Tag Archives: Aspiring Writers

Q&A Friday

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: March 29, 2013

Hey, folks. Time for that much beloved, semi-regular feature: Q&A Friday. If you have questions you’d like me to answer, feel free to send them to me via Twitter (@aleemartinez), Facebook (A. Lee Martinez), or email (hipstecthulhu@hotmail.com). Feel free to ask me anything. If I don’t feel like answering, I won’t. But if you have [...]

Posted in Blog, Comic Books, Writing | Also tagged Amp, Aspiring Writer, Curses, Dinobots, Email, Good Reason, Hey, Hotmail, Manuscript, New Novel, Passage Of Time, Point Of View, Unfinished Story, Witch | 2 Comments

Rocket Unknown

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: January 9, 2013

We are living in a world where getting published is easier than ever. Being published is really nothing more than making a work available to the public. Technically, this blog is a published work. It’s just not one that anyone pays me to write. This is a preview of Rocket Unknown. Read the full post [...]

Posted in Blog, Writing | Also tagged Blog, Dissertation, Downside, Dynamic Changes, Gig, Godzilla, Godzilla Movie, Guitar Player, Hobbies, Internet Connection, Living In A World, Personal Expression, Sea Monster, Skilled Guitar, Yu Gi Oh, Yu Gi Oh Fanfiction | 6 Comments

Talking with Imaginary Friends

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: March 29, 2012

It’s more important to be able to write a strong conversation than a strong plot. If you want to write a good story, you first need to be able to write solid dialogue. If you can do that, plot is relatively easy. NOTE: I said relatively. It still isn’t all that easy. But in my [...]

Posted in Blog, Writing | Also tagged Better Chance, Bugs Bunny, Emotional Baggage, Fictional Characters, Flair, Imaginary Friends, Indiana Jones, Jane Eyre, Karate Chop, Miss Piggy, Missing The Point, Optimus Prime, Predicaments, Predictability, Puppets, Real People, Real Person, Semblance, Stumbling Block | 3 Comments

Inside Novelology

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: March 6, 2012

Today, the gloves come off. Today, I’m going to write about the subject of writing, and I’m going to do it with utter ruthless honesty. I’m going to tell you, fans, aspiring writers, and otherwise curious onlookers, the secret about writing a successful novel. Nobody really knows how to do it. Yes, I know this [...]