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Compiled by authors Kit Sun Cheah and Misha Burnett comes this collection of pulp essays by modern purveyors of pulp writing. It's over 200 pages of tips, tricks, and thought processes behind the modern process of NewPub writing. And yes, I am one of the contributors!
We were in dire need of such a book so it is a joyous occasion that it has finally arrived. Do you want to know more about this NewPub pulp atmosphere springing up around you? This is the book for you.
When I put out The Pulp Mindset, some readers asked if there was a book that concentrated more on the bigger questions of writing and storycraft beyond the broader art world that I covered in those pages. Well, this is the book you have been waiting for. Pulp On Pulp: Tips & Tricks for Writing Pulp Fiction covers a wide range of subjects from fight scenes to humor in serious stories to morality to pulp speed to worldbuilding. The subjects spread far as does the content and contributors. For those who have been waiting for a book on pulp writing itself, this is it!
This one has been in production for awhile so I am happy to see it finally released for everyone to enjoy. We definitely need more works out there like this.
There are quite a few contributors to this one, too. In the order taken from the author section in the book:
Misha Burnett
JD Cowan
Matthew P. Schmidt
James A Buck
Morgon Newquist
Anthony Perconti
Robert Stultus
D. G. D. Davidson
Christopher Lansdown
David Eyk
TJ Marquis
Kit Sun Cheah
As for my entry, it is a bit of an interesting story.
There was a submission call for Pulp On Pulp a year ago, to which I submitted. They specifically wanted essays that were less about "Do X to be considered Pulp" and more along the lines of what methods writers needed to reach that sort of magic the old pulpsters had. The first idea I had was to write an essay on Wonder.
Now, if you've read The Pulp Mindset then you know there is an entire essay on Wonder in its pages. The reason for that is because I had the idea to write The Pulp Mindset after I finished writing said essay and submitted it to the collection. I took the essay on Wonder and rewrote it to fit in the frame of that book. What is included here is the original version before I even considered writing The Pulp Mindset. This piece is about the importance of wonder on a general scale. Essentially you are getting material from The Pulp Mindset that didn't quite make the final version of the book.
In essence, Pulp On Pulp is what got me to write The Pulp Mindset. I'm not certain it would have existed had I not got the idea from that one essay. At least, perhaps not in the way it was released. Nevertheless, here it is for you to read for yourself!
Aside from me, there are quite a few essays on writing from authors that are more than capable, all on very interesting aspects of the creative process and what they believe it means to be a pulp-style writer. We need more creatives out there shaking up the art world right now, so be sure to give this a look. This book is full of inspiration.
The best part? It is free (or at least it should be by now if amazon has successfully changed the price)! Check out this 200+ page work of essays from some great NewPub writers today. It has been a long time coming.
Pick up Pulp on Pulp on amazon right here!
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