{"id":956,"date":"2010-11-01T06:15:55","date_gmt":"2010-11-01T13:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepulp.net\/PulpBlogs\/YellowedPerils\/?p=956"},"modified":"2021-02-26T16:09:08","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T21:09:08","slug":"for-the-guidance-of-writers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/yellowedperils\/2010\/11\/01\/for-the-guidance-of-writers\/","title":{"rendered":"For the guidance of writers…"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’d always wondered what sort of guidance the pulp publishers provided to prospective fictioneers back in the day.<\/p>\n

Then one day, I noticed on eBay a collection of pulp rejection letters and a copy of the pulp Adventure<\/em>‘s writers’ guide. I placed a bid, then upped it a few times until the bidding war for those vintage documents soared above my meager budget for pulp material. That was back in 2005.<\/p>\n

I always lamented not getting my hands on that Adventure<\/em> guide. I’m not sure what I envisioned the guide to be. I guess I thought it might be a multi-page booklet offering a how-to for writing stories that the magazine’s publishers would want to buy.<\/p>\n

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\"Adventure<\/a><\/p>\n

Finally, earlier this year, I managed to get a copy of a copy of the guide. Turns out, it’s a single-page document with 12 points. Not so much a how-to guide to writing action-packed pulp stories, but more guidelines for what sort of stories Adventure<\/em> was interested in.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the spring when I was designing this year’s The Pulpster<\/a><\/em>, I’d offered the guide to editor Tony Davis<\/strong> since it’s the 100th anniversary of the first issue of Adventure<\/em>. (November 1910, to be exact.)<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, The Pulpster<\/em> already had plenty of terrific material and there wasn’t room for the guide.<\/p>\n

Well, The Pulpster<\/em>‘s loss is your gain.<\/p>\n

So in honor of Adventure<\/em>‘s 100th anniversary this month, I’m happy to announce that a facsimile of the guide is available as a .PDF download. Simply click<\/a> on the image above to view it.<\/p>\n

I think it’s a nice little bit of pulp history. Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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