| No, I was just wondering if the 21st century will have someone as
| influential in the pulp adventure genre as Howard was for the 20th
| century. Or will Howard, Lovecraft, and a few others continue to define
| the genre for the next few generations? It's not like people don't keep
| trying to add to the genre or expand it. But we still have a very old
| measuring stick, so to speak.
|
| Is that because this readership is aging and the younger pulp fans are
| involved elsewhere?
While we may have an old measuring stick, maybe its an issue like brand
recognition?
Why is it we see so many CONAN pastiches or other REH pastiches?
| Short story fiction is certainly different from novel fiction. But short
| story fiction is alive and well. The expectations of the publishing
field,
| however, seem to have changed.
The publishing field, from what I read in the newspapers, for the most part
wants things that
will sell well over 30,000 copies in hardback.
Also, lets face it, reading is currently down in the USA, given television,
video and now DVD.
Just some thoughts from snowy Niigata,
MEH
