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J.M. Martin

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in Lexington, KY, The United States
February 28, 1970

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Joe is a multi-talented creative with a background in the comic industry. He worked at Caliber Press in the mid-90s where he contributed to various projects including a collectible card game based on Todd McFarlane's Spawn universe, designed covers and advertisements, managed the company's art archives, lettered comics, and wrote a 17-issue run of a fantasy comic series. From 2001 to 2005, he was the managing editor of Privateer Press, where he edited and wrote RPG game supplements, illustrated maps, and managed a team of writers. He served as the managing editor for syndicated magazine YOUnique from 2006 to 2008, interviewing local personalities and guiding the direction of articles. Joe is the author of the Dead West series and has writte ...more

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A Response to HBO's Paterno

HBO [RECENTLY] AIRED A MOVIE about Joe Paterno. The film stars Al Pacino as Paterno and chronicles Paterno's fall from grace in November 2011 when he eclipsed the NCAA's all time coaching wins record AND was fired from PSU for his culpability in allowing Jerry Sandusky to sexually molest young boys. After viewing the film, I can say it failed to reveal the Paterno I personally experienced as an as Read more of this blog post »
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WHEN THE four horsemen came—schoolteacher, one nephew, one slave catcher and a sheriff—the house on Bluestone Road was so quiet they thought they were too late.
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A FULLY DRESSED woman walked out of the water. She barely gained the dry bank of the stream before she sat down and leaned against a mulberry tree.
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“No sir,” said Denver, “not evil. But not sad either.” “What then?” “Rebuked. Lonely and rebuked.”
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“...knowing the full depth of any human, knowing their hopes and frailties, the hurts of their past, the tremor with which they reach for the future...that knowledge is akin to love.”
J.M. Martin, Blackguards: Tales of Assassins, Mercenaries, and Rogues

“There is evil in all of us, and it is the mark of a man how he defies the evil within.”
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“Assassination is murder with somebody else’s purpose.”
J.M. Martin, Blackguards: Tales of Assassins, Mercenaries, and Rogues

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message 8: by Scott

Scott Roberts Merry christmas.


message 7: by L

L Dear J.M,
I would like to thank you so much for being my friend here on GoodReads. I very much look forward to future book discussions with you, as it seems we have a lot in common in regards to liking the fantasy, sci-fi and historical fiction genres and authors too. Thank you once again, it is a real privalidge.
Kind Regards
Lucinda x


Rachel Hartman LOL, nice to meet you! Central Baptist, though, not St. Joseph. :)


message 5: by J.M.

J.M. Thanks for the add! I hope you might feel inclined to check out Tisarian's Treasure at some point (or at least add to your To-Read list). To answer your question regarding the RPG stuff, I met a dude named Matt Wilson at a convention in Cincinnati back in the '90s. He was the art director for a little CCG called Magic at the time, but was also interested in comics and I happened to be penning one called Legendlore. So we kept in touch and, eventually, he called and pitched me on a company he was starting called Privateer Press. I was substitute teaching at the time, so it was a great situation for me as far as investing time in writing gaming material for a start-up. Long story short, it was a "who you know" kinda opportunity. I worked for Privateer around five years, taking the reins as managing editor, and helping develop the Iron Kingdoms and guide the ship to a few ENnie Awards. Definitely a fun time.


Michael Hey, thanks for the request, J.M.! You've written some intriguing-looking stuff. How did you get into writing RPG books? That's awesome.


message 3: by J.M.

J.M. Gurgi, Fflewdurr, Gwydion, and the budding romance between Taran and Eilonwy? The menace of Arawn and his Cauldron-Born? Awesome. I've been such a fantasy geek since an early age and absolutely loved those books as a teen. I re-read the Chronicles when I was around 30 and they still held up.


message 2: by Rupa

Rupa Got a kick out of seeing the Chronicles of Prydain in your book list :) Loved the hell out of those as a kid!


Heather McCorkle You're welcome J.M.! And thank you for adding my blog to your blogroll!


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