The Do's and Don'ts of Writing a Story

HOW TO: Latin phrases to use as incantations Pt. 1

 - ab intra - from within

 - ab origine - from the source

 - absit iniuria - let insult be absent

 - absit invidia - let envy be absent

 - absit omen - let omens be absent

 - ab uno dice omnes - from one, learn all

 - abysses alyssum invocat - deep calleth unto deep

 - a capite ad calcem - from head to heel

 - acta non verba - actions not words

 - ad altiora tendo - I strive to higher things

 - ad astra - to the stars

 - ad fontes - to the sources

 - ad meliora - towards better things

 - ad oculos - to the eyes

 - ad undas - to the waves

 - ad victoriam - to victory

 - adsum - I am here

 - a fortiori - from the stronger/from strength

 - a mari usque ad mare - from sea to sea

 - audeamus - let us dare

 - audentes fortuna iuvat - fortune favours the bold

 - audi, vide, tace - hear, see, be silent

 - beatae memoriae - of blessed memory

 - bona fide - in good faith

 - bono malum superate - overcome evil with good

 - capax infiniti - holding the infinite

 - carpe diem - seize the day

 - carpe noctem - seize the night

 - cave - beware

 - ceteris paribus - all there things be equal

 - circa - around

 - citius, altius, fortius - faster, higher, stronger

 - class aurea - golden key

 - cogito ergo sum - I think, therefore I am

 - compos mentis - in control of the mind

 - concilio et labore - by wisdom and effort

 - concordia cum veritate - in harmony with truth

 - concordia salus - well-being through harmony

 -coniunctis viribus - with connected strength

 - consummatum est - it is complete

 - corruptus in extremis - corrupt to the extreme 

 - crescit fundo - it grows as it goes

 - de novo - from the new

 - de profundis - from the depths

 - dies irae - day of wrath

 - dona nobem pacem - give us peace

 - ego te provoco - I challenge you

 - esse est percipi - to be is to be perceived

 - esse quam videri - to be, rather than to seem

 - esto quod es - be what you are

 - ex animo - from the soul

 - ex luna scientia - from the moon, knowledge

 - ex scientia tridens - from knowledge, sea power

 - ex silentio - from silence

 - ex undis - from the waves of the sea

 - experientia docet - experience teaches

 - fac et spera - do and hope

 - fac fortia et patere - do brave deed and endure

 - faciam quodlibet quod necesse est - I'll do whatever it takes

 - faciam ut mei memineris - I'll make you remember me

 - facta, non verba - deeds, not words

 - fortis et liber - strong and free

 - fortis in ardius - strong in difficulties

 - gloriosus et liber - glorious and free

 - hic abundant leones - here lions abound

 - hic et nunc - here and now

 - hic sunt dracones - here there are dragons

 - hinc illae lacrimae - hence those tears

 - hinc itur ad astra - from here the way leads to the stars

 - igni ferroque - with fire and iron

 - in memoriam - in the memory

 - in nocte consilium - advice comes over night

 - libra - balance

 - littera scripta manet - the written words endure

 - locus standi - a right to stand

 - luceo non uro - I shine, not burn

 - luctor et emergo - I struggle and emerge

 - mare liberum - free sea

 - memento vivere - remember to live

 - more ferarum - like beasts

 - natura non contristatur - nature is not saddened

 - nec spe, nec metu -without hope, without fear

 - noli me tangere - do not touch me

 - ophidia in herba - a snake in the grass

 - pro se - for oneself

 - propria manu - by one's own hand

 - quaere - to seek

 - quod abundat non obstat - what is abundant does not hinder

 - resurgam - I shall arise

 - semper ad meliora - always towards better things

 - semper anticus - always forward

 - semper apertus - always open

 - semper fortis - always brave

 - semper liber - always free

 - stet - let it stand

 - tuebor - I will protect

 - vera causa - true cause