Leila A. M. Martin

Blog posts & short fiction

  • Writing Process Blues

    Autumn is here. Rain has been falling all day, making whispers when it hits the leaves or the ground or the wood of the deck. We ran the air conditioning all summer, and this is what we were trying to reproduce–a raw, wild chill that makes your fingers beg for a hot mug to curl… Read more

  • Is It INTJ?

    I saw a post about “why do all INTJ superiority posts have all the same stuff in them”? And it got me thinking. I consistently test as an INTJ, both in terms of the simpler tests and after going in detail through the function stacks. So I wanted to share some things that are true about… Read more

  • 10 Steps to Becoming a Better Writer

    I recently made friends with a young writer on tumblr. In talking to her, I realized that there are a few things I do as a writer that she isn’t taking advantage of—and I’d guess a lot of starting writers are in the same boat. So here, without further ado and in no particular order,… Read more

  • free books? lemme get a heck yes

    Hiya! I’ve been busy publishing and writing and being sick and doing some more writing. The first half of 2018 was total garbage – but I’m hoping the second half will make up for it! To kick things back into gear, I’ve just joined Wattpad. Now you can take a look at sample chapters of… Read more

  • new job, new analogue system 

    Just under a month ago, I started a new job with a new company. This gave me the unparalleled opportunity to figure out a new analogue system to keep track of everything I do at work. As always, I keep my work notebook separate from my personal stuff, because I take way too many notes… Read more

  • The question of “done enough”

    It’s hard to say when a story is “done enough.” It probably depends on who’s involved. If you have an editor and/or a publisher involved, it’s probably done enough when everyone agrees it’s ready. If the story is just for you, it’s done enough when you’re done tinkering with it. It’s when you’re self-publishing, I… Read more

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