Column – New Pulp Tales

Conan’s Weird Tales

July 16, 2019July 16, 2019 Column, Pulp Spotlight Conan the Barbarian, Finn J.D. John, Hyperborean Age, J.R.R. Tolkien, Middle-earth, Robert E. Howard, Soloman Kane

As seen in our very first Pulp Spotlight, we enjoy a good Conan story. In today’s Pulp Spotlight is Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Cimmerian Barbarian: The Complete Weird Tales Omnibus, compiled and edited by

Lovecraft Country

May 6, 2019April 30, 2019 Column, Pulp Spotlight H.P. Lovecraft, HBO, Jordan Peele, Matt Ruff, Weird Fiction

It’s time to tie another story to a chair and shine a spotlight in its pulpy face. Today’s subject is Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff. This book is soon to be an HBO adaptation from

Altered Carbon, Cyberpunk, and Hardboiled Detectives

March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 Pulp Spotlight

Since Netflix announced the season two cast for their insanely expensive series Altered Carbon (okay, we’re a little bit late to the party), now might be a good time to throw light

H.P. Lovecraft’s The Beast in the Cave

March 18, 2019March 18, 2019 Column, Pulp Spotlight H.P. Lovecraft, The Vagrant, Weird Fiction

Continuing our Pulp Spotlight series, I’m going to look at one of the most iconic authors of Pulp Fiction—and certainly of Weird Tales—H. P. Lovecraft. He’s a pop culture favorite (and definitely well-loved here at

Jason Aaron’s Conan the Barbarian

March 4, 2019March 4, 2019 Pulp Spotlight Black Starlight, Comic Book Resources, Comics Connection, Conan the Barbarian, Game of Thrones, Imaginary Worlds, Jason Aaron, John C. Hocking, Mahmud Asrar, Marvel Comics, Matthew Wilson, Robert E. Howard, Sword and Sorcery, VC's Travis Lanham

Here at New Pulp Tales, we’re going to be launching a new series of articles where we spotlight new or classic Pulp Tales. This is a fun way to give back and connect with the

Loose Change #7

March 3, 2019March 4, 2019 Column, Editorial, Loose Change #writing #writingcommunity @RalphWeld #editorial #NewPulpTales, Column, Genre, Loose Change, mystery, Ralph Weld, Writing

WARNING! This article is NOT about politics. It is about WRITING and WRITERS. Here at NPT we have taken vows that seem akin to those of the Night’s Watch which prohibit political discussions. Of course,

LOOSE CHANGE #6

February 26, 2019March 1, 2019 Column, Editorial, Loose Change #writing #writingcommunity @RalphWeld #editorial #NewPulpTales

Hi! This Loose Change episode is about the new schedule. Because we are always looking for new content, there will be more columns in the near future. Starting us out will be an excellent article

Loose Change #5

February 18, 2019February 18, 2019 Column, Editorial, Loose Change #ForWriters, #WritingTips, Column, Loose Change, Ralph Weld

So you want to be a writer, but find it’s hard to do consistently. This week we’ll talk about some ideas to keep your commitment to the craft of writing on track. The fact is

Loose Change #4

February 11, 2019February 20, 2019 Column, Editorial, Loose Change #Dogs, #Dogsinheaven, #ForWriters, #MFA, #WritingTips, Loose Change, Ralph Weld

Rusty-Roy It has been more than a week and I apologize, there is never an excuse to miss a deadline. BTW – that’s a writing tip – don’t miss your deadlines. However, sometimes it’s unavoidable.

Loose Change #3

January 26, 2019February 11, 2019 Column, Editorial, Loose Change Books, Column, Genre, Ralph Weld, Sub-genre, Writing

Hey Dr. Nick! Well, I’m not Dr. Nick and if you’re not a fan of the Simpsons, you might not get the reference. But that’s okay. It doesn’t matter. But genre does. Why is that?