In junior high school, I started reading Doc Savage novels. Originally written in the 1930's, the author, Lester Dent, was originally paid $500 for writing thes

In junior high school, I started reading Doc Savage novels. Originally written in the 1930's, the author, Lester Dent, was originally paid $500 for writing these pulp fiction stores . Bantam Books republished these in the mid-60's.[1] There ended up being over 180 of these Doc Savage novels. Lester Dent used an outline for these stories to ensure that they would be successful. The outline described when the hero should get in trouble, when there should be a fist-fight, etc. This detailed outline is described in "Lester Dent and the Master Fiction Plot" [2]. Even at a young age I realized the the stories were formulaic, but I enjoyed them anyway. I broke my ankle a few years ago and ended up with an orthopedic surgeon named Dr. Savage. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Doc_Savage_novels https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Doc_Savage_novels [2] https://steegerbooks.com/lester-dent-and-the-master-fiction-plot/ https://steegerbooks.com/lester-dent-and-the-master-fiction-...