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RESCUE THE ROOMBA--NOT YOUR CHARACTERS
Not the Roomba in the story--its cousin, maybe? My landlord and landlady are letting me use their spare Roomba so I can keep the upstairs...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jun 29, 20202 min read
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THE WONDERFUL THING ABOUT TIGGERS ...
. . . is Tiggers don't tell any puns? 😁 If my brother "T" was any fictional character, he'd definitely be Tigger. But whereas Tigger...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jun 26, 20201 min read
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WE NOW RETURN TO YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED BLOG POST
After yesterday's timeout-for-book-publication, today I'm going to keep my promise from Tuesday and talk about how we can use curiosity...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jun 25, 20202 min read
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WE INTERRUPT YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED POST FOR AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
So . . . this happened today. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1029374 I published my first book! Granted, I've edited other...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jun 24, 20201 min read
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UNBOXING ... WELL, UNBOXING
Some of you might be thinking, "Where have you been, Candice? Unboxing has been a trend for a while now." I know. But today, I started...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jun 22, 20203 min read
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A WRITER'S SECRET WEAPON
Do you ever feel . . . like a plastic bag? 🎵 Kidding. 😁 But seriously, do you ever feel like the universe is trying to tell you...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jun 19, 20202 min read
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ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A SHOWER-CURTAIN ROD?
Every superhero has a nemesis, right? Apparently mine is the dreaded beast known as the shower-curtain rod. See, my new living space is...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jun 18, 20203 min read
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WRITING-PROMPT WEDNESDAY: IF YOU HAD TO EXPLAIN IT TO AN ALIEN ...
I'm a big fan of the "Humans Are Weird" posts that have been on Pinterest lately. They provide short snippets of stories that explore...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jun 17, 20201 min read
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DON'T MISS THE MARK ON CHARACTERS' PROFICIENCY
I couldn't find a picture of recreational gun- shooting on Unsplash, so we have this picture instead. 😁 I'm finally officially out of my...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jun 16, 20202 min read
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FORMULA FOR A SUPERHERO
I recently saw Avengers: Infinity War (I know, I know, I'm super behind). It reminded me that I have a few other Marvel movies to catch...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jun 11, 20202 min read
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WRITING-PROMPT WEDNESDAY: "BEFORE YOU FREAK OUT ..."
The other night, I was rereading a partial scene from my current WIP. For context, this scene takes place after the final battle, in...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jun 10, 20201 min read
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BREAK ALL THE PHONES!
We've had quite a few heavy subjects in these posts lately, so today, I thought I'd lighten things up. A few years ago, I went to an...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jun 9, 20203 min read
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UNBOXING
My landlady has sold the house where my roommates and I live (we've known this was coming for a few months), so I'm moving to Colorado...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jun 8, 20203 min read
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"THE BOYS OF POINTE DU HOC"
Tomorrow is the seventy-sixth anniversary of D-Day. If you're not familiar with the term, it's the name commonly given to the massive...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jun 5, 20201 min read
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BEWARE OF FALSE DICHOTOMIES
A quote often misattributed to Aristotle (long story) says, "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jun 4, 20203 min read
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WRITING-PROMPT WEDNESDAY: OOPS
One of my poor roommates is preparing for her nursing-school finals. I'm half listening to the videos she's watching, and one of them...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jun 3, 20201 min read
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ANOTHER WAY TO USE THE PEOPLE CODE
In yesterday's email, we talked about using the test in The People Code to get to know our main characters better. I've also found that...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jun 2, 20202 min read
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WHAT COLORS ARE YOUR CHARACTERS?
I've mentioned The People Code in these posts before, but I don't think I've explained much about how we can use it to flesh out...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jun 1, 20204 min read
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