D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
Category Archives: Writing
Finding the Groove Again
I’ve been in a bit of a writing funk the past few months. I’ve not had writer’s block, per se; the words just haven’t been coming as easily as they have in the past. The last three weeks, however, I’ve … Continue reading
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“Dreams in Dust” Finds a Second Home
Wow, that happened fast. I sold the reprint rights to my story “Dreams in Dust” in the span of about five minutes to a forthcoming anthology, Wastelands II, edited by John Joseph Adams. Mr. Adams emailed me out of the … Continue reading
Thoughts on the 2012 Nebula Nominees: Short Story
I’ve finished the seven short stories nominated for the 2012 Nebula Award (you can find links to all of them here). They cover an impressive range of topics and styles. Something that struck me more with this year’s nominees than … Continue reading
A Post for the Uninspired
I’m feeling a little uninspired today, but I wanted to post something. Believe it or not, writers aren’t endless fountains of inspiration. Sure, I go through times when I’m fending off a torrent of ideas, but I also go through … Continue reading
A Satisfying Second Helping
Back in January, Waylines published their debut issue and featured three short stories and three short films. One of those films, The Maker, caught my eye, and the fiction wasn’t bad either, featuring stories by Beth Cato, Jeremy Sim, and Grayson Bray … Continue reading
Amazon: Only the End of the Funnel?
Over the past few months, I’ve been following some of the research on how people find and buy books (see here and here and here, if interested). All this research is interesting from the social science perspective, but it’s also … Continue reading
2012 Nebula Award Nominees: Novel and Novella
A couple of days ago, I posted the Nebula Award nominees in the novelette and short story categories. While the novel and novella categories are of interest to me, I didn’t post them because I doubt I’ll vote on these … Continue reading
2012 Nebula Award Nominees (with links)
It’s award time again. My little segment of the fiction writing world has two major awards given out annually: the Hugo Award (named for Hugo Gernsback) presented by the World Science Fiction Society and the Nebula Award presented by the Science … Continue reading
Ebooks Changing the Way We Use Libraries
I finished reading the Pew Report Younger Americans’ Reading and Library Habits some time ago. I posted a few thoughts on the report several months ago (here and here), but I never got around to posting my final thoughts. In addition to … Continue reading
Should I Register my Copyright?
As a writer, you’d think I’d know the ins-and-outs of copyright law, especially considering the recent brouhaha over the Games Workshop trademark infringement case. Other than knowing that what I write is protected under U.S. copyright law the second I put … Continue reading
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D. Thomas Minton 