The Rhetorica: creativity cards

The Rhetorica: creativity cards

Card XIX: Louis XIV

write like the sovereign sun

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Oct 21, 2025
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What if your writing didn’t apologise for itself?

What if it stepped forward, met the light, and persuaded without hustling.

What if it was as simple as holding court?

This is the spirit of Card XIX: Louis XIV, the Sovereign Sun.

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