[This article originally appeared in The Editor, April 1, 1922.] WRITING ENTERTAINING FICTION By F. R. Buckley My training as a writer began, at latest, when I was ten. My father was, and still is, a journalist; he was formerly Irish special commissioner for the Birmingham (England) Gazette, and now dean of the English musical… Continue reading F.R. Buckley – biographical article
Category: Pulp Magazines
Beautiful covers #3 – N.C Wyeth in the Popular Magazine
One of N.C. Wyeth’s cover paintings for The Popular Magazine is up for sale. Root around the sofa cushions, you’ll need your spare change for this one – estimated sale price is from $100,000 – $150,000. You won’t be getting Wyeth’s signature on this one, though, it’s signed Pearson Barnes; the explanation from the catalog… Continue reading Beautiful covers #3 – N.C Wyeth in the Popular Magazine
George Allan England article on running his personal fiction factory
[Article originally appeared in The Independent magazine, Mar 27, 1913 issue. By this time, England was a popular author who appeared regularly in slicks and pulps. He is remembered today for his contributions to the beginnings of modern American science-fiction.] The Fiction Factory How a Man Writes and Sells Over Half a Million Words a… Continue reading George Allan England article on running his personal fiction factory
H. C. Witwer – Autobiographical article from the American Magazine
H(arry) C(harles) Witwer was an author of sports stories in the Popular Magazine. His writing style was simple and direct, similar in his use of slang to Damon Runyon. I’ve enjoyed the stories i read by him, and went looking for some information on him. I found this autobiographical article in The American Magazine, October… Continue reading H. C. Witwer – Autobiographical article from the American Magazine
Gloria Stoll Karn talks on video
Gloria Stoll Karn painted covers for Black Mask, Rangeland Romances, Detective Tales and Dime Mystery. This video was made as part of a recent exhibition of her work; she talks about how she got into pulp illustration. Worth watching.
O’Henry award winning stories – One Head, Well Done by John D. Swain
Another in the series of posts on O’Henry award winning stories from pulp magazines. This is the one that started me thinking about doing the series. John D. Swain’s One Head, Well Done in the , November 1, 1930 issue of Top-Notch Magazine won the O’Henry award in 1931. It was a lucky win, since… Continue reading O’Henry award winning stories – One Head, Well Done by John D. Swain
O’Henry award winning stories – Home is the Sailor by Bill Adams
[I recently read a story from Top-Notch magazine, John D. Swain’s One head, well done in a short story collection of O’Henry prize winning stories from 1931. I decided to take a look at all the stories i had in my collection that had won this prize.] This story was published in Blue Book magazine,… Continue reading O’Henry award winning stories – Home is the Sailor by Bill Adams
Pulp Proverbs #2 – A stitch in time saves nine
Message brought to you by Adventure, March 3, 1919 cover by Will Crawford. Adventure, March 3, 1919 cover by Will Crawford
Frontier – September, 1925 issue review
Walker Martin has a high opinion of this magazine when it was published by Doubleday. I was curious to find an issue to review, never got one till recently, when I managed to snag a readable copy of the September 1925 issue at the Pulp AdventureCon in November 2017, and this review is the belated… Continue reading Frontier – September, 1925 issue review
Pulp Proverbs #1 – Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth
Merry Christmas everyone, be sure to appreciate gift-givers. Message brought to you by Street and Smith’s Western Story Magazine, September 21, 1935. Cover by Sidney Riesenberg Cover for Western Story magazine. September 21, 1935 by Sidney Riesenberg