Monthly Archives: October 2011

Simple

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: October 27, 2011

Hey, gang. I’m back from my vacation. Went to Blizzcon, then Disneyland, then Dreamworks Animation Studios. It was a busy couple of days, and I’m still not recovered. Blizzcon was a great time. It was my first, and it was cool to see some of the things they previewed. Disneyland isn’t really my thing, but [...]

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Vacation Update

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: October 23, 2011

On vacation. That’s the update. Be back sometime next week, gang. Promise. Permanent link to this post (13 words, estimated 3 secs reading time)

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Real Steel is the Real Deal

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: October 10, 2011

Watched Real Steel this weekend. Great little movie about boxing robots. That’s right. I wrote little, even though I’m sure this was an expensive film. I don’t refer to its budget when I call it little, I refer instead to the scope of its story. At its heart, Real Steel is the story of a [...]

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Clever

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: October 6, 2011

Someone asked me recently if I laugh at my own jokes while I’m writing. Nope. Though I have an uncomfortable acceptance of my place as a comic fantasy writer, I also must admit that I do write some funny stuff now and then. Often even intentionally. But I don’t laugh while writing it, and I [...]