Sentences with phrase «pulp fiction writers»

Brian Keene observed that for pulp fiction writers writing fast was a requirement:

He says: «Taking inspiration from the Pulp Fiction writers of the 1940s and 1950s, showed me how to banish writers» block forever.

Pulp fiction was where authors started out because it paid less than «traditional» markets (they were mostly short stories), but with indie novels, I think (some) authors are making more money than comparable traditional publishing contracts (and I see some trad - pub authors supplementing their income with self - pub, which is also similar to some of the pulp fiction writers of the past).

And by the way, I completely agree about pulp fiction writers.

In that time, many a period action flick has faltered financially, including Jonah Hex, John Carter, Cowboys & Aliens, and Conan the Barbarian, whose creator, pulp fiction writer Robert E. Howard, introduced the character of Solomon Kane back in 1928.

You appear to be better qualified as a politician or a marketer or a Pulp Fiction writer, and not as a scientist.

Not exact matches

He was a largely self - educated, technically savvy polymath, a great communicator and writer of successful pulp science fiction.

And this writer would argue that the «Pulp Fiction» filmmaker is already doing so and then adapting them for the screen.

It has been argued that Jackson's performances in Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown served to sanction his writer - director's fetishizing of certain stereotypes pertaining to African - American movie characters — and also his co-opting of subcultural postures and attitudes well beyond his real - life experiences (if not, it goes without saying, his VHS collection).

Scotty actor and film series writer throws cold water on reports «Pulp Fiction» director is fully aboard the Enterprise

The criss - crossed film narrative is in a state of overuse, but writer - director James DeMonaco's droll, modestly stylish crime gewgaw «Staten Island» wrings a few suspenseful and comic pleasures out of a time - bending format that has served the likes of Quentin Tarantino («Pulp Fiction») and Sidney Lumet («Before the Devil Knows You're Dead») among scores of others.

Director, writer, pulp fiction author, raconteur and all - around maverick character Samuel Fuller was as proud of his military service as any of his artistic accomplishments.

Writer - director Shane Black knows detective movies and pulp fiction inside out, and in this film he takes elements and scenes that have become staples of those genres and changes them slightly, often to hilarious effect.

Sensational performances and some niftily directed moments keep writer - director Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs) from sinking this film in the quagmire of his own excess.

Industry watchers and devoted fans of the Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill and Django Unchained writer - director already knew he was working on an ensemble western to be called The Hateful Eight.

The script for the film, which boasts two writers with cultish followings, Neil Gaiman (Stardust, Mirrormask) and Roger Avary (The Rules of Attraction, Pulp Fiction), had been in the works for almost a decade, finally coming to fruition with one of the more visually stunning films you're ever likely to see.

The latest film by the writer - director of In Bruges may be the sharpest subversion of the crime genre since Pulp Fiction.

H. P. Lovecraft is undoubtedly one of the most influential writers of the pulp era, leaving an indelible mark on the last hundred years of science fiction, fantasy, and horror.

If you are a lover of pulp fiction or just thinking about honing your craft to be a better writer, there is a great online resource called iPulpFiction!

iPulpFiction.com wants to reinvigorate the genre short story market and inspire new generations of writers by taking pulp fiction to the mobile generation — to be hidden among digital textbooks on their iPads or on smart phones tucked in their hip pockets.

In the past, dime novels and other forms of pulp fiction influenced generations of writers of genre fiction such as Ray Bradbury, Raymond Chandler, and H. P. Lovecraft.

In the first golden age of fiction, the pulp writers got very, very rich at 1 cent per word in the middle of the Depression.

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It includes books from modern SciFi writers which first appeared in pulp magazines, classic out - of - copyright, and earlier works of speculative fiction that not everybody will agree are science fiction.

«Serialized fiction is perfect for contemporary book culture,» Pollack added in Amazon's press release, «where writers interact with their readers directly and books can be delivered with an immediacy that the old pulp writers never could have imagined.

This built the careers of writers like Charles Dickens, Mark Twain and pulp fiction author Lester Dent.

Experience, in non-linear fashion, a story that combines the pleasures of pulp, private eye, and horror fiction, all of it inspired by writers such as Raymond Chandler, Algernon Blackwood, Stefan Grabinski, and H. P. Lovecraft.

Arion Press turns to pulp fiction with the novel South of Heaven by Jim Thompson, known as «The King of the Pulps», but also an original writer of the first rank.

McEwen's booklet also reproduces a newspaper ad memorializing real estate developer Samuel J. Lefrak («The Vision to See / The Faith to Believe / The Courage to Do»), images of sidewalks dotted with discarded chewing gum, a view of a landscape pocked with bomb craters, and a news brief about a boy sticking a piece of gum onto a $ 1.5 million Helen Frankenthaler painting during a visit to the Detroit Institute of Arts — as well as a digression into the life of Hassel, a Danish writer of pulp combat fiction who drove a German Panzer tank during the war.