D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
Category Archives: Writing
2014 Nebula Nominees: Novel and Novella
Too long ago, I posted the Nebula Award nominees in the novelette and short story categories, and I promised to post the novel and novella nominees soon. Hmm . . . . This isn’t exactly soon, but here they are, as … Continue reading
A Little Bookkeeping
A quick post with some scheduling news. My story “From the Darkness Beneath” will appear in the summer issue of Space and Time magazine (issue #124). It’s been a long turn-around time (over 2 years) for this story, so I’m happy … Continue reading
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Tagged Coven, From the Darkness Beneath, Servant of the Sea, Space and Time
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“The Negotiation” Heads to Poland
I got a pleasant surprise in my email yesterday from one of the editors at Szortal, a Polish science fiction site. They liked my story “The Negotiation,” had translated it into Polish, and published it. This is a first translation … Continue reading
“Portraits from the Shadow” Goes In the Trenches
I mentioned in an earlier post that I had made several sales during my December-January absence. I’ve already announced that “My Mask, Humanity” is getting more readers in The New Accelerator. I’m now please to announce that my story war/ghost story “Portraits … Continue reading
Today Should be a National Holiday
As far as I’m concerned, today should be a national holiday because it’s Dr. Seuss’ birthday. He was the first author I remember reading, the first writer whose name I actually knew, and first person whose books I would simply … Continue reading
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Cool View
A friend of mine sent this picture from Powell’s Books in Portland: That’s Wastelands 2 , which includes my story “Dreams in Dust,” next to Terry Pratchett on the new arrival shelf. Very cool.
At the Top of the List
I have several stories available for reading at a site called Quarterreads. I’ve posted previously about their new approach to distributing short stories. Basically a reader pays US$0.25 to read any story from the extensive and ever growing library of short … Continue reading
Wastelands 2 Now Available
As an author, I’m supposed to push the books and magazines where my stories appear—you know, the business side of things. Well, this one almost slipped by me, but is one that I’m particularly proud of because I share pages … Continue reading
2014 Nebula Award Nominees (with links)
It’s award time again in the science fiction world! The season kicks off with the 2014 Nebula Award nominations, which were announce late last week by the Science Fictions and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA). While the Nebulas cover many … Continue reading
“My Mask, Humanity” Get’s New Life
During my internet silence, I may not have been writing much, but I was fortunate to keep making some sales. Instead of dumping them all into a single post, I thought I’d spread them out a little (get some mileage … Continue reading
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