Poets At War

Poets At War Ep. 249: How to Write a Blockbuster Battle


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Where is everybody for the Broodcast!? (This was actually filmed 11/28/2025. I messed up saying the date in the episode.)First, the crew dives into the trenches of storytelling as Joshua lays out a massive, 64-character sci-fi space battle. Brendan shares a masterclass on how to write a blockbuster action sequence, utilizing the "but/therefore" method, leveraging the environment, and explaining why your villains always need a proper distraction.Then, the sci-fi blasters are traded for theological artillery. What starts as a joke about "Oatmeal Stout" brews into a deep, trench-level debate on Federal Vision, church authority, apostolic succession, and the true definition of a teacher. Plus, the guys catch up on Thanksgiving, Skillet's new metal album, organizing commentaries, and the culinary merits of eating raccoon.Keep your heads down, grab your plotting boards, and keep your Bibles open!Join the Brood of writers and poets at war!Visit https://joshuadavidling.com/discord to join the community.If you're a true poetry patriot, you can support us on Substack and Patreon and get the recordings of all of our encouraging and strategic meetings, along with much more.Once again, all links can be found at joshuadavidling.com. Over and out!

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Poets At WarBy Joshua David Ling