D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
Tag Archives: Lightspeed Magazine
Inspiration: “The Memory Plague”
Sometimes writing a story can be easy. An idea comes to you, and the words flow out like a river. Editing goes quickly, and if you’re fortunate, you sell it on your first try. I’ve had that happen a few … Continue reading
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Tagged Lightspeed Magazine, Short Story, The Memory Plague
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“The Memory Plague” Is Here
I guess that might not be the best title for a post given the times, but believe it or not, my new story at Lightspeed Magazine was not inspired by COVID (I’ll have more on that in a later post). … Continue reading
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Tagged Lightspeed Magazine, Short Story, The Memory Plague
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“The Schrödinger War” Nabs Another Recognition
“The Schrödinger War” has been good to me. It was originally published in Lightspeed Magazine in September 2013, podcasted by Starship Sofa in 2014, and translated into Estonian this past month. It received good reviews from both Locus (and the always-difficult-to-please … Continue reading
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Tagged Lightspeed Magazine, Million Writers Award, Starship Sofa, The Schrödinger War
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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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“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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“The Schrödinger War” to Kick Back on the Starship Sofa
I received a surprising email last week from an editor at Starship Sofa asking if the audio rights to my story “The Schrödinger War” were available. For those not familiar, Starship Sofa is the Hugo Award winning podcast that has featured … Continue reading
“Thief of Futures” Goes International
Over the years, I’ve submitted off-and-on to foreign publications (in this case, by foreign I mean non-English) to see if they’d be interested in translating and publishing some of my stories. I’ve never put more than a passing effort into … Continue reading
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Tagged Foreign Language, Lightspeed Magazine, Nova Fantasia, Thief of Futures
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Galen Dara Gets Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist
I mentioned the Hugo Award winners for fiction a few days ago, but I missed noticing that Galen Dara won a Hugo as Best Fan Artist. I first encounter Ms. Dara’s work in the Dagan Books’ Cthulhurotica anthology. The cover for that … Continue reading
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Tagged Hugo Awards, Lightspeed Magazine, The Schrödinger War
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Inspiration: “The Schrödinger War”
“The Schrödinger War….” This was a hard story to write, probably one of the hardest I’ve ever written for a variety of reasons. It took me a year to get this one right. Not all at once; I would periodically pick … Continue reading
“The Schrödinger War” Now Available at Lightspeed
For those with a subscription, my story “The Schrödinger War” is now available in the September issue of Lightspeed Magazine. It will go live on their website this Tuesday for free reading. As this month’s featured story, it will simultaneously … Continue reading
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Tagged io9, Lightspeed Magazine, The Schrödinger War
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