Don't you love the way the best magazine writers used to begin their stories? How do you like this opening: "The floor beneat...

My name is Mildred and this is my autobiography. I grew up on a farm where I had a certain reputation...deserved, I suppose. ...

I've been reading some pulp-type stories and I thought it might be fun to discuss the first paragraph of one of them. I liked it so...

Talk about a page-turner...it's hard to imagine anyone reading this putting it down and making a sandwich. I wish I could remember where...

I love gambits in storytelling, the way the better writers hook you in right away with an interesting beginning. Lesser writers liked t...

Did pulps die a natural death or were they murdered to make room for something else? I don't know the answer, I just don't believe...

Vintage paperback books had some great covers. I imagine they did a lot to sell the story to potential buyers. But...a good cover isn'...

I'm a huge fan of 30s pulps (random covers above and below), and my favorite part of those stories is usually the beginning. I just...