Tag Archives: Vampires

At a Glance

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: April 23, 2012

I am so over steampunk, I think I went all the way around, liked it again, then passed it by several more times. Not that I was very into steampunk. My enjoyment of the genre begins and ends with steam-powered robots. I love robots in any and all of their forms, and so if you [...]

Posted in Blog | Also tagged Cloaks, Cosplay, Costume Design, Extra Mile, Fangs, Fantasy Fans, Fiction Genres, Glance, Legs, Makeup, Robot, Robots, Sci Fi, Sheep, Steam, Top Hat, Walks, Zombie, Zombies | 1 Comment

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 [...]

Posted in Blog | Also tagged Awkwardness, Family And Friends, Genuine Characters, Gil, Hawaiian Shirt, Humor On, Insecurities, Juxtaposition, Loss Of Motivation, Odd Characters, Overalls, Raccoon, Realization, Silly Sense, Storytelling, Universal Elements, Universes, Weirdness, Witty Banter | 4 Comments

Everything Vs. Everything, Epic Edition

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

I watched this documentary on the Phoenix lights, and it got me thinking about skepticism. I even had this great idea of exploring skepticism, belief, and the Terran desire to find something “greater”. But who really gives a shit? I could throw my own observations into the collective consciousness of humanity, but it’s just more [...]

Posted in Blog | Also tagged Assumptions, Collective Consciousness, Comic Book, Dinosaurs, Ernest Hemmingway, Fate Of The Universe, Gorilla, Incredibles, Ninjas, Panda, Paranormal, Perception, Phoenix Lights, Rhino, Robots, Skepticism, Space Aliens, Sucker Punch, Superhero Comics | 2 Comments

Anomaly

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: March 14, 2011

Can a novelologist earn a living writing standalone stories? It’s a question that comes up a lot. My answer to this is that, yes, it’s certainly possible. I’m doing fine writing non-series novels. Granted, I might be an anomaly, and because we don’t live in the universe where I am writing my 9th Gil’s All [...]