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Geralt of Rivia
Book Reviews Posted on6th January 20216th January 2021

The Last Wish (Witcher) – Review

If you’re still tossing coins to your Witcher (sorry) and you can’t wait for the next season the the Netflix adaptation, you might be tempted […] Read More

The Watch tv series
Series Reviews, Writing Journal Posted on12th October 202012th October 2020

Bad Adaptations: The Watch

What were they thinking? The trailer for the BBC America’s adaptation of The Watch – based on sir Terry Pratchett’s City Watch Discworld books – […] Read More

Book Reviews Posted on19th August 202019th August 2020

Before They Are Hanged – Review

The Blade Itself hooked me on the world of the First Law created by Joe Abercrombie. Once I finished it, I found myself needing more […] Read More

The Republic of Thieves Review
Book Reviews Posted on5th August 20205th August 2020

The Republic of Thieves – Review

The third installment of Scott Lynch’s Gentleman Bastards series proves that some writers get better with each passing project. While the first two novels – […] Read More

The Blade Itself Review
Book Reviews Posted on29th July 202019th August 2020

The Blade Itself – Review

I’ve heard of Joe Abercrombie – I’ve seen his books on the shelves, but I never picked one up. That was until I chose The Blade Itself on a […] Read More

Time to Learn
Book Reviews, Inspiration Posted on23rd July 202023rd July 2020

Audio Book Recommendations

Nothing beats the feel of paper in your hands. The smell of the pages, the crisp sound of a page turning, the weight of the […] Read More

Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order Review
Game Reviews Posted on15th July 202017th July 2020

Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order – Review

I love Star Wars (to a point). I love Souls-like games. But, most of all, I love a good story. Fallen Order has all of […] Read More

Dreams PS4 Creation
Game Reviews, Gaming Posted on17th March 202017th March 2020

Discovering Dreams PS4

Welcome to Game Development I have delved into the world of Media Molecule’s magnum opus, Dreams for the PS4. Where the company’s previous games, Little […] Read More

Red Seas Under Red Skies Review
Book Reviews Posted on8th February 202017th March 2020

Red Seas Under Red Skies – Review

“Difficult” and “impossible” are cousins often mistaken for one another, with very little in common.” Scott Lynch, Red Seas Under Red Skies Here is my […] Read More

Book Reviews Posted on13th January 202017th March 2020

The Lies of Locke Lamora – Review

“There’s no freedom quite like the freedom of being constantly underestimated.” I happened upon The Lies of Locke Lamora on Audible as a “you may […] Read More

Stories in Games
Game Reviews, Inspiration, Writing, Writing Analysis Posted on12th September 20198th January 2020

Writing Lessons from Games (Top 8)

This post is not about writing games, rather games that have good stories or structures that writers might enjoy. Please note that there is a […] Read More

Dragon Heist Review
Book Reviews, Dungeons & Dragons Posted on20th March 201917th March 2020

Waterdeep Dragon Heist – Review

Behold! An Urban Adventure I was lucky enough to receive Waterdeep: Dragon Heist for Christmas. Having read it cover to cover and run the first […] Read More

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Rewriting and asking for help
Consulting the Oracle (1884) by John William Waterhouse
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Man Writing a Letter by Gabriël Metsu [Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain]
Starting something new
By J. M. W. Turner – The Athenaeum (http://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/detail.php?ID=20906), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1511781
The Lady of Shalott, by John William Waterhouse (1888)
The Lady of Shalott, by John William Waterhouse (1888)
Patreon Launch
The Muses, Urania and Calliope, by Simon Vouet [Public Domain]
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Concert of Birds, by Frans Snyders (Attr.) (1629-1657) [Public Domain]
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Brief, by Adolf Eberle [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Now is the time to read
Antique Beauty by Stepan Bakalovich
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Gods and Mythology
Aeneas and the Cumaean Sibyl (1646), by François Perrier
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By Johannes Vermeer – Unknown, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=160013
Wanderer above the sea of fog, by Caspar David Friedrich
Wanderer above the sea of fog, by Caspar David Friedrich [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
Deus Ex Machina
Oedipus at Colonus (1788), by Jean-Antione-Theodore Giroust
Red Seas Under Red Skies Review
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The Sorceress (1913), by John William Waterhouse Jr
The Sorceress (1913), by John William Waterhouse Jr
Reaching New Worlds
Miranda – The Tempest, by John William Waterhouse
Unusual Latin terms in English Writing
The Tease (1901) by John William Godward
Books
Still life with a lighted candle (1627) by Pieter Claesz
Ambush by Giovanni Battista Quadrone
By Giovanni Battista Quadrone – Il Giro del Mondo, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45676144
Time to Learn
Forbidden Books, By Alexander Mark Rossi (1897).
after Hans Holbein the Younger, oil on panel, late 16th century (1533-1534)
after Hans Holbein the Younger, oil on panel, late 16th century (1533-1534)
heraldry
With Copper Plate Lowered (c. 1651), attributed to Bartholomeus van Bassen
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Starry Night, by Vincent Van Gogh [4512243112421514243341335331453324512253321125231545311314453234124245422]
The Lies of Locke Lamora Cover
Learning at Home
Drawing lesson *oil on panel *69 x 60,3 cm *signed b.l.: A. Van Strij
Valentine's Day
Pygmalion by Jean-Léon Gérôme [Public domain]
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The Ambassadors, by Hans Holbein the Younger (1533)
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http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436105
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Nymphs finding the head of Orpheus, John William Waterhouse (1900) [Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain]
Stuck at Home
After the Dance (1876), by John William Waterhouse
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By Marie Alexandre Valentin Sellier (19/20th century) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Using Latin
Saint Cecilia (1895), by John William Waterhouse
How to use Latin
A Priestess of Bacchus, by John William Godward (1890)
The Zaparozhye Cossacks Writing a Mocking Letter to the Turkish Sultan *oil on canvas *358 × 203 cm *signed b.c.: И.Репин 1880-91
The Zaparozhye Cossacks Writing a Mocking Letter to the Turkish Sultan *oil on canvas *358 × 203 cm *signed b.c.: И.Репин 1880-91
Books
The Librarian (c. 1570) by Giuseppe Arcimboldo
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Romeo and Juliet by Frank Dicksee (1884)
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Novel
Orpheus and Eurydice (1862) by Edward Poynter

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