pulpsmith

Definitions

A writer of pulp fiction.

informal

Examples

“[…] a pulpsmith, one might expect⟳ the short adventure novels written for such secondary markets as Startling Stories and Thrilling Wonder⟳ Stories to carry⟳ his mark⟳, but Moore's epic and romantic sensibility is clearly present⟳.”

“I've read⟳ the word unmanned plenty of times — it's a favorite of the pulpsmiths and sob-sisters — but this was the first time I'd ever actually felt that way.”

“More seriously, Masks also has trouble⟳ navigating the inherent pitfalls of playing through a story modeled after the work⟳ of pulpsmiths during the 1920s. There is an obvious gender imbalance, a good portion of the villains are clichéd dark-skinned foreigners, and there are some tasteless depictions of sex rituals.”

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