D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
Category Archives: Writing
Nebula Award Nominees: Best Novel and Novella
A few days ago, I posted the Nebula Award nominees in the novelette and short stories. At the time, I didn’t post the nominees for best novel and novella because I doubt I’ll vote on these categories—I’ve read only a … Continue reading
Considerations Before Venturing into the Self-Publishing Jungle
As the number of stories I publish increases, I’m beginning to think about ways to further market them. Traditionally, authors either sold them as reprints to other publications (e.g., anthologies) or collected into a single volume and sold them to a … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, eBooks, Marc Schuster, Publishing, Tracie McBride
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2011 Nebula Award Nominees
In speculative fiction, there are 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 Fiction Writers of America (SFWA). Yesterday, the SFWA announced the … Continue reading
Nothing Like a Little Research to Make the Time Go By
One of the reason I like writing speculative fiction is it gives me another reason to learn new things. I’m a naturally inquisitive person to start with—that’s probably why I got into science as my day job—and I like to … Continue reading
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I’ve Finished My Story, So Now What?
Writers like to talk, and a favorite topic of conversation is where to submit manuscripts. How do you decide where to send your latest masterpiece if it wasn’t written with a specific market in mind? It’s a good questions, with as … Continue reading
Savaging the Classics
As my fiction starts to appear in pro-rate magazines, it’s also starting to gather reviews. I’ve had a few stories reviewed by some of the larger speculative fiction publications, like Locus and Tangent. They’ve been mixed, which I don’t think is particularly … Continue reading
“Requiem For Shiva” Gets illustrated
The editor at The Future Fire sent the page proofs for “Requiem for Shiva” today. They included the artwork that will accompany my story, and I’m very impressed with the two black and white drawings done by Oregon artist Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein. They … Continue reading
Michael Haynes Interviews…Me
Michael Haynes interviewed me last week about my story “Observations on a Clock” and my writing process. The interview is now posted, so head over to Michael’s site and check it out. I will also be stopping by periodically to … Continue reading
New Release Date for IN SITU
“Hoodoo” was the first story I sold in 2011, and it has yet to appear in print. The anthology in which it was to appear has been delayed multiple times. In January, the publisher, Dagan Books, approached me about extending my soon-to-expire … Continue reading
A Chat With Michael Haynes
Back in January, author Michael Haynes featured my story “Observations on a Clock” in his short story dissections on his website. It’s an interesting analysis, and I recommend you check it out if you haven’t already. After it appeared, I … Continue reading
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