Blog: How to Write A Villian
Villians are what really push the story foward and are the ones who make your story interesting. After doing so many reviews of T.V. shows and books (most of which have been on books/shows that were poorly written), I have realized that having a strong villian is one of the most crucial elements of your…Continue Reading →
Blog: How to Write Your Protagonists
Continuing on with my series about how to write a book, it’s time to talk about the character that your book centers around: your protagonist. Your protagonist is the main character who is trying to survive or stop whatever the villian is doing. It’s very important to know how to write this character, otherwise your…Continue Reading →
Blog: How to Write Your Plot
Coming to the simplest part (in my opinion) of how to write a book, it’s time to talk about the plot, i.e. the story itself. If you haven’t already read the other two posts on how to write your villian and your protagonists, I highly suggest that you go do so before reading this since…Continue Reading →
Blog: How to Write in English Mode Tengwar
The world known as Middle Earth that was created by the great author and professor J.R.R. Tolkien has reached millions of people ever since the publishing of his first book The Hobbit. However, something you might not know about the world of J.R.R. Tolkien is that he was writing about it as long ago as…Continue Reading →
Blog: How to World Build
I’ve already covered how to write your villian, your protagonist, and your plot, but something that’s just as important to the story is knowing how to build your world. This includes things like knowing how to write magic systems, how terrain/climate work, etc. and is the most technical part of writing your book. Just like…Continue Reading →
Blog: How to Navigate the Holidays With Food Allergies.
While the holiday season is a time of festivities, family, and celebrations, for many people it can also be one of the most dangerous times of the year. Why? Because there’s food everywhere, much of which is not allergy friendly. As someone with a life-threatening allergy to peanuts and tree-nuts who knows other families with…Continue Reading →
Blog: How Not to Write a Protagonist. Today’s Example: Korra.
Several months ago, I wrote a post about how to write your protagonists in which I went over what to do and what not to do. In continuation of that series (sorta), I’ve decided I’m going to start doing blogs on examples of good story writing and bad story writing, similar to my book/TV reviews,…Continue Reading →
Blog: How to Write a Morally Complex Protagonist. Today’s Example: Feanor.
Feanor from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion is one of those characters where you either hate him or you love him to bits and will die on that hill. Reddit forums galore have been created centering around him, ranging from having well-thought-out arguments in the form of memes and comments defending/condemning his actions to having a…Continue Reading →
Blog: How to Write a Fight Scene
Let’s be honest, fight scenes are one of those things that can either make or break the believability of a story. If they’re really good, they have the audience rooting for the hero and fearing for their lives, or perhaps feeling as cocky as the hero that he’ll win because he’s the hero. On the…Continue Reading →
Blog: Happy Valentine’s Day. Let’s Talk About How to Write a Romance.
As you guys know, I am not the type of person who likes love-triangles or many other lovey-dovey type tropes in books. However, I’m not completely heartless; I still enjoy a good love story now and again in a book when it’s not completely contrived. So let’s talk about how I think a romance should…Continue Reading →
Blog: How to Never Write a Fight Scene: Rings of Power Snow Troll Scene.
I pick on Rings of Power a (perhaps) unfair amount on this blog. I mean, I’ve written numerous articles meticulously picking it apart as compared to the books, making fun of the showrunners and writers, and in general beating it a ton to make sure it’s extra dead. But today, I’m back to break down…Continue Reading →
Blog: How not to Write Emotionally Damaged Characters: Tris
I am not a fan of the Divergent trilogy. Not only is it essentially soft porn for teenagers, but the main character, Tris (short for Beatrice because she’s just soo edgy), has one of the worst mental health arcs I have ever read. Throughout the series (especially in book 2), she is a whiny, selfish…Continue Reading →
Blog: How to Create a Fantasy Language
I’ve always seemed to have an aptitude for language. I learned how to read when I was 3 or 4 years old and could write by the time I was 5. In middle school, I started learning Spanish and now can speak and write it somewhat fluently. Last year, I taught myself how to write…Continue Reading →
Blog: How to Fix Your Narcissistic Character: Orual From Till We Have Faces (Spoilers).
Till We Have Faces is probably one of C.S. Lewis’ lesser-known works. When I first saw the book when I was checking off the list of books that I had for my 8th grade year, I had had no idea that it even existed. Then I read the description of the book and became very…Continue Reading →
Blog: How To Write a Romantic Villian: Mr. Willoughby vs. Mr. Wickham (Spoilers)
I first became aware of Jane Austen’s novel Sense and Sensibility when I watched the movie adaptation start Kate Winslet and only recently started reading the book (review coming soon). While I’ve been reading the book, one of the things that most stood out to me (and has ever since I read Pride and Prejudice)…Continue Reading →
Blog: How to Write Christian Stories and Characters
I’ve written a bit about Christian media here. I’ve talked about how terrible the music is, how bad the movies are, and y’all have read my rants about how bad many of the books are. Finally, after my review of The Orphan’s Wish, I figured it was about time that instead of complaining about how…Continue Reading →
The Tanuki Corner 
hey so this is weird but i’m 18 and i was homeschooled until 10th grade in the US. i read and watched a lot of the same stuff you did as a kid and im really into apologetics too. i left a lot of my christian churches for the same reasons you did and lately i’ve been thinking about becoming catholic. out of curiosity, why do you still want to be christian?
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Thanks for the question!
One reason is C.S. Lewis’s quote: “If false, Christianity is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance.” I have found from continuous study that the Word of God is true and has been backed up time and time again throughout history. This, it only makes sense that I follow what God commands of me and follow Him.
The second reason comes from Jordan Peterson’s explanation of what matters. I may not agree with him on everything, but he was spot on when he explained it like this:
If God is love and truth as He proclaims and demonstrates in the Bible (most obviously in Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection), then He is the most real thing that matters, and thus, deserves all glory and praise for it.
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i haven’t listened to jordan peter yet, but that video is how i feel about God and faith too.
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Out of curiosity, what draws you to Catholicism?
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i like catholicism because i like how it believes all faith is divine and how God gives all people the chance to go to heaven, even if they don’t necessarily become catholic. i left christianity because i felt like it was hyper focused on religion rather than faith. i was in baptist and non-denominational churches and i noticed fellowship with god was based off an emotional high instead of belief in something bigger. i felt how u did too, and i asked my pastor what the difference between faith and religion is. i said i was questioning the christian religion and he told me i needed to do more “homework” if i wanted to be a member and then he told me family the same thing.
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I’m so sorry that happened to you. Unfortunately, a lot of churches seem to operate by that, where legit questions like yours are shut down and faith is just emotion. Those are not the churches that you want to be at.
I would be very careful about getting into Catholicism. While there are things Protestants and Catholics can agree on, it’s very much works-based. Though it’s true that faith without works is dead, Catholics also teach that works are necessary for justification. This view takes many passages out of context, and fails to recognize that through faith in Christ, we are already justified. Good works in obedience to Christ stem from that as part of the process of sanctification. That’s what they’re missing.
Furthermore, some of the works the Catholic church demands (such as the veneration of Mary and the saints as intercessors between God and Man) are not Biblically based and once again take many verses out of their broader context.
These are only a few issues with the Catholic church. I will admit that I haven’t studied it in-depth yet (I will be as part of this year’s curriculum), so I urge you to watch some of the videos from Mike Winger about it to get a more in-depth view of it. Here’s one of them:
There are also some posts on the Midwest Christian Outreach, Inc. blog about Roman Catholicism, so here is the link for the page that will take you there.
Search results for “Catholic” | Midwest Christian Outreach, Inc
Lastly, I have a question based on your statement about Catholicism believing all faith is divine. Does that mean that it believes that all faith – as in every religion – is divine, or does that refer to all faith in the Christian sphere is divine? If the first option, then that is outright heresy, as 1). God does not condone the worship of anything but He and 2). Only Christ leads to Heaven. If the second option, then there’s truth to that as I do believe there are people who have been saved, even if their churches are deceptive (which reflects salvation by faith in the Jesus of the Bible!)
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