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Category: Inspiration

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Inspiration, The Silent Symphony Posted on22nd March 202222nd March 2022

The Silent Symphony Playlist

As some of you already know, the Silent Symphony takes a lot of inspiration from music. Not only is this done to allude to the […] Read More

The Bright Report by Marcel M du Plessis
Inspiration, Short Stories, Writing Journal Posted on10th February 202117th March 2021

What is the Bright Report – Video

Dear Readers, here is the recording of the livestream I did on the 9th of February. Here I introduced the Bright Report, spoke about my […] Read More

Writing Ideas
How to Write, Inspiration Posted on11th November 202019th July 2021

Where do writers get their ideas?

This is a question that comes up a lot. It’s almost a reflex question following a writer’s answer to “What do you do?“. It’s 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

Starting something new
How to Write, Inspiration, Writing, Writing Journal Posted on13th July 202014th July 2020

On Starting a New Novel

Starting a fresh new project can be daunting and scary and challenging and exciting and a few other things. Having completed my re-re-re-rewrite of my […] Read More

Learning at Home
Dungeons & Dragons, General, Inspiration, Writing Journal Posted on30th March 202030th March 2020

At Home Survival Guide – Part 2

As we talked about in Part 1, there are many things you can do at home. This is the age of lock-downs and social distancing […] Read More

Stuck at Home
General, Inspiration, Writing Journal Posted on23rd March 202023rd March 2020

At Home Survival Guide – Part 1

To us social distancing experts (A.K.A. introverts), staying at home is a time of fun and productivity. For writers especially, this is where we do […] 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

Valentine's Day
Inspiration Posted on14th February 201914th February 2019

Letters for your Valentine

Words are the best gift for Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day – the most romantic day of the year. Valentine’s Day – a day of heartbreak. […] Read More

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Marcel M. du Plessis's books on Goodreads
The Bright Report The Bright Report (Bright Report, #1)
reviews: 6
ratings: 12 (avg rating 4.75)

The Silent Symphony The Silent Symphony
reviews: 2
ratings: 12 (avg rating 3.83)

The Bright Report Volume 3 The Bright Report Volume 3
reviews: 3
ratings: 7 (avg rating 4.14)

Awkward Phrasing Awkward Phrasing (Bright Report, #0)
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ratings: 4 (avg rating 5.00)

The Bright Report Volume 2 The Bright Report Volume 2 (Bright Report, #2)
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ratings: 9 (avg rating 4.67)

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The Lady of Shalott, by John William Waterhouse (1888)
The Lady of Shalott, by John William Waterhouse (1888)
The Sorceress (1913), by John William Waterhouse Jr
The Sorceress (1913), by John William Waterhouse Jr
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Unusual Latin terms in English Writing
The Tease (1901) by John William Godward
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Deus Ex Machina
Oedipus at Colonus (1788), by Jean-Antione-Theodore Giroust
Ambush by Giovanni Battista Quadrone
By Giovanni Battista Quadrone – Il Giro del Mondo, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45676144
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By Marie Alexandre Valentin Sellier (19/20th century) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Time to Learn
Forbidden Books, By Alexander Mark Rossi (1897).
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Brief, by Adolf Eberle [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
heraldry
With Copper Plate Lowered (c. 1651), attributed to Bartholomeus van Bassen
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436105
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436105
Now is the time to read
Antique Beauty by Stepan Bakalovich
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)
Novel
Orpheus and Eurydice (1862) by Edward Poynter
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Concert of Birds, by Frans Snyders (Attr.) (1629-1657) [Public Domain]
Gods and Mythology
Aeneas and the Cumaean Sibyl (1646), by François Perrier
Valentine's Day
Pygmalion by Jean-Léon Gérôme [Public domain]
How to use Latin
A Priestess of Bacchus, by John William Godward (1890)
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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
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Nymphs finding the head of Orpheus, John William Waterhouse (1900) [Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain]
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
Stuck at Home
After the Dance (1876), by John William Waterhouse
Using Latin
Saint Cecilia (1895), by John William Waterhouse
Rewriting and asking for help
Consulting the Oracle (1884) by John William Waterhouse
Books
The Librarian (c. 1570) by Giuseppe Arcimboldo
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Patreon Launch
The Muses, Urania and Calliope, by Simon Vouet [Public Domain]
Reaching New Worlds
Miranda – The Tempest, by John William Waterhouse
Books
Still life with a lighted candle (1627) by Pieter Claesz
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.
The Lies of Locke Lamora Cover
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The Ambassadors, by Hans Holbein the Younger (1533)
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Starry Night, by Vincent Van Gogh [4512243112421514243341335331453324512253321125231545311314453234124245422]
Red Seas Under Red Skies Review
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Man_Writing_a_Letter_by_Gabri%C3%ABl_Metsu.jpg
Man Writing a Letter by Gabriël Metsu [Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain]
By Johannes Vermeer - Unknown, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=160013
By Johannes Vermeer – Unknown, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=160013
Learning at Home
Drawing lesson *oil on panel *69 x 60,3 cm *signed b.l.: A. Van Strij
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Romeo and Juliet by Frank Dicksee (1884)
Romeo and Juliet by Frank Dicksee (1884) from WikiMedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DickseeRomeoandJuliet.jpg

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