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Tag: rewriting

Rewriting and asking for help
How to Write, Writing Journal Posted on20th August 2018

Symphony and the Benefits of Rewriting

Many, many, many drafts The Silent Symphony is progressing well. I’ve just finished rewriting Chapter 24 of 33, and I believe that I am on […] Read More

Writing Journal Posted on15th July 201815th July 2018

Novel Progress Update (July 2018)

Finishing my novel, The Silent Symphony Dear Readers, The past few months I have been hard at work on my novel, The Silent Symphony. I am rewriting […] Read More

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How to Write Posted on13th April 2018

A Sure-Fire Way of Creating Tension

Creating Tension in Your Fiction There’s a lot of advice out there about creating tension in your writing. As far as I can tell, quite […] Read More

Writing Journal Posted on10th March 2018

What I am Working on

The Work I am currently working on a novel. It has been under construction for the last three (and a bit) years. It has been […] Read More

How to Write Posted on9th January 201829th January 2018

Rewriting a Manuscript

Rewriting, or saving your manuscript from obscurity. Writing is rewriting. It is an old adage – almost overused. Unfortunately, this is an inescapable part of […] Read More

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

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