Tag Archives: Hero

D-Listed

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: February 25, 2013

Hey, hey, kids! I have a lot on my to do list today, but still, I find time to drop by and share a few thoughts. Though I’ll admit I sometimes wonder why I bother? Blogging is a weird thing in that it’s a great way to reach an audience, but that audience is almost [...]

Posted in Blog | Also tagged Anthology, Audience, Better Person, Brain, E Mail, Ego, Emperor, Heck, Hey Kids, Kck, Mollusk, Monster, Pamphlets, Perfect System, Personal Improvement, Protagonist, Trade Paperback, Tweet, Weird Thing | 7 Comments

Different

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: October 15, 2012

I love that you would never confuse one A. Lee Martinez book for another. They have certain similarities, shared themes, but in terms of pure plot description, you would never mistake any of my books for another. This is not just the advantage of not writing a series. It’s something that happened, quite by accident. [...]

Posted in Blog, Writing | Also tagged Audience, Cookie Cutter, Doubt, Execution, Love Interest, Novel, People, Pitfall, Plot Description, Plot Summary, Strokes, Superficial Level, Superficial Reason, Universe, Villain | 2 Comments

Deathrays Not Included

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: February 10, 2012

My last post on Emperor Mollusk Month!! was long and involved and offered a peek at Emperor’s universe. Today, I’ll endeavor to keep things more concise. Let’s talk about Emperor Mollusk himself. He’s our hero and our villain. Or is he our anti-hero and anti-villain? The line is not quite clear. even to him. It’s [...]

Posted in Blog | Also tagged Bad Habit, Boundless Curiosity, Dinosaurs, Doomsday Device, Downside, Emperor, Epic Journey, Evil Genius, Galaxy, Giant Robots, Intention, Mad Genius, Masterminds, Mollusk, Nasty Things, Origins, Peek, Protagonist, Retirement, Risk, Supervillain, Twisted Science, Universe Today, Villain | 3 Comments

Villain or Hero

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

It’s Emperor Mollusk Month, and that means, it’s time to talk about, you guessed it, Emperor Mollusk versus The Sinister Brain, dropping in stores and online on March 5th. Order your copy today. Or mark it on your calender. Or just try really really hard to remember. Whatever works best for you. Today, I’d like [...]