THAT'S CHEATING! (OR IS IT?)
Recently, I re-stumbled across one of my favorite Pinterest posts (pardon the bad spelling, etc.): 🤣 This is an excellent example of...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Oct 5, 20204 min read
ONE SIZE (OR FORMAT) *DOESN'T* FIT ALL
Once upon a time, I did a very silly thing and watched the movie The Lightning Thief after reading the Percy Jackson books. Then when I...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Sep 9, 20202 min read
IS IT A VICTORY OR A DEFEAT? YES
I had to have a tough conversation the other day. It involved sensitive topics, big fears of mine, and people I wasn't happy with. To my...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Aug 25, 20204 min read
CHICK-FIL-A EN FLAMBÉ
I love Chick-fil-A, but no one can deny that it's pricey. However, I found a copycat recipe for their chicken sandwich online, so a few...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Aug 7, 20203 min read
(PLOT) TWIST AND SHOUT
I found this interesting post on Pinterest a few days ago: I'd never considered this before. I kind of like being surprised by plot...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jul 16, 20202 min read
ANNOYING BUT INSTRUCTIVE
Last night, I really wanted to finish a crochet project I was working on. I like to have something interesting playing in the background...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jun 25, 20202 min read
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...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jun 11, 20202 min read
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...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jun 9, 20203 min read
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...
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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 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 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 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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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Apr 14, 20203 min read
JUMPING THROUGH (MORE) HOOPS
As the weather has been getting warmer in Denver, I decided to buy a bike so I could check out the local trails and get some exercise...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Apr 2, 20203 min read
THE ART OF THE PLOT TWIST
I spent a good hour yesterday struggling to figure out how to attach my new bike rack to my car (while the directions kept blowing away),...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Mar 23, 20203 min read
NOW *THAT'S* FLIMSY
Today I broke down and bought the 2019 version of Aladdin on DVD. I've wanted it for a long time and finally decided to go for it....
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Mar 17, 20202 min read
A LESSON FROM IRISH HISTORY FOR ST. PATRICK'S DAY
A photo I took in the Dingle area of Ireland while on study abroad. That's not snow; it's a low cloud over the mountain. Recently, I...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Mar 6, 20202 min read
OH, YOU WANT CAKE, DO YOU? *EVIL CHUCKLE*
I had one of the weirdest arguments of my life today . . . with a plastic container. After lunch, I wanted a piece of the leftover cake...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Mar 2, 20203 min read
DON'T FEED THE SQUIRRELS
On Saturday night, my house hosted a birthday party for one of my roommates. (No, she's not a leap baby; it was just the weekend night...
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