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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
May 28, 20203 min read
"SHOW ME A HERO, AND I'LL WRITE YOU A TRAGEDY"
The other day, I was listening to "No Good Deed" from the musical Wicked. Every time I hear it, it strikes me again that this is exactly...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
May 27, 20203 min read
WRITING-PROMPT WEDNESDAY: COVID-19 AND A WEDDING
Yesterday's email got me thinking about how some experiences transform the rest of a person's life. Maybe losing a job leads the person...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
May 26, 20206 min read
WHAT WRITERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LOWER-LEG INJURIES
Not my foot, but similar to what mine looked like after surgery In the writing world, I occasionally see articles such as "What Writers...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
May 25, 20203 min read
NOT AGAIN!
Earlier today, I was updating the Google Doc that hosts my current Star Wars Roleplaying Game campaign. We're down to two active players...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
May 22, 20201 min read
BESTSELLING TAKES TIME
I stumbled across this helpful article in one of the Facebook groups I belong to. Enjoy and happy Friday! https://www.bookscharming.com/2...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
May 21, 20202 min read
4 TIPS FOR BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR AUDIENCE
Today is my sister and brother-in-law's fourth wedding anniversary. So naturally, relationships are on my mind today. Someone told me...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
May 20, 20202 min read
WRITING-PROMPT WEDNESDAY: A FAKE BOOK AND A REAL QUESTION
A few nights ago, I was watching Secrets of the Dead again. This time, it was an episode called "Galileo's Moon," which—pardon the...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
May 19, 20203 min read
THE "RULE OF FOUR" FOR WRITERS
I believe I've mentioned in previous posts that I used to be a history teacher. It didn't take me long to definitively realize that...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
May 18, 20203 min read
FEAR IS OKAY
On Saturday, I went hiking at North Table Mountain Park near Golden, about thirty minutes from Denver. Apparently I need to update my...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
May 15, 20202 min read
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE
Last night, I was listening to Cupid's "Cupid Shuffle," and it got me thinking about dances in general. I grew up in Iowa, and my church...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
May 14, 20202 min read
REVERSE! REVERSE!
I had an interesting experience a few years ago that taught me a lot about writing for an audience that may be hostile to what you're...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
May 13, 20202 min read
WRITING-PROMPT WEDNESDAY: #NATUREFAIL
Remember the total solar eclipse that happened in August 2017? It's proof that great ideas can come from weird places. When I first heard...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
May 12, 20203 min read
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
Last night, I was watching an episode of PBS's documentary series Secrets of the Dead called "The Hunt for Nazi Scientists." This episode...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
May 8, 20203 min read
NO SCREEN? NO PROBLEM!
As writers, we do a lot of work on computers. Even if we start by writing things out by hand, we end up using Microsoft Word, Scrivener,...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
May 7, 20203 min read
"AN EDITOR WHO LIVED IN DENVER . . ."
I just realized that almost nothing rhymes with Denver (#poetprobs), so let me try again: My city must not catch on fire. We're already...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
May 6, 20202 min read
AUTOCRIT
Last night, I was looking over this ratings list of self-publishing services, which is curated by the Alliance of Independent Authors. I...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
May 5, 20202 min read
FAST IS OVERRATED
Last week was the third anniversary of my Lisfranc injury. For most people, a broken bone is a six-to-eight-week experience from injury...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
May 4, 20203 min read
"YOU'VE TAKEN YOUR FIRST STEP INTO A LARGER WORLD"
Happy Star Wars Day! In honor of the occasion, I'm listening to the soundtracks in the background as I write this email. 🔦 (Apparently...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
May 1, 20202 min read
TOO EASY?
Happy May Day! However, please don't celebrate it by getting yourself into a mayday situation. 😉 Speaking of mayday situations, I did...
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