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Lester Dent was an American pulp-fiction author best known as the creator and main author of the series of novels about the superhuman scientist and adventurer Doc Savage. His "Lester Dent Pulp Paper Master Fiction Plot" is a formula for crafting a 6000-word pulp story that has worked for adventure, detective, western, and war-air genres. The formula provides specific guidelines for where to place everything in the story and what should happen in each successive thousand words. The formula includes the use of a different murder method, a different thing for the villain to be seeking, a unique locale, and a menace that hangs over the hero. The story should be divided into four 1500-word parts, each with its own physical conflict, plot twist, and surprise. The formula stresses the importance of creating suspense, making every word count, and keeping the reader engaged until the final punch line. Pulp Fiction Formula!