An open letter to Avatar: The Last Airbender fans
Many of you have been asking me for updates about the Avatar live-action Netflix series. I can finally tell you that I am no longer...
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MICHAEL DANTE DiMARTINO
mikedimartino
Dec 22, 20142 min read
Korrasami Confirmed
Now that Korra and Asami’s final moment is out in the world, it seems like an appropriate time to express how I feel about it. I didn’t...
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mikedimartino
Aug 19, 20141 min read
Nerdist Writer’s Podcast
Bryan and I were guests on the Nerdist Writer’s Panel podcast with Ben Blacker. We talked about the creation of the show, the move to...
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mikedimartino
Jun 16, 20145 min read
Writing the Script
In the final part of this series on “Beginnings, Part 1”, we’re going to take a look at the script — essentially the blueprint for all...
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mikedimartino
Jun 2, 20146 min read
Writing the Outline
The premise has been written, we’re received notes from the network, and now we’re ready for phase two — the outline! Legend of...
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mikedimartino
May 20, 20146 min read
Writing the Premise
This is the first of a 3-part post about the writing process for A:TLA and Legend of Korra. My goal is to describe the steps we take to...
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mikedimartino
May 15, 20144 min read
Your inner creative vs. your inner critic
How do we balance our creative minds with our critical minds? “If you take life absolutely seriously, you must realize there’s the...
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mikedimartino
May 1, 20143 min read
Just Create
New look! New blog! Well, not exactly… I want to evolve this blog from being story-centric, to creativity-encompassing. There is a lot of...
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mikedimartino
Nov 25, 20133 min read
Legend of Korra: Book 2 Comes to a Close
It was a long, at times difficult journey, but here we are at the end of Book 2: Spirits. It’s hard to believe, but we wrote the scripts...
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mikedimartino
Jul 25, 20133 min read
Creating Mythology: The Search for Zuko’s Mother Continues…
As most of you know by now, at the end of The Search part 1, Zuko finds a letter from his father that suggests he may not be Ozai’s son...
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mikedimartino
Jun 13, 20133 min read
Legend of Korra Soundtrack: Music as Storyteller
The Legend of Korra soundtrack will be released on July 16th. This marks a huge milestone for the show. Bryan and I (among many others)...
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mikedimartino
May 13, 20135 min read
5 books to help you create a compelling story
For a long time, I never believed you could learn writing from a book. The writing process seemed too mysterious and magical to be...
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mikedimartino
Apr 22, 20133 min read
Violence and story
Following the Aurora shooting, Gangster Squad’s release was delayed and a scene in which a shooting occurred in a movie theater was...
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mikedimartino
Apr 16, 20133 min read
The story behind Breaking Bad
This past Saturday I went to a great panel at the television academy for Breaking Bad. Hosted by Conan O’Brien (who it turns out is a...
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