Tag Archives: Paradox

The Goth Phase

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: April 23, 2013

Whenever I hear “It’s realistic” as defense for some element of a story, it’s never used to justify a happy ending. If a character is raped or murdered or simply dies tragically and pointlessly, the “That’s life” argument is often used. And certainly, that is life. But sometimes people don’t die tragically. Sometimes, people grow [...]

Posted in Blog, Writing | Also tagged Absurdity, Coke, Cosmic Scale, Element, Goth, Happiness, Human Beings, Justification, Misery, Notion, Obscurity, Realism, Realist, Reflex, Reprieve, Sad Ending, Universe, Wholesale, Wholesale Rejection, World Doesn | 3 Comments

Demi-Famous, Semi-Successful

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

Kickstarter. You know the drill by now. I’d put a direct link up but I can’t seem to figure that out lately, so here’s something you can copy and paste into your browser. http://kck.st/11Sqo1v While anything is possible, I’m beginning to doubt this thing will get funded, which is a shame, but not completely unexpected. [...]

Posted in Blog, Writing | Also tagged Audience, Crowdsourcing, Current Project, Day Play, Disappointment, Dumb Luck, Easy Score, Failure, Fame And Fortune, Janet Evanovich, Job, Kickstarter, Lt, Notion, Novels, Play Video Games, Productivity, Robots, Shame, Slime Monsters, Stephen King, Successes, Widget | 4 Comments

Armstronged

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: January 23, 2013

I don’t follow sports. I couldn’t give two damns about cycling, football, curling, or pro bowling. So maybe I’m not invested in this as some other people, but I have to admit this whole Lance Armstrong backlash confuses me. I understand people, especially fans, being disappointed in Armstrong. Except I don’t think this has much [...]