D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
Category Archives: Writing
Who Owns the Space Marines?
This might be old news, but I just heard about it this week (so it’s new news to me). The story itself—or at least this round of it—is over, but it illustrates the state of things in the online world. … Continue reading
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And It’s Out….
That didn’t take long…but they also said it wouldn’t…. The 2013 Campbellian Pre-Reading Anthology from Stupefying Stories is now available for free download. It contains three of my stories: my Campbell-qualifying sale, “Thief of Futures” (originally published in Lightspeed Magazine), “Observations … Continue reading
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Tagged Campbell Award, My Mask Humanity, Observations on a Clock, Thief of Futures
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Pre-Campbell Anthology Set for Release
I signed my contract today allowing up to three of my stories to appear in a special issue of Stupefying Stories. M. David Blake, one of Stupefying‘s editors, has put together a pre-award reader to assist Campbell Award voters. (The John W. Campbell Award is … Continue reading
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Tagged Campbell Award, My Mask Humanity, Observations on a Clock, Thief of Futures
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“Still Life Through Water Droplets” Live at Toasted Cake
Yeah for Toasted Cake! My story “Still Life Through Droplets,” originally published in Daily Science Fiction, is now up for listening at Toasted Cake, perhaps my favorite podcasts out there. If you’re not familiar with Toasted Cake, it’s a Parsec … Continue reading
Staying on Target in 2013
It’s already February. What happened to the time? The year is one-twelfth of the way over, and I’m just now finalizing my writing goals for 2013. For the past two years, I’ve set writing goals and targets. Goals are important … Continue reading
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An Octopus Update
Yesterday I got a status update from the Mr. David Joseph Clarke, editor of Suction Cup Dreams, the long overdue anthology that will contain my story “The Octopus Garden.” I was beginning to wonder what was up at obsolescent.info Press—they had been quiet … Continue reading
Turn the Screws and Make ’em Squirm
I critique a lot of stories by both experienced and novice writers. While I get to see a lot of stories that I think work, much of what I read doesn’t. Often the story has a clear conflict, well-developed characters, and … Continue reading
“Dreams in Dust” Gets Listed
I’ve been offline for about 10 days, so I only recently learned that my story “Dreams in Dust” has made Tangent‘s recommended reading list for 2012. Woo-hoo! I’ve never made a recommended reading list before, so I’m excited and honored. Tangent and … Continue reading
Looking Back on 2012
The last page of 2012 has been logged into the history books. Reviewing my writing performance for the year, I see a strong start to 2o12 that ran into some bumps later in the year. I met some goals; I failed to meet others, … Continue reading
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Welcome The Grinder
Since Duotrope went to its pay-to-play format, I’ve been following the development of some competing market databases and submission trackers. I wrote about new development effort (Submitomancy) a few days ago. And now I’ve learned about a new submission tracker whose … Continue reading
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