Monthly Archives: November 2009

On Writing: Query Letters

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: November 14, 2009
One of my fellow DFWWW writers posted that the trailers for 2012 were a model for “the worst query letter ever”.  While I’m not one to resort to simple statements of authority, I think I can say here that he’s wrong.  2012′s commercials, for all their lack of detail and big FX, are designed to [...]
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Inspired

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: November 11, 2009
Been wracking my brain for a blog post idea.  Gotta keep current.  I don’t know if this stuff actually helps my career or not, but I seem to get a reasonable amount of good feedback.  So let’s keep to it. I’ve decided to be inspirational today because I love it when I hear that something [...]
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Call Me Irresistable

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: November 6, 2009
Being a professional novelologist is a weird gig, gang.  It’s not because I get paid to make up stories, although that is a bit odd if you think about it.  Yet no odder than getting paid a million dollars to swing a bat at a ball or drive a car really, really fast.  And it’s [...]
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The Cruel Internet Gods Deny Me

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: November 4, 2009
Hello.  Just popping in to say that I recently moved and haven’t established a reliable internet connection just yet.  This is why you’ve had to live so long without my wit and wisdom, and while I know that’s tough, I also know you’re strong enough to carry on a few more days until this problem works [...]
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