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4) Rhythm Rhythm, I think, is a natural thing which most authors sense, or at least I do. Therefore, it can be hard to break it down into a technical approach as I have done previously. Let this be more in the manner of feeling it out, then, and maybe God shall have me structure […]

3) Ways to Begin a Story There are three major ways to begin a story, and none of them are very impressive. I have started many stories, many more than I have finished. In the early days, I was intoxicated with beginning, and if the scene was clever enough, or the premise profound, or the […]

This is a continuation of the previous article which I wrote on this subject named Miss Die Vernon. The subject was the novel Rob Roy by Walter Scott. At the time, I was only so far into the book, and was commenting on the tendency even in “classic” literature of masculizing women. I have now progressed to the […]

Video of Completed Shrine I have built a shrine for the use of prayer in my side yard. It was advised to me by a monk in order to solicit God’s approval of my works to provide for my family. It took one week, four flat rocks from the creek, about twenty-four feet of 2×6 […]

2) Stages of Writing This is a part of a larger series of articles which are tools for me to form together a basic and general course on writing for my local town, God willing. I have recorded the first two lessons, but have not yet made any money. If you would like to support […]

1) The Ten Commandments This will be a part of a larger series of articles which are tools for me to form together a basic and general course on writing for my local town, God willing. Because of the nature of it, I will assume that you are reading the article in order to learn […]

I have been working hard on a book of economics called The Village Economy: How Catholic Fathers Can Live a More Authentic Lifestyle. In it, I recommend traditional labors financed as a small, self-sufficient occupation by those in the parish who are looking for good and holy places to lay up their worldly treasures. As for […]

I have recently returned from a retreat orchestrated by the Kolbe Center for the Study of Creation, in which I found much spiritual and intellectual improvement. In Advent and Lent, I was involved with another organization called Tradition in Action. They are similar, these two organizations, and I have been privileged to see some of […]

Author: Nathaniel Slattery Posted: Month of the Immaculate Heart, 23rd Day, Year of Our Lord 2023 Splendor is a complete and edited novel prepared for publication, entirely original, set in a semi-post-apocalyptic America, mostly in the Midwest. It follows three characters who are immortally young. It has themes exploring Americanism, Modernity, Nihilism, anti-Christ, Humility, Purgatory, […]

Author: Nathaniel Slattery Posted: Month of the Immaculate Heart, 16th Day, Year of Our Lord 2023 This is from some commission work. I may not have time for a good, full article, but I thought this would be quick and helpful for anyone. Saint Irenaeus was a Church Father. This means that he lived before […]