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Prompting Me to Write
I’ve been asked on many occasions where I get my story ideas. As those of you who read my author’s notes like know, I don’t have a single answer to this question. I don’t have an idea-generating machine or magic … Continue reading
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Tagged Hoodoo, Observations on a Clock, Strand in the Web, The Schrödinger War, Writing Craft
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And It’s Out….
That didn’t take long…but they also said it wouldn’t…. The 2013 Campbellian Pre-Reading Anthology from Stupefying Stories is now available for free download. It contains three of my stories: my Campbell-qualifying sale, “Thief of Futures” (originally published in Lightspeed Magazine), “Observations … Continue reading
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Tagged Campbell Award, My Mask Humanity, Observations on a Clock, Thief of Futures
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Pre-Campbell Anthology Set for Release
I signed my contract today allowing up to three of my stories to appear in a special issue of Stupefying Stories. M. David Blake, one of Stupefying‘s editors, has put together a pre-award reader to assist Campbell Award voters. (The John W. Campbell Award is … Continue reading
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Tagged Campbell Award, My Mask Humanity, Observations on a Clock, Thief of Futures
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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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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
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
Dissecting “Observations on a Clock”
I’m still fairly new to the writing game, so it still surprises me when I see my story mentioned by people I don’t know. Michael Haynes runs a feature on his website called short story dissections*, wherein he takes a published … Continue reading
Inspiration: “Observations on a Clock”
Often no single thing, place, or event inspires a complete story. Stories tend to rise up from a tangle of inspirations, but sometimes a significant story element can be traced to a specific thing. “Observations on a Clock,” appearing the February 2012 … Continue reading
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Tagged Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Observations on a Clock
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In Search Of
“Observations on a Clock,” my first sale to Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, hit the book stores a little over a week ago. Living where I do, that meant it didn’t actually get to our local Barnes and Noble until early … Continue reading
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Tagged Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Bookstores, Observations on a Clock
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A Quick-as-Flash Update
The next few months will be busy for me on the publishing front (and hopefully for readers on the reading front). I have several stories hitting bookstores and the ether, and I thought I’d give a quick summary of what’s coming: … Continue reading
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Tagged Clownspace, Observations on a Clock, The Sea Shall Have Them
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D. Thomas Minton 