Secrets of Seven Point Plot Structure

Secrets of Seven Point Plot Structure

We all know fledgling writers who've spent months or even years engaged in meticulous world building. But when it comes time to tell a story in their lush secondary worlds, the plot spins its wheels. How can a writer have planned every detail of his fantasy world down to the…
June 6, 20234 Comments
CT Walkthrough

Mysteries of the Catholic Faith Part 1

Want to confound smug Reddit atheists? Interested in God's perfections for their own sake? Looking to give a better account of the joy that is within you? Today is your day, since Classical Theist has returned to walk you through the mysteries of the Catholic faith. Watch and learn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3skOD6d-33U&t=30s…
June 5, 2023
Homey the Clown

Arcane Clown Posse

With a candy-colored child sacrifice cult taking over every TV channel and burger joint, the thought of clowns prowling neighborhoods in vans for kids to steal sounds like a less remote possibility. What you may not know is that phantom clowns have been plaguing the country in waves for decades.…
June 2, 202312 Comments
Dark City

Dark City

"What's the best Matrix movie?" is a question no one asks. Because the answer seems obvious. But it's not. Because what everyone misses is that the film which handles the style and themes of The Matrix better than any other isn't an official Matrix installment at all. In the labyrinthine…
June 1, 202315 Comments
Monastery

Return to the Monastery

The mech genre poses several pressing questions and challenges for creators - and that goes double for game devs. Allow ground-up mech construction, or minute modification of stock templates? Dumb fire-and-forget rockets, or Macross missile spam? Granular wargame strategy or white-knuckle dogfights? To answer these and other burning questions, Mildra…
May 31, 2023

How to Master Perspective and Tense

If you've taken up the challenge of writing fiction, two essential steps toward achieving your goal are understanding narrative point of view and narrative tense. Too many new authors either don’t understand these powerful authorial tools, or they don’t use them to maximum effect. So today, we'll explore point of…
May 30, 20234 Comments
Spanish-American War

His War

Today is a holiday set aside to honor those who have served in the US armed forces. Most Americans just use it as an excuse to grill and subject extended relatives to inebriated declamations of their political beliefs. So it seemed like a good occasion to explore some actual military…
May 29, 20232 Comments
Joan Lafitte

Spacecraft Data: Joan Lafitte

Joan Lafitte Technical Data Class: Gulf-class frigate Name: Joan Lafitte Classification: light frigate partly reconfigured as a freighter Manufacturer: Augusta Yards Operator: Roberts’ Raiders, Orleans colony, PAX First deployment: CY 74 Crew: 4 command crew and up to 24 other passengers and crew standard; helmsman and 2 crew, skeleton Keel:…
May 26, 20232 Comments
Newpub Talk Z Strike

Return to Newpub Talk

A couple of high-profile boycott campaigns have captured Conservatives' attention lately. It's understandable that middle America would get jazzed about giving beer, sports, and retail megacorps what for, despite the effects being almost all symbolic. Since January of 2021, the realization has been growing among normal people that the system…
May 25, 20232 Comments
St. John the Forerunner

A Bright Man With Wings

From Twitter comes an account of the highest possible high strangeness:   Thanks again to Dan for sharing. And glory and praise to Our Lord Jesus Christ through St. John the Forerunner!   As always, Brian brings the action Read it now:
May 24, 20234 Comments