E C Hamilton

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My Ticket A lost man with an old ticket stub tries to find his way home. “Excuse me,” he said, ancient face sad and lost. “I have my ticket.” He held out a piece of worn, yellow cardboard, cut inward in curves at the corners. For the sake of pleasantries, I took the ticket and examined it. Barely glancing at the text printed in faded red, I said, “Sir, this ticket is invalid.  Modern  day tickets are stored on a refillable card.” I handed the stub back to him, which had to be a few decades old, at least. I didn’t know what he was doing with a ticket as old as that, and what he thought he could do with it. “Oh,” said the man. He lowered the ticket but didn’t leave. I picked up the guide book I’d been reading but studied it more intently to make it look as if it were part of my work. “But it  is  valid…” “Sir, all our current tickets are digital. I’m sorry.” I blocked him out with my book once again, a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach...

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What is NaNoWriMo? NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month, which occurs in November each year. It’s a program designed for writers (or would-be writers or never-before writers or anyone who wants to give it a go) to aim and accomplish the goal of writing a novel in a month (or 50,000 words of it). By signing up, you can use the website to set milestones, record progress, and interact with other writers on the same journey. Goal-setting and Storyline NaNoWriMo creates a great opportunity for writers to reach a word count goal. For some, it means dedicating some time to that their current Work-In-Progress, for others it’s a chance to write something new they’ve been thinking about, for some it’s an opportunity to try writing something for the very first time, and for a few it might be a chance to challenge oneself and start November with a prompt and a story they’ve never thought about before and just START WRITING. The Experience My first (and only)...

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What is personality? Personality is what a character or person is like on the inside. It’s a combination of character traits, values and beliefs. It’s usually apparent through a character’s action and speech but can also be shown through how they dress and their thought process. For a villain, their personality can be the biggest influence on making them stand out. What are the elements of a personality? There are many different elements that construct a character’s personality. They can include their core traits such as being fundamentally kind or fundamentality cruel, but also the other influences in their life. Like heroes in the story, villains have their own personality that usually compliments their motive and backstory, whether to appear perfectly fitting – such as a short-tempered and violent brute who wants to destroy the kingdom, or to contrast – such as a soft spoken and suave sorcerer who also wants to destroy or wreak havoc. Both examples have their own...