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STAKES FOR SUCCESS
Today's writing tip has to do with stakes. Not the ones you stick into vampires (although Secrets of the Dead has an interesting episode...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jul 21, 20202 min read
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HISTORY AS YOU'VE NEVER READ IT BEFORE
Let's face it: things look pretty bleak right now. So today, I thought I'd take a break from serious writing tips and share this...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jul 17, 20201 min read
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THE NEW PACKAGES I PROMISED + A TIP
Remember a few weeks ago when I asked you guys what sort of services you'd like to see on my website? Well, they're finally up! These...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jul 10, 20201 min read
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CUTTING SALEM (AND OURSELVES) SOME SLACK
Last night, I watched another episode of Secrets of the Dead. #quarantinesociallife #orlackthereof #historynerd This episode was about...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jul 7, 20202 min read
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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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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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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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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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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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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...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
May 26, 20206 min read
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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...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
May 25, 20203 min read
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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...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
May 15, 20202 min read
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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...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
May 14, 20202 min read
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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...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
May 12, 20203 min read
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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...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
May 5, 20202 min read
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TOO EASY?
Happy May Day! However, please don't celebrate it by getting yourself into a mayday situation. 😉 Speaking of mayday situations, I did...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
May 1, 20202 min read
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ENGLISH VS. ENGLISH-MAJOR-ESE
A common reaction when someone slips into English-major-ese One of my favorite college professors essentially introduced herself on the...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Apr 30, 20202 min read
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PERFECTING PERSPECTIVE
You may have heard about the two students in Georgia who posted a racist video on TikTok (NOT. COOL.) and got expelled from school...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Apr 22, 20203 min read
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ADVERBS, BEGONE!
When I was in college, the campus newspaper had a weekly section called the Police Beat. It featured tiny blurbs (no more than three...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Apr 21, 20203 min read
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