2013 • 2012 • 2011

2013 (18)

• 05/11/2013 - Philip K Dick (0) (Writers) (by journalpulp)
• 04/25/2013 - Five Reasons I’ll Keep Reading Your Story (3) (Writing) (by journalpulp)
• 04/18/2013 - Literary Pulp (2) (Writers) (by journalpulp)
• 04/11/2013 - Best First Sentence Contest: Winner Announced (9) (Best First Sentence Contest) (by journalpulp)
• 04/07/2013 - What Is Philosophy? (4) (Philosophy) (by journalpulp)
• 03/30/2013 - Of Easter, Eggs, Ovulation, Bunny Rabbits, and the Resurrection of Christ (4) (Easter) (by journalpulp)
• 03/21/2013 - Best First Sentence [UPDATE: CONTEST CLOSED] (210) (Best First Sentence Contest) (by journalpulp)
• 03/13/2013 - Putting the Cock Back in Cocktail (Part 4): Whiskey (11) (Bartending) (by journalpulp)
• 03/04/2013 - Kevin (7) (Poetry) (by journalpulp)
• 02/28/2013 - Plot Revisited (0) (Plot) (by journalpulp)
• 02/14/2013 - Love, And Be Silent (A Valentine’s Post) (2) (Valentine's Day) (by journalpulp)
• 02/07/2013 - In the Beginning of Your Story (0) (Beginnings) (by journalpulp)
• 02/01/2013 - Top Five Reasons Your Novel Will Succeed (0) (How to write a novel) (by journalpulp)
• 01/29/2013 - Best First Sentence Contest: Winner Announced (3) (Best First Sentence Contest) (by journalpulp)
• 01/22/2013 - Happy Birthday, Lord Byron: 225-years-old (0) (Lord Byron) (by journalpulp)
• 01/22/2013 - On Shakespeare and Puking (2) (Shakespeare) (by journalpulp)
• 01/10/2013 - Best First Sentence Contest [UPDATE: CONTEST CLOSED -- WINNER ANNOUNCED] (232) (Best First Sentence Contest) (by journalpulp)
• 01/09/2013 - A Sucker For Good Packaging: Book Covers And Descriptions (0) (Book-selling) (by journalpulp)

2012 (72)

• 12/25/2012 - Best Christmas Song Evuh (Two Versions) (2) (Christmas) (by journalpulp)
• 12/20/2012 - Part 3 — Creating A Captivating Title — How Any Good Writer Of Fiction Or Non-Fiction Can Make Good Money Writing Books (8) (Book-selling) (by journalpulp)
• 12/13/2012 - Part 2: Titles — How Any Good Writer Of Fiction Or Non-Fiction Can Make Good Money Writing Books (4) (Book-selling) (by journalpulp)
• 12/07/2012 - How Any Good Writer Of Fiction Or Non-Fiction Can Make Good Money Writing Books (Part 1) (4) (Book-selling) (by journalpulp)
• 11/28/2012 - View Of A Pig (0) (Poetry) (by journalpulp)
• 11/23/2012 - A Post-Thanksgiving “You’re Welcome” From The Handsome Pilgrim (0) (Thanksgiving) (by journalpulp)
• 11/22/2012 - Thanksgiving In America (1) (Thanksgiving) (by journalpulp)
• 11/10/2012 - Who Won The 2012 Election? (4) (Politics) (by journalpulp)
• 10/30/2012 - Gothic Fiction: A Halloween Post (1) (Gothic Fiction) (by journalpulp)
• 10/24/2012 - Gin And The Murky Origins Of The Martini (2) (Bartending) (by journalpulp)
• 10/22/2012 - Conflicted (0) (Conflict) (by journalpulp)
• 10/10/2012 - “Curiously Dull, Furiously Commonplace, Often Meaningless” (And Other Literary Virtues) (2) (Writers) (by journalpulp)
• 10/04/2012 - Autumn (0) (Poetry) (by journalpulp)
• 09/30/2012 - The Strong, The Smart, The Eccentric, The Insane (2) (Writers) (by journalpulp)
• 09/27/2012 - Tell Don’t Show — In Which We Endeavor To Demonstrate That Narration Has Its Place (0) (Storytelling) (by journalpulp)
• 09/19/2012 - Characterization (2) (Characterization, Literary trivia) (by journalpulp)
• 09/06/2012 - Do Not Start A Story With The Protagonist Waking Up (2) (Writing) (by journalpulp)
• 09/03/2012 - George Orwell: On Writing, On Clarity Of Thought (2) (Writers) (by journalpulp)
• 08/28/2012 - John Steinbeck In A Funk (8) (John Steinbeck, Writers) (by journalpulp)
• 08/07/2012 - Habits Of Highly Effective Writers: Balzac (2) (Writers) (by journalpulp)
• 08/01/2012 - A Thread Of Apprehension (5) (Storytelling, Suspense) (by journalpulp)
• 07/19/2012 - What Makes Certain Literature Timeless? (10) (Universality) (by journalpulp)
• 07/13/2012 - Detail (0) (Poetry) (by journalpulp)
• 07/04/2012 - What Is Independence? (6) (Fourth of July) (by journalpulp)
• 07/03/2012 - Best First Sentence Contest III: Winner Announced (8) (Best First Sentence Contest) (by journalpulp)
• 06/27/2012 - Writing Advice From Margaret Atwood and Vladimir Nabokov (2) (Writing) (by journalpulp)
• 06/17/2012 - William Faulkner Answers Student’s Questions (11) (William Faulkner) (by journalpulp)
• 06/14/2012 - Happy Flag Day (0) (Flag Day) (by journalpulp)
• 06/12/2012 - Best First Sentence Contest Number III [UPDATE: CONTEST CLOSED, WINNER ANNOUNCED] (176) (Best First Sentence Contest) (by journalpulp)
• 06/10/2012 - Ray Bradbury, RIP (0) (Ray Bradbury) (by journalpulp)
• 05/31/2012 - Boy At A Bridge: Spring And Fall (6) (Poetry) (by journalpulp)
• 05/28/2012 - Memorial Day (2) (Memorial Day) (by journalpulp)
• 05/24/2012 - Mastering Your Mugshot (2) (Beauty) (by journalpulp)
• 05/21/2012 - View Of A Cow (5) (Poetry) (by journalpulp)
• 05/17/2012 - Best First Sentence Contest Number 2: Winner Announced (6) (Best First Sentence Contest) (by journalpulp)
• 05/06/2012 - Unsex Me Here (5) (Shakespeare) (by journalpulp)
• 04/24/2012 - Twenty Questions (0) (More and More unto the Perfect Day) (by journalpulp)
• 04/18/2012 - Contest II: Best First Sentence For A Novel About…[CONTEST CLOSED] UPDATE: WINNER ANNOUNCED (331) (Best First Sentence Contest) (by journalpulp)
• 04/12/2012 - Top Five Movies That Are Better Than The Book (13) (Movies) (by journalpulp)
• 04/06/2012 - Of Easter, Ovulation, Eggs, Rabbits, And The Resurrection (8) (Uncategorized) (by journalpulp)
• 04/03/2012 - Heart Of My Heart (3) (Shakespeare) (by journalpulp)
• 03/29/2012 - Haters And Their Mail (5) (More and More unto the Perfect Day) (by journalpulp)
• 03/27/2012 - Forever Yours (2) (Poetry) (by journalpulp)
• 03/20/2012 - Shakespeare Glimpsed? (4) (Shakespeare) (by journalpulp)
• 03/19/2012 - More Musical Pulp (5) (Artists and Musicians) (by journalpulp)
• 03/15/2012 - The Ides Of March (0) (Shakespeare) (by journalpulp)
• 03/15/2012 - Metaphors Gone Wild (5) (Metaphor and Simile) (by journalpulp)
• 03/14/2012 - What Plot Is And What Plot Is Not (4) (Plot) (by journalpulp)
• 03/11/2012 - Putting The Cock Back In Cocktail (The Lost Footage) (18) (Bartending) (by journalpulp)
• 03/08/2012 - Stylists And Stylization (4) (Art) (by journalpulp)
• 03/07/2012 - How To Write A Novel: The Fast-And-Furious Version (2) (How to write a novel) (by journalpulp)
• 03/04/2012 - Top Ten Best Novels You’ve Never Heard Of (30) (Best Novels) (by journalpulp)
• 03/03/2012 - Elegant Universe (4) (Philosophy) (by journalpulp)
• 03/01/2012 - Eavesdropping (5) (Writing Games) (by journalpulp)
• 02/28/2012 - Subject-Matter (5) (Subject Matter) (by journalpulp)
• 02/27/2012 - A Novel Shouldn’t Make You Think, It Should Make You Shiver (2) (philosophy of art) (by journalpulp)
• 02/26/2012 - The Unsolved Mystery Of Comte De Saint Germain (2) (Comte De Saint Germain) (by journalpulp)
• 02/24/2012 - The Curious Lives — And Deaths — Of Writers And Artists (6) (Writers) (by journalpulp)
• 02/23/2012 - Misdirection And Surprise (0) (Plot, Suspense) (by journalpulp)
• 02/23/2012 - Artists And Musicians (2) (Artists and Musicians) (by journalpulp)
• 02/22/2012 - Five Ways To Generate Suspense (2) (Plot, Suspense) (by journalpulp)
• 02/16/2012 - Pacing, Plot, Purposeful Action, And Human Values (14) (Pacing, Plot) (by journalpulp)
• 02/13/2012 - Baby, Don’t Hurt Me: A Valentine Post (6) (Valentine's Day) (by journalpulp)
• 02/09/2012 - The Best Way To End Your Story: Unpredictably (4) (Endings) (by journalpulp)
• 02/09/2012 - What Is The Difference Between A Cynic And A Skeptic? (0) (Philosophy) (by journalpulp)
• 01/26/2012 - More And More Unto The Perfect Day: A Book Review At Chanticleer (2) (More and More unto the Perfect Day) (by journalpulp)
• 01/22/2012 - Musical Pulp (2) (Music) (by journalpulp)
• 01/18/2012 - Top Thirteen Best First Sentences In Literature (5) (Beginnings) (by journalpulp)
• 01/12/2012 - Feasting Fort Collins: Grill – with Ray Harvey (0) (Uncategorized) (by journalpulp)
• 01/10/2012 - Putting The Cock Back In Cocktail (Part 1) (13) (Bartending) (by journalpulp)
• 01/06/2012 - The Natural-Born Writer (3) (Writing Talent) (by journalpulp)
• 01/03/2012 - Mad Shad (0) (Poetry) (by journalpulp)

2011 (34)

• 12/31/2011 - All The Pretty Horses — By Cormac McCarthy (0) (Cormac McCarthy) (by journalpulp)
• 12/30/2011 - Fifty-Six Of The Best (Or Worst) Similies Ever Written (4) (Metaphor and Simile) (by journalpulp)
• 12/26/2011 - The Truckdriver (8) (Poetry) (by journalpulp)
• 12/25/2011 - Christmas And Its Origins (0) (Christmas) (by journalpulp)
• 11/04/2011 - Literature As An Art Form (9) (Literature) (by journalpulp)
• 10/31/2011 - Gothic Fiction (0) (Gothic Fiction) (by journalpulp)
• 10/28/2011 - What Makes Literature Last? (2) (Literature) (by journalpulp)
• 10/27/2011 - Can One Learn To Write? (3) (Writing) (by journalpulp)
• 10/14/2011 - David Lynch Or Quentin Tarantino? (6) (Movies, Plot, Storytelling, Theme) (by journalpulp)
• 10/06/2011 - Interview With Slagheap (1) (More and More unto the Perfect Day) (by journalpulp)
• 10/04/2011 - What Do I Write About? (0) (Plot, Poetry, Storytelling, Subject Matter, The Situation, Writers) (by journalpulp)
• 09/30/2011 - A Game That Writers Play (2) (Characterization, Plot, Storytelling, Suspense, Writers) (by journalpulp)
• 09/24/2011 - Writing Takes Place Inside The Head (5) (How to write a novel, Plotting) (by journalpulp)
• 09/19/2011 - Lord Byron: One Of The Pulpiest (3) (Lord Byron, Poetry) (by journalpulp)
• 09/15/2011 - Rules For Writing: Beware The Overly Proscriptive (8) (How to write a novel) (by journalpulp)
• 09/10/2011 - What Is Poetry? (2) (Poetry) (by journalpulp)
• 09/06/2011 - Plot and Theme: A Complicated Relationship (0) (Plot, Storytelling, The Situation, Theme, Universality) (by journalpulp)
• 09/02/2011 - Ursula K. Le Guin: A Rejection Letter (2) (Publishing, Ursula K. Le Guin) (by journalpulp)
• 08/27/2011 - What Is Beauty? (6) (Aesthetics, Art, Beauty, Esthetics) (by journalpulp)
• 08/24/2011 - How To Write A Novel: The Fast-And-Furious Version (3) (Characterization, Dialogue, How to write a novel, Plot, Storytelling) (by journalpulp)
• 08/17/2011 - How To Begin Your Story (0) (Beginnings, Characterization, Plot) (by journalpulp)
• 08/14/2011 - Writers On Writers (2) (Literature, Writers) (by journalpulp)
• 08/11/2011 - Climax: Bringing Together The Essential Components Of A Novel (2) (Characterization, Climax, Plot, Storytelling, Style) (by journalpulp)
• 08/08/2011 - Literary Factoids (2) (Literary trivia, Quotes) (by journalpulp)
• 08/05/2011 - The Situation (4) (Plot, Storytelling, Suspense, The Situation) (by journalpulp)
• 07/29/2011 - Characterization (Part 4) (0) (Characterization, Plot) (by journalpulp)
• 07/27/2011 - Characterization (Part 3) (0) (Characterization, Literature, Plot, Storytelling, Style, Theme) (by journalpulp)
• 07/25/2011 - Characterization (Part 2) (1) (Characterization, Dialogue) (by journalpulp)
• 07/22/2011 - Characterization (Part 1) (0) (Characterization, Literature, Storytelling) (by journalpulp)
• 07/20/2011 - Why Are Stories Important? (6) (Art, Literature, Storytelling) (by journalpulp)
• 07/18/2011 - Creating Suspense: Getting Readers To Eat Out The Palm Of Your Hand (2) (Plot, Storytelling, Suspense) (by journalpulp)
• 07/16/2011 - Lice In The Locks Of Literature (And Other Curious Quotations) (0) (Literature, Quotes) (by journalpulp)
• 07/14/2011 - Good Stories, Unoriginal Plots, Timeless Themes (4) (Plot, Style, Theme) (by journalpulp)
• 06/22/2011 - What Is Plot? (8) (Plot) (by journalpulp)