DPW Podcast #183: The Formula For Writing Pulp Stories

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Caleb James K.

Caleb James K. is the former Editor-in-Chief of the literary journal, Drunken Pen Writing, and the host of the DPW Podcast. He’s also a fiction writer, poet, and aspiring novelist.

Spencer Church

A former aspiring comic book artist, Spencer is the cohost of the DPW Podcast as well as a short story writer and avid reader.


In today’s cold open, we discuss the AI tool for plot development on Microsoft Word. Things get a bit heated!

After that, we discuss Lester Dent’s formula for writing easy-to-sell pulp stories. Things don’t go quite as planned, but we do our best to relay the information provided. 

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