’s review of the issue of Intergalactic Medicine Show containing my story “Portraits from the Shadow.” I was gratified to see the reviewer, Michelle Ristuccia, had … Continue reading
2013 Hugo Award Winners
The winners of the Hugo Award were announced last night at Worldcon in Austin, Texas. Congratulations to the winning authors: Novel: Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas by John Scalzi Novella: “The Emperor’s Soul” by Brandon Sanderson Novelette: “The Girl-Thing Who Went Out … Continue reading
“The Schrödinger War” Now Available at Lightspeed
For those with a subscription, my story “The Schrödinger War” is now available in the September issue of Lightspeed Magazine. It will go live on their website this Tuesday for free reading. As this month’s featured story, it will simultaneously … Continue reading
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Tagged io9, Lightspeed Magazine, The Schrödinger War
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All Systems Orange
Since Duotrope went to a subscription service at the start of this year, I’ve been using The (Submission) Grinder to track what slush piles my various stories are visiting at any given time. If you’re not aware of The Grinder, and … Continue reading
Alive and Well and Writing
I’ve been neglecting my website for a while now. I’ve been busy editing my novel-in-progress and trying to get a short story finished and out the door at the same time. As always, there’s not enough time for everything. So … Continue reading
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Where Should I Begin?
So what makes a good beginning to a story? I’ve been asking myself that since I starting revising my novel-in-progress. The beginning of the first draft was okay, but I didn’t feel it grabbed me hard enough, shook me twice, and … Continue reading
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