The Ideas on the Train
Your characters are most obliging about bringing you the best story ideas. JK Rowling once said that she was sitting on the train one day and Harry […]
Month: August 2015
Submissions Now Closed
Thank you to all the wonderful writers who have been sending in stories over the last two weeks. Our inbox is now bursting! It will […]
A Branch and a Turning Point
I love the story “Poor Thing” by KM Vaghela. Fellow editor Jen Landels suggested that I draw the branch that the story turns on. I […]
Keep Your Eye on the Ball
My brother played Little League baseball, and his position was catcher. I loved his extra-large glove, a padded catcher’s mitt that had could receive fast-balls […]
Storytelling and the Writer’s Mind
It seems as if our writers’ minds are working all the time. Take your third act, for example. Everything you’ve outlined and drafted from the […]
Short Fiction Submissions Open
We are open for short fiction only from now, August 10th, until the 24th. Please see our submission guidelines before sending in your stories. We […]
Are You a Patron?
What do Marie de France, the Medici family, and the Earl of Southampton have in common? They we all great patrons of the arts. Without […]
New Submission Guidelines
After a thousand personal rejection letters, it’s time to do a more complete summary of what we’re looking for at Pulp Literature in terms of […]
The Value of Feedback
Writers love feedback. No, let me clarify: Good writers love feedback. I have just finished sending out critiques for Hummingbird contest entrants who paid an […]