Category Archives: Writing

No Duotrope? Now What?

Posted on January 1, 2013 by D. Thomas Minton

Today, Duotrope went to its new subscription-based model.  If you’ve made the same decision I have, then you can no longer access its searchable market database and its submissions tracker.  It was a tough decision for me, but after a lot of thought, I … Continue reading →

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Anthology to Feature Campbell-Eligible Writers

Posted on December 24, 2012 by D. Thomas Minton

I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I’m eligible for the Campbell Award.  I’m one of many Campbell-eligible writers.  With so many of us, I have been wondering how nominators/voters even know who we all are? M. David Blake, … Continue reading →

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“Dreams in Dust” Gets the Audio Treatment

Posted on December 22, 2012 by D. Thomas Minton

I wasn’t aware that Lightspeed Magazine had produced a podcast of “Dreams in Dust” until I stumbled over the news at SF Signal on Thursday evening.  Very cool.  I was then pleasantly surprised to find a check for the audio rights … Continue reading →

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Inspiration: “Dreams in Dust”

Posted on December 18, 2012 by D. Thomas Minton

My story “Dreams in Dust” went live for free reading today at Lightspeed Magazine.  Unlike some of my recent stories, I can easily point to the direct inspiration for this story.  Back in February, I stumbled across a regular column … Continue reading →

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I’m Eligilble for the Campbell Award

Posted on December 15, 2012 by D. Thomas Minton

I didn’t know until recently, but I’m eligible for the John W. Campbell Award for best new science fiction or fantasy writer.  It’s given out each year by the World Science Fiction Society (based on votes by their members), the same group … Continue reading →

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Duotrope To Go “Pay to Play”

Posted on December 8, 2012 by D. Thomas Minton

Duotrope is an excellent online market search engine and submission tracker.  As a free service that operated on user donations, it couldn’t be beat.  It’s been an important tool for me since about 2009.  Starting on January 1st, Duotrope will move … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo: The Finally Tally

Posted on December 3, 2012 by D. Thomas Minton

November is over.  NaNoWriMo has officially ended.  Whew!  I finished just over 52,000 words for the month.  I didn’t finish my novel, but I never expected to finish it—speculative fiction novels are generally longer than 50K words—but I’m happy with the … Continue reading →

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“Dreams in Dust” Now Available

Posted on December 1, 2012 by D. Thomas Minton

My story “Dreams in Dust” in now available for purchase in the December issue of Lightspeed Magazine.  I very proud of this story, and the novel I was working on during NaNoWriMo is set in the same universe.  Here’s a story teaser … Continue reading →

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The Journal of Exuberantly Bad Fiction

Posted on November 30, 2012 by D. Thomas Minton

Sometime I just need a good laugh…. I have no idea if it’s a legitimate publication, but The Journal of Exuberantly Bad Fiction is something I’d like to read…at least one issue of it.  With the slogan “If your eyeballs … Continue reading →

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Time to Celebrate

Posted on November 27, 2012 by D. Thomas Minton

I hit my NaNoWriMo goal today: 50,000 words, and with three days to spare.  These last few days were a bit of struggle as I’ve hit a rough spot in my novel.  I need to move my characters through about … Continue reading →

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