D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
Tag Archives: Writing Craft
Hits, With Purpose
This post is about the power of Mr. T and Steve Urkel. Call it an experiment in their pop culture power, and I want to see just how much juice they bring to the Thunderdome. Hmm….this make me wonder if would … Continue reading
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Tagged Mad Max, Master Blaster, Mr. T, pop culture, Thunderdome, Urkel, Writing Craft
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Rich and Versatile, Indeed
Last week, I published a post about “Rules for Writing.” In that post I said that I particularly like P. D. James five rules, one of which was: Increase your word power. Words are the raw material of our craft. … Continue reading
Is Originality All It’s Cracked Up to Be?
In a review of the William de Kooning exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (New York City), I came across an interesting quote attributed to the artist: “In art one idea is as good as another.” This seems to … Continue reading
Appreciating the (Point of) View
My writing group, Hopefull Monsters, occasionally engages in discussions of writing craft. A recent discussion got me thinking about point of view, or POV. The POV is the perspective from which a story is written, for example first person (the “I” POV) or … Continue reading
“Rules for Writing”
I “discovered” writer Marc Schuster’s website, Abominations, a few weeks ago when he dropped by and left a comment on one of my posts. He runs a fantastic site with frequent posts that are always interesting and often laugh-out-loud funny—check out … Continue reading
Tell You What I Think: The Value of Critiquing
I think there are two ways to learn how to do something. The first is obvious: do it. No matter how much you read about something, there’s no substitute for actually doing it. In writing, you can read all of … Continue reading
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