EC Hallewell

@echallewell

Writer of stories, dreamer of dreams, parent of child, and so on... I like shiny things 🌟 @em.h.writes.things on Instagram 🦋

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EC Hallewell@echallewell· 10d

Final writing spot of the holiday I figured out the rest of this chapter, and discovered new questions and tensions for the next... Also the biscoff gloria was glorious 😋

A wood-effect table holding second breakfast: an oat cappuccino, a glass of freshly-squeezed orange juice, and a plate of glorias (like tiny croissants with tasty toppings)

EC Hallewell@echallewell· 10d

So many great writing spots – is it the proximity of the sea that makes them so appealing?

The corner of an open notebook and a frozen strawberry daiquiri on a pale faux-wood table. In the background are palm trees and blue sky

Wooden decking under a yellow canopy on the beach. In the background, blue sea and sky and the silhouettes of hills and skyscrapers

EC Hallewell@echallewell· 11d

Not the worst spot in the world for a bit of writing I think I have found the only cool place on the waterfront, in the breezy shade under palm trees

The corner of an open notebook, a blue walkway, then the beach and the sea and the sky

EC Hallewell@echallewell· 11d

Good morning from España 🌞

Photo of palm trees, a beach crowded with bright parasols, and the blue blue sea and sky

EC Hallewell@echallewell· 12d

Very much enjoying this dark and twisty holiday read from @gen-dimova.bsky.social but I really wish I'd brought the sequel too!

The book Foul Days by Genoveva Dimova: https://genovevadimova.com/order-my-books/

EC Hallewell@echallewell· 12d

¡Hola from España!

Photo looking down over tall palm trees at yellow sand and blue sea under a blue sky

EC Hallewell@echallewell· 15d

Festival lights

Red bulb in a wire cage hanging in an evergreen but staining it all red

Yellow light peeking through a gap between green leaves and making the leaves glow

Blue-white lights hanging like little lanterns from the branches of a small oak tree. All around is night dark

An oval paper lantern with a black tree picture on, glowing from within

EC Hallewell@echallewell· 16d

Sometimes you have to escape to a tiny folk festival and try to forget about things

A handmade sign on a sycamore sapling beside a road. The sign says 'festival this way'

A woodland path bordered by a wooden fence and greenery. In the trees hang coloured lights and bunting

Inside a white marquee, chairs and tables in front of a stage set for live music. Colourful bunting and lights are everywhere and sunlight is steaming in from behind

The twin-peaked roof of a marquee, as seen from inside, strung with colourful bunting and willow-wood decorations

EC Hallewell@echallewell· 22d

Day job + child + dentist today... Coffee will see me through (please)

An oat flat white in a small cup on a sparkle-blue-purple-gold coaster on a white table. In the background are the top branches of a money plant

EC Hallewell@echallewell· 22d

This evening I made words in the park Not many, but more than none

A green forest-themed notebook lying in short grass

EC Hallewell@echallewell· Jul 8

Coloured shadows at golden hour

Shadow on a white door of a red rose with a wavy black stem and green leaves

Hanging decoration made of wire and green glass, casting shadows on the white wall behind

EC Hallewell@echallewell· Jun 30

Hiding from the rain under a tree is a special thing

Red rental bikes on cobblestones under the branches of a tree

EC Hallewell@echallewell· Jun 27

Writing time! [Argonaut Books, Leith]

A notebook and a coffee on a table in a delightful bookshop/café

EC Hallewell@echallewell· Jun 26

🎶 Oh to be in the water On a warm soft summer's day 🎶

A brown river under trailing willow branches and ivy. This near bank is brown dirt, the far is overgrown with greenery. The sun is casting golden light on the water and the leaves

EC Hallewell@echallewell· Jun 24

It takes me back to childhood, lying on the grass with paper and pen and a story to scribble down This has always been my happy place and I hope it always will be

A notebook lying on the grass. Blurred in the background are trees and a blue sky

EC Hallewell@echallewell· Jun 24

Writing words, at last! [Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh]

Edinburgh castle in the distance, pale on its hill, between dark green trees

EC Hallewell@echallewell· Jun 23

Edinburgh, where is my heatwave plz?

The blurred top of a notebook and in the background a park under cloudy blue skies

EC Hallewell@echallewell· Jun 22

Good morning world Sometimes it is good to have a dog demand you go outside instead of back to bed #Bloomscrolling

A pale pink flower, delicate with frilled edges. Blurred in the background are greenery and tarmac

EC Hallewell@echallewell· Jun 20

Took not a single picture of Edinburgh Pride, but did photograph various meals and snacks I think I have my priorities right

Blue bowl holding strawberries, raspberries, granola, seeds, nuts (and yogurt, but that is hiding underneath)

Goats cheese and red pepper focaccia. So tasty

Broken chocolate cake with a squirt of whipped cream and multicoloured star sprinkles

EC Hallewell@echallewell· Jun 15

Guess what happens next...

Screenshot of a file in Scrivener. The title is "new chapter-31" and the subtext reads "Mereilian comes back, with drugs, and they..."

EC Hallewell@echallewell· Jun 15

I have a helper this week Very good at lying on toes, bringing me sticks, and getting upset by the neighbours walking up and down the stairwell

A medium-hair tricolour collie lying under the table with a colourful fabric ball

EC Hallewell@echallewell· Jun 11

Sea and sky, rain and sun

Grey-green sea rolling gently to shore. Brilliant blue sky with fluffy piles and soft shreds of white cloud.

EC Hallewell@echallewell· Jun 5

Goodnight Cymera, see you tomorrow!

Old stone buildings round the corner of a cobbled courtyard

EC Hallewell@echallewell· Jun 4

Pining I need to stop writing folks songs and get back to writing about murder

A voluptuous pink rose behind a wire fence

EC Hallewell@echallewell· Jun 3

On a grey rainy day, some blooms to fight the glooms #Bloomscrolling

EC Hallewell@echallewell· May 27

Today on pretending I am not in the city (Not great pretending today; it is too warm and nice for great pretending) [Prince's Street Gardens, Edinburgh]

Buttercups nestled in long grass. Blurred in the background is grass dotted with picnickers and the tall gothic nonsense that is the Scott Monument. The sky is blue and the sun is shining. Delightful!

EC Hallewell@echallewell· May 26

I'm tired Are you tired? Have an ice cream

Photo of a vegan cornetto in a black wire chair-shaped phone holder on a white deak

EC Hallewell@echallewell· May 25

Wheee! Went to the beach today and soothed my soul Might post a beach pic every day for the next week to keep it soothed

A warning sign advising that there is a cliff edge and to stay on the path. There is a yellow triangle featuring a craggy black cliff face and a stick person with their hands in the air at entirely the wrong angle to have fallen off the cliff. So I can only assume that they are having fun.

EC Hallewell@echallewell· May 24

Edinburgh in the sun I've found a little spot away from the crowds Now to see if I can write 100 words in the next 20 minutes...

Ornate black railings up stone steps. Beyond them is a grassy graveyard and green trees and beyond them a church. The sun is shining and the sky is blue

EC Hallewell@echallewell· May 21

Do you ever feel like the universe is trying to tell you something...?