Tag Archives: Universe

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, Paradox, Realism, Realist, Reflex, Reprieve, Sad Ending, Wholesale, Wholesale Rejection, World Doesn | 3 Comments

Different

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: October 15, 2012

I love that you would never confuse one A. Lee Martinez book for another. They have certain similarities, shared themes, but in terms of pure plot description, you would never mistake any of my books for another. This is not just the advantage of not writing a series. It’s something that happened, quite by accident. [...]

Posted in Blog, Writing | Also tagged Audience, Cookie Cutter, Doubt, Execution, Hero, Love Interest, Novel, People, Pitfall, Plot Description, Plot Summary, Strokes, Superficial Level, Superficial Reason, Villain | 2 Comments

Endgame

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: April 10, 2012

The universe was here long before you ever existed. It will be here long after you’re gone. It’s a hard truth, one that seems wrong to most people. We are all at the center of our own reality, with everyone and everything else existing as adjunct elements. It doesn’t mean that other people are objects, [...]

Posted in Blog, Writing | Also tagged Adjunct, Apocalyptic Fiction, Assumption, Coworkers, Dystopian Fiction, Elements, Endgame, Horror Stories, Intimate Relationships, Metaphysical Musings, Sequels, Ships, Truth, Universes | 4 Comments

Inverte-Great!

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

When first getting published, I used to check my Amazon.com sales rankings all the time. It was fun, exciting. It was a reminder that my novels were out there in the world and that, if someone had the urge, they could find them and buy them. This still confuses and amazes me. Often. I spent [...]

Posted in Blog | Also tagged Amazon, Brain, Damn Thing, Decade, Emperor, Existence, Fluke, Greatest Novels, Important Things, Job, Marketing, Mollusk, Publicity Campaign, Punch, Reminder, Self Publishing, Surprise, Urge, Word Matters | 4 Comments

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