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ALeeMartinez

  1. Seriously, even if it's a made up race of creatures with a made up lingo. It will backfire, and you will look bad for trying. So don't! about 2 hours ago via web
  2. Advice to writers everywhere: Funny accent characters are a BAD idea. They won't be funny. They will be unintentionally racist. Don't do it. about 2 hours ago via web
  3. The internet allows us all to express our opinion to the world. Sadly, this does not make those opinions more nuanced or intelligent. about 3 hours ago via web
  4. Currently reading cracked.com/blog/3-kinds-p… about 3 hours ago via Tweet Button
  5. On the political opinions of a novelologist (and why you shouldn't care) aleemartinez.com/?p=1443 about 22 hours ago via web
  6. All right. I've got a suggestion. The dangers / rewards of mixing politics in fiction. Should be simple, right? about 23 hours ago via web
  7. Okay. I will write a blog post about whatever the hell someone next suggests. Unless I don't. But let's see what on your mind, internet about 23 hours ago via web
  8. @atfmb Prob a good idea given the glut of sci if adventure films. I'm over 3D, but As long as I can go 2D, I am good w it. about 23 hours ago via Mobile Web in reply to atfmb
  9. @ghostfinder Oh, I don't have a problem with the occasional adaptation. They can be good. But when that's all you want to do, then game over 10:04 AM May 24th via web in reply to ghostfinder
  10. @ghostfinder True. It's not surprising. It's just disappointing. 10:02 AM May 24th via web in reply to ghostfinder
  11. Justice League Unlimited was the greatest thing ever put on television. And now, you dig through the past like an old junk drawer. 10:02 AM May 24th via web
  12. I'll just say it. There's no need for a Dark Knight Returns animated adaptation. None. 10:01 AM May 24th via web
  13. Dear DC Animated, you were great when you created your own stories. You are not so great now that you are reproducing stories from the past. 10:00 AM May 24th via web
  14. Mollusk Mountain is coming along nicely. Finished up the sandstone skull that serves as its entrance. Great view of it from nearby tower. 12:44 AM May 24th via Mobile Web
  15. Trying to explain Minecraft is like trying to explain color to a blind person. Why do I enjoy it? Damned if I know, but I do. 12:42 AM May 24th via Mobile Web
  16. Overheard at DFWWW IHOP: "the dichotomy is killing me." 8:20 PM May 23rd via txt
  17. HULK IS THE STRONGEST CHARACTER THERE IS! 12:08 PM May 23rd via web
  18. In Avengers, for example, I'm more impressed that Whedon was able to finally give us a Hulk worth caring about than his work on Black Widow 12:07 PM May 23rd via web
  19. Really, when a writer is given credit for writing strong female chars, he / she is just doing something we should've been doing all along 12:07 PM May 23rd via web
  20. Strong writers create strong characters. It isn't harder to write strong female chars. It's just something we've neglected for too long. 12:06 PM May 23rd via web