Monthly Archives: June 2012

Ask a Smart Guy

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: June 26, 2012

Time for another Q and A with a semi-famous, mostly obscure novelologist. @_Mech_ asks “When you have writer’s block, what is your cure?” A very common question. I’d love to be able to give you an easy answer, so I will. Writer’s block doesn’t exist. It is a boogie man created by people who [...]

Posted in Blog | Tagged Blind Person, Boogie Man, Conduits, Creative Energies, Creativity, False Notion, Frustration, Guy Time, Illusion, Inspiration, Job, Lot, Love, Nba All Star, Photographer, Smart Guy, Strokes, Truth | 2 Comments

Another Self-Publishing Rebuttal

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: June 21, 2012

Apologies all around for my lack of presence lately. Been busy. This is why I haven’t quite finished that next portion of the Mack Megaton story I promised, folks, and I can only say I’m sorry for that. You’ll have to give me a little more time on that, but I have to concentrate on [...]

Posted in Blog, Writing | Tagged Advocates, Apologies, Collaborator, Confidence, First Person, Gigs, Integrity, Killjoy, Mack, Path, Presence, Promises, Rebuttal, Relationship, Self Publishing, Stupid, Time Passes, Traditional Publisher, Traditional Publishing | 4 Comments

Ask a Smart Guy

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: June 13, 2012

Time for another Q&A session. The people ask, and I answer because I like to keep in touch with the common humans. At the end of the day, my career lives and dies by their affections, and it helps me when I can’t come up with a topic on my own. @badrobotbrain: “Cake or [...]

Posted in Blog, Film Adaptation, Movies, Writing | Tagged Affections, Amp, Carrot, Coffee Tea, Coming Home, Desserts, Detective, Distinctiveness, Drink Tea, Eternal Struggle, Factions, Guy Time, Job, Novels, People, Pixar, Pixar Film, Single One, Smart Guy, Soda | 1 Comment

Confessions of a Comic Book Hater

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: June 7, 2012

Recently, I tweeted on the sorry state of mainstream superhero comics. Specifically, I commented on the failings of Marvel and DC’s efforts as I see them. There were a few intelligent rebuttals to those comments. Never let it be said that I am an unreasonable man (though, of course, like all humans, I have my [...]