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Paper Souls

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: March 9, 2012

My stories are about characters. I’m unlikely to wow you with my amazingly complex plots. I’m not going to bowl you over with my astounding command of language. And aside from a general theme of “Don’t be a jerk”, you probably aren’t going to walk away from an A. Lee Martinez novel with a profound [...]

Posted in Blog, Writing | Also tagged Anyday, Bit Of Fun, Character Studies, Cotton Candy, Fluffy Cotton, Happiness, Jerk, Little Bit, Monsters, Ogres, Protagonists, Quiet Smile, Redneck, Spoofs, Squids, Uphill Battle, Visionary, Weird Creatures, Weird Thing | 1 Comment

The Fall and Redemption of The Panda King

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: January 20, 2012

Just the other day, someone asked me what I do for a living. I usually respond with “Writer”. It’s accurate, but kind of vague at the same time. Technically, I’m a novelist, but it just sounds so damn weird to use that word. You’d think after seven years, I’d be used to the title. But [...]

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Humor Me

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: July 8, 2011

The role of humor in storytelling is vastly underrated. Not just in the “Ha Ha, that’s silly” sense. Although that type does tend to be easily dismissed as frivolous and unimportant. But I’m also talking about humor that has something to say, which is so often overlooked and thrown aside that many just don’t seem [...]