Tag Archives: Stephen King

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, Paradox, Play Video Games, Productivity, Robots, Shame, Slime Monsters, Successes, Widget | 4 Comments

Chasing “The Writer”

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: February 27, 2011

I get that Stephen King is very, very, very successful. I get that any writer, myself included, would be lucky to achieve that level of success and influence. I even get that, if you’re going to learn how to be a successful writer, you could do a lot worse than emulate King. This is a [...]

Posted in Blog, Writing | Also tagged Archetype, Archetypical, Aspiring Writer, Bad Idea, Commercial Success, Dangerous Game, Heartbreak, Odds, Personal Hero, Personal Writer | 6 Comments

Musings

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: July 31, 2009

I don’t like being considered “funny”. Because funny is so damned subjective. Anyway, my stories are stories first, comedy second. I’m not trying to be wacky or goofy or madcap. I’m just writing offbeat fantasy that appeals to me. Personally, I think it’s some truly original stuff, and, if I don’t mind indulging my own ego [...]

Posted in Blog | Also tagged Aspiring Writers, Billboards, Brilliant Novel, Business Works, Cavemen, Cute Idea, Fantasy Genre, Geico Caveman Commercials, J D Salinger, Pastiche, Pithy Phrase, Rake, Realism, Rowling, Slow Motion, Talking To Strangers, Walking The Streets, Zombie, Zombies | 4 Comments

Monster Appeal

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: July 20, 2009

I saw a picture of Laurel K. Hamilton today. She looks an awful lot like Anita Blake, her most famous creation. Not exactly alike. Anita is a more attractive, idealized version. Not to imply that Mz. Hamilton isn’t attractive, but you know what I mean. Clive Cussler likes to put himself in his books too. [...]