E C Hamilton

Journal Entry # 2 26 th January 2020 Fortnight at a Glance These last two weeks haven't been overly productive, with minimal writing/editing to show for it. I definitely came across a couple of obstacles over the last few weeks. I’ve been getting ready to go back to work, as well as dealing with a few adulting tasks, and it definitely slowed me down. There were a couple of days I didn’t write anything, but most days I, at least, did something on my current WIP. I found it difficult, especially after the Christmas break, to come home after a long day and find the energy/motivation to write. I think this is one of the biggest obstacles I will need to overcome. I need to either learn to push through or find time to write in the morning. This fortnight reminded me that the biggest killers of my creativity is stress (some laziness) and letting myself get overwhelmed. I’ve reached the point in my WIP where there is a lot more ‘re-writing’ to do and less ‘editing’. Alth...

Writing Prompt Action He opened the door, knowing all too well what it would bring upon the world. When fear and darkness spilled out, he smiled.  Writing Prompt Character He was death incarnate, and she was life. Writing Prompt Dialogue "I wish to give the hero a kiss of appreciation." "I shall get him for you." "I meant you, you fool." Writing Prompt Object The golden arch was a doorway to oblivion. Writing Prompt Setting Every corner and edge was cobwebbed and coated in dust, but the residents glided across the floor in their fine dresses and suits as if nothing were amiss. Subscribe for weekly writing prompts!

Writing Prompt Action     The soldier stumbled forward, a hand to his side. Desperate and dying, he weaved the wound together with the ancient and forbidden magic. Writing Prompt Character   They were known as the guardians, and they were the opposite of each other in every way. Writing Prompt Dialogue     “This is ridiculous. I’ve got a masters degree in business, I graduated highest in my class. I have a perfect track record. I did not work that hard to be scraping grime off a bathroom floor.” “I’m sure you didn’t, but they don’t give high paying jobs to powerful beings like you.”  Writing Prompt Object The dream-catcher took the nightmares, and fed them to others. Writing Prompt Setting The tablecloth was worn at the edges, just like the house-owner himself. Subscribe for weekly writing prompts.

Journal Entry #1 10 th January, 2019 Fortnight at a Glance The last two weeks have been very fulfilling. After a very long break, I am finally back to working on my current project. It has been almost two years without writing and not much reading. It’s not that I did nothing, it’s that I went from writing every day to writing something maybe once or twice a month. My project was in the final stages of editing and yet I couldn’t bring myself to work on it and I’d never felt less like a writer because I simply didn’t want to do it. I worried my passion had died. In the last two weeks, however, I got back to it. I’ve been writing/editing every day and, best of all, I am enjoying it again. I read so many blogs and articles about getting back after a hiatus, all with good advice, but I was so disheartened about writing that I couldn’t even summon the energy to do the steps to get back at it. Very similar to my reading habits. It took a bit of pushing on my end...

Writing Prompt Action The maid took the crown tentatively in her delicate fingers and, with both fear and joy in her heart, placed it upon her own head. Writing Prompt Character He wore the skull of s stag upon his head, and guarded the garden from the rest of the world. Writing Prompt Dialogue “So... What did you do?” “I lied for someone I loved.” “Is that all?” “That’s all it took.” Writing Prompt Object The cage by her bed was not made for birds. Writing Prompt Setting The gold glittered like the blood he had spilt to obtain it. Subscribe for weekly writing prompts!

Writing Prompt Action Lazily, she blew a bright pink bubble. With the end of his stylus, he popped it in her face. Writing Prompt Character A good-two-shoes and a rebel fall in love. Writing Prompt Dialogue "I don't believe in fairy tales." "It's not a fairy tale, it's a horror story, and you better start believing or you'll wind up dead." Writing Prompt Object His cane was the sceptre of truth. Writing Prompt Setting The place was nothing like the books described, but everything as the old man had said. Subscribe for weekly writing prompts!