Comments on: A Critical Comment

By: Jason Payne

Jason Payne — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 04:48:08 +0000

I have “Nigh-Omnipotent” & “Black Magic and Silver Bullets”. I just happened upon them, and was going to read them while on vacation at the beach. I would love to have The Cranky Dead if you ever find it. I can send those two stories to you if you still need them. You can email me through my website: jason-payne.com.
Love your writing.
- J

By: spredo

spredo — Thu, 06 May 2010 18:15:35 +0000

Wow.
Long reply to a short immediate reaction from me. Much appreciated.
And I would not have read a second book you wrote if it wasn’t something in the first one that intrigued me.
And you are right, if you were writing to please all your audience, you would fail. No question about it.
And much respect to you for managing to earn a living writing novels.

Like I said, I will probably pick up one or more of your novels along the way. I read way to much to be able to aviod it, your writing is not THAT bad

You are right about another thing as well, one should not defend against critique, at least not when it comes to art. The beauty of art IS in the eye of the beholder, and it does not matter how many pairs of glasses you offer to buy, the view will still be the same.
Feel free to take my criticism as it was intended; as my view on two of your books (with the help of you own description of the third). Use it, or ignore it.

I try to live by the rule “do not let anything annoy you without trying to correct it”, that is the reason i wrote in the first place. After writing, I am now free to feel annoyed, and keep reading:D

(And yes, English is NOT my first language, so please ignore any ignorant mistakes in this text)

By: Zovesta

Zovesta — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:11:26 +0000

Meh – people have different opinions. I am someone who writes about drastic changes in characters and loves reading both subtle and drastic ones. If everybody had the same opinion, we’d all be mindless drones.

I can see both of your views. You are the author, and if you want it to be subtle, then it better as hell be subtle. Or whatever. As long as you enjoyed the ride and think it worthy enough for us bookworms to read. =V

By: Rippley

Rippley — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:37:58 +0000

Ahh man, I don’t trust these free ebook sites. The files are probably riddled with viruses. Isn’t there another way?

I realize you might not want to relive the past, but can you ask your publisher to publish these novellas? Or stick a novella at the end of the next two books you get published? Something? Post them as downloadable files, here, or Project Gutenberg. Please!

By: A. Lee Martinez

A. Lee Martinez — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:12:51 +0000

Thanks for finding this. Now everyone can have access to two more pieces of A. Lee Martinez literary genius. At least, I assume so. As I’ve said before, been probably a decade since I read them.

By: heidi2524

heidi2524 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:21:21 +0000

Hey Alex,

There are actually quite a few torrents that say they include copies of your online novellas. There are also some sites where unsuspecting people can pay to get a copy.

Then there is this site:
http://www.4shared.com/dir/16423943/2e5c349c/PDF_eBooks.html

If you click the green Download arrow in the right column of the related book title and wait ten seconds, you can then click the purple Download Now button and get a free copy. I downloaded both novellas without a problem a few minutes ago.

Mission accomplished, and actually not that difficult.

By: pricesd

pricesd — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:34:23 +0000

Ah well — nothing comes easy right? Very much looking forward to your next book so I think I will re-read Monster in the interim then if I have time I will finish Christopher Moore’s Lamb.
Thanks for the head’s up about the other stories. Let the internet scouring begin!

By: A. Lee Martinez

A. Lee Martinez — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:30:51 +0000

I wish I could tell you. The website was rebuilt, and The Cranky Dead disappeared. I didn’t have a spare copy, although I do think I have a copy in an old laptop somewhere. Haven’t had time to dig it out.

To add to the obscure and forgotten works of A. Lee Martinez, I should mention two online novellas I put out years ago. I don’t have copies of them myself and I don’t know anyone who does. So it’s like a scavenger hunt. First one to find them gets a pat on the back (and maybe I signed book).

The first is NIGH-OMNIPOTENT, a fantasy story about a lazy god who has to save it from collapsing when his more traditional brother (and creator of the universe) dies.

The second is BLACK MAGIC AND SILVER BULLETS, a fantasy detective story starring a goblin detective.

I’d like to tell you they’re great, but it’s been years since I wrote or read them, so I can’t make any such promise. They might be awesome. They might stink. But they tell me that nothing really goes away on the internet, so they have to be out there somewhere.

Good hunting.

By: pricesd

pricesd — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:29:43 +0000

I know this is probably the wrong place to ask this question but I am a newbie here and to the world of all things Martinez — but here goes:
Where would I be able to find the Cranky Dead short stories — I saw mention of theses shorts on the Wiki page and was just jonesing to read them!
Thanks!

By: T Sandoval

T Sandoval — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:50:32 +0000

Hi there.

I posted a couple times before about reading Monster and we discussed the usage of foul language and sex being over used (at least that’s how I feel is an un-necessary trend.) you tried to suggest to me some other stories and I can’t find that thread ,but…

I was finally able to find another of your books at a local bookstore a couple days ago and thought I would give it a shot. It is “In the Company of Ogres”.

I have to say, I like this book even more than “Monster”. The characters were really strong and the story was very well paced. I found myself rooting for Ned to take hold of his situation and come out tougher for it in the end. The end wasn’t what I hoped for, but I liked it all the same. It was a “Ned” ending.

This is a world I believe you could visit several times and we likely wouldn’t be bored or find it wanting.

Like any good story should do, I was taken in for the ride, not once was I pulled out of the story by poor word usage or out of place references.

Did I say it was fun? I had a lot of fun with this book. I may have to try to get Borders or Barnes and Noble to order more of your books here.

Don’t be afraid to re-visit these characters and this place in “In the Company of Ogres”

I was so much more impressed with this book than “Monster”.

On this one, you certainly did “write the good write”. Thanks

T Sandoval