D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
Category Archives: Writing
Nebula Award Winners Announced
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America announced the Nebula Award winners last night. Congratulations to the winners: Novel: Among Others by Jo Walton Novella: “The Man Who Bridged the Mist” by Kij Johnson Novelette: “What We Found” by … Continue reading
“Strand in the Web” Makes Twenty
I sold my twentieth short story last night when Goldfish Grimm’s Spicy Fiction Sushi (gotta love that name!) bought my story “Strand in the Web.” When I started writing for publication again a few years ago, twenty sales seemed so … Continue reading
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Tagged Goldfish Grimm's Spicy Ficition Sushi, Sale, Strand in the Web
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Beware the Cavalcade of Terror!
With the internet, news can spread like wildfire in a wind storm. I first caught of wind of this “writer beware” news yesterday (via Codex), and awoke this morning to find it had set the speculative-writing community ablaze. The story, … Continue reading
Flash Fiction Gets Its Day
I bet you didn’t know it’s National Flash Fiction Day. I’ll forgive you, especially if you don’t live in Britain. It is, after all, the first time flash fiction has been honored with its own day. (I’m actually surprised it … Continue reading
Suction Cup Dreams Scheduled for July
obsolescent.info has announced a July release date for Suction Cup Dreams: An Octopus Anthology, which will contain my story “The Octopus Garden.” As the title of both the anthology and my story suggests, this will be an anthology of speculative fiction about … Continue reading
Self-Publishers, It’s Hollywood Calling…
Last week I was part of a discussion about self-publishing vs. traditional-publishing. The topic is of direct interest to me (see my previous post on it here), so hearing the opinions of both self- and traditionally published authors was fascinating. One … Continue reading
More Stories, More Loglines
The past two days, I’ve been practicing crafting loglines in between my usual short story writing and editing. I thought I’d share a couple. Here’s what I came up with for “Observations on a Clock,” published in the February issue … Continue reading
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Tagged Logline, Observations on a Clock, Wings Over the Suicide Rocks, Writing Craft
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The Ins and Outs of Loglines
I’ve started revising my novel. (Actually, I’m still preparing myself to get to work as I polish off a few short stories, but I’m starting on the ground work). A while ago I talked about the elevator pitch approach to … Continue reading
How Long is Too Long?
Two years ago, I finished a draft for a novel and promptly put it on the shelf. I didn’t shelve it because I thought it was bad—quite the contrary, I think it has a lot of potential. I shelved it … Continue reading
Inspiration: “Do Not Go Gentle into the Night”
Darker recently published my story “Do Not Go Gentle into the Night.” I wrote this story while traveling in Indonesia, and the influence should be obvious, from the Dutch colonialism to the Bahasa language. The primary inspiration, however, came from a visit I made … Continue reading
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