Tag Archives: Tendency

Playing Politics

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: May 24, 2012

Haven’t been around much these last two weeks, folks. Finishing up Helen and Troy’s Epic Road Quest, and while I made terrific progress, it always takes longer and requires more work than you ever suspect. Even when I adjust my expectations through experience, it still is true. That’s weird, but it’s the nature of the [...]

Posted in Blog, Writing | Also tagged Audience, Chief Concern, Controversy, Courage, Dichotomies, Different Light, Heck, Nature Of The Job, Playing Politics, Political Leanings, Political Philosophies, Political Slant, Shape, Short Answer, Sizable Portion | 5 Comments

Clever

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: October 6, 2011

Someone asked me recently if I laugh at my own jokes while I’m writing. Nope. Though I have an uncomfortable acceptance of my place as a comic fantasy writer, I also must admit that I do write some funny stuff now and then. Often even intentionally. But I don’t laugh while writing it, and I [...]

Posted in Blog, Writing | Also tagged Audio Books, Author Points, Comic Fantasy, Comic Fiction, Fantasy Writer, Funny Books, Funny Stuff, Joke, Jokes, Laugh Track, Laughter, Lips, Listeners, Literary Equivalent, Protests, Single Word, Sitcoms, Surprises, Taint | 1 Comment

To the Point

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: October 6, 2010

I am not a fan of decompressed storytelling. It’s part of the reason I could never get into shows like Lost or 24. The way these shows take a single story idea and stretch it out over a season just doesn’t appeal to me. It’s not a judgment on the quality of these shows because, [...]

Posted in Blog | Also tagged Arc, Books, Comic Book Fan, Exceptions, Execution, Fantasy, Fantasy Novels, Judgment, Justice League, Justice League Unlimited, Justice League Unlimited Season One, Love, Novels, Plot Threads, Reason, S1, Sequels, Story Idea, Storytelling, Stuff, Television, Valu | 5 Comments

Getting Ridiculous

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: May 31, 2010

I know I have a tendency to complain about the state of modern superhero comic books, but once in a while, something really shows the wonder of what comic books can do. Superheroes don’t have to be stupid, and they don’t have to be dark to have something interesting to say. And in illustration, I [...]