D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
Category Archives: Writing
Going International
In the span of about ten days in October (yeah, this is more recent news) I officially became an international author when translations of two of my stories were published. At the beginning of the month, Nova Fantasia published “Ladrón de … Continue reading
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Tagged Algernon, Nova Fantasia, The Schrödinger War, Thief of Futures, Translation
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Late to the Hugo Award Party
I may have been away from the writing world for the past few months, but that doesn’t mean the writing world stopped. The Hugo Awards were announced in August at Loncon 3. The Hugo Awards have always been one of my favorites. … Continue reading
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Tagged Dreams in Dust, Hugo Awards, Lightspeed Magazine, The Schrödinger War, Thief of Futures
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Alive and Well
There’s a wonderful science fiction book by Bradley Denton called Buddy Holly is Alive and Well on Ganymede. It came to mind when I was thinking about what to write in my first post in a very long time. Some of … Continue reading
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Characters: Easy as One, Two, Three
Characters are the staple of fiction. A story doesn’t exist without something that resembles characters (human or otherwise), and the more interesting the characters, generally the better the work. If I’m not interested in the characters, then a story seldom holds my … Continue reading
“The Schrödinger War” Gets Some Recognition
If you’ve spent anytime reading science fiction, you’ve probably heard of Gardner Dozois. He edited Asimov’s Science Fiction for many years (before giving way to current editor Sheila Williams), writes reviews for Locus, and puts out a little book every year … Continue reading
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Tagged Lightspeed Magazine, The Schrödinger War, Year's Best Science Fiction
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Watching World Cup or Posting . . . Hmmmm
That title sounds suspiciously like an excuse for not posting here more often over the past few weeks, but it’s not supposed to be. Given the writing goals I have, you’ll get no excuses (or apologies) from me when it … Continue reading
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The Cost of Being Pro Is Going Up
It’s old news that the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) have raised the payment rate for its qualifying markets (e.g., the markets it considers “professional”), but that day of reckoning is now less than a month away. On July 1st, … Continue reading
Feeling Tense? You Should Be
I’ve reviewed several stories for other writers recently, and it’s gotten me thinking about tension. I’m not a lit major and I don’t profess to know anything about the scholarly side of writing. If it wasn’t taught in English 101, … Continue reading
Inspiration: “Comes the Piper”
Those of you who are regular visitors to my site know I usually post something about what inspired a story when it’s published. I’ve fallen a little behind. I was in my writing funk when “Comes the Piper” was published in … Continue reading
2013 Nebula Award Winners
The 2013 Nebula Award winners were announced yesterday, and Ann Leckie took home the big prize for her novel Ancillary Justice. I haven’t read this one, but everyone I know who has, gives it high marks. I’ve added it to … Continue reading
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