Tag Archives: No Doubt

Tarzan versus Frodo

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: March 27, 2013

My favorite book is either Tarzan, Lord of the Apes or Jungle Tales of Tarzan. I don’t know what it says about me as a writer, but there it is. Edgar Rice Burroughs is my favorite fiction writer, and I once spent a year consuming every Burroughs paperback I could get my hands on. In [...]

Posted in Blog, Writing | Also tagged Barsoom, Believability, Bold Adventure, Classic Science Fiction, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Favorite Book, Fiction Writer, John Carter, Jungle Tales Of Tarzan, Jungles, Middle Earth, Native Tribes, Pretty Face, Scrapes, Supporting Cast, Tars, Tarzan Lord Of The Apes, Tarzan Series, Tribes Of Africa | 3 Comments

Old Wounds

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: March 11, 2013

I watched Oz: The Great and Powerful this weekend, and I was unimpressed. It isn’t a terrible movie, but neither can I find much to recommend about it. I could go into my usual complaints about prequels being answers to questions I never asked, and how those answers are almost always completely unsatisfying and unnecessary. [...]

Posted in Blog | Also tagged Answers To Questions, Attractiveness, Cultural Norms, Dustbin, Fanfiction, Good Witch, Hell, Human Nature, Nostalgia Trap, Old Wounds, Peril, Sexuality, Terrific Example, Ugliness, Universal Idea, Whi, Witches Of Oz | 1 Comment

Die Hard: The Phantom Menace Legacy

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: February 19, 2013

Am I the only one who finds it a bit sad that the Die Hard films have become synonymous with “big, dumb action films”? Don’t get me wrong. I think too often we assume that a movie with action is “stupid” automatically. That’s a real shame, but it’s also one that isn’t going to change [...]

Posted in Blog, Writing | Also tagged Action Film, Action Films, Audience Expectations, Bad Guys, Bruce Willis, Criminals, Deliberate Decisions, Die Hard, Down In Flames, Explosions, Flick, Hard Films, Intelligent Action, John Mcclain, Judgment, Odd Duck, Perception, Phantom Menace, Sequels | 5 Comments

First Post of the New Year

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: January 3, 2013

If you write enough, it will eventually become a story. It might not seem like it, but it basically comes down to writing as many words as it takes to get something worthwhile. While there’s no doubt that practice makes it easier, and that good feedback helps speed up the process considerably, there’s nothing that [...]