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ARE YOU WRITING FOR AN EIGHTH GRADER?
In my editing capstone class in college, I learned about something called popularization. Essentially, it means taking a highly technical...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Apr 15, 20203 min read
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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...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Apr 14, 20203 min read
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SCARS
Update: My surgical scars as of August 2020 (ignore the patterning from my sock 😁) The other day, my roommate "M" set up an Easter-egg...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Apr 13, 20203 min read
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THE SECRET TO SUCCESSFULLY WRITING HUMOR
You know you're a nerd when you get to the point of analyzing humor. 😁 In my defense, Dr. "O" started it. He was my Introduction to...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Apr 10, 20203 min read
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THE THINGS WE FEEL COMPELLED TO SAY
I recently joined a Facebook group that was formed in response to an invitation from my church's president to fast on Good Friday for...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Apr 9, 20203 min read
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LICKING BATTERIES
My bedroom is in the basement of the house where my roommates and I live. This morning, while I was still half asleep, I kept hearing a...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Apr 8, 20203 min read
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BLEEDING IS OVERRATED
I won't tell you how late I was up last night working on a crochet pattern for my Etsy shop. (If you'd like to check it out, here's a...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Apr 7, 20202 min read
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CONTEXT ADDS A LOT
Yesterday was a big day. It was the second day of my church's semiannual general conference (held virtually, of course). One of the most...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Apr 6, 20204 min read
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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),...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Apr 2, 20203 min read
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START YOUR AUTHOR LIBRARY WITH THESE BOOKS
Lately, I've been checking out some of the Facebook author groups I belong to, to see whom I can help. As I've been commenting on...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Mar 31, 20202 min read
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WRITING ABOUT RECOVERY
*Trigger warning: trauma and abuse.* I didn't mean to go AWOL for the last few days. To make a very long story short, I'm still very much...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Mar 30, 20203 min read
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LET THEM HAVE FUN
It probably says something about me that the only board game I own is Villainous. In this game, each player is a Disney villain trying to...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Mar 25, 20202 min read
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HOW TO FIND THE SHARD OF GLASS
In yesterday's email, we talked about the shard of glass and why it's important to a character's development. For some characters, this...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Mar 24, 20203 min read
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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....
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Mar 23, 20203 min read
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CHARACTER QUIRKS ARE ONE THING, BUT ...
Those of you who know me personally also know that I love Studio C. It's a family-friendly sketch-comedy show available on BYUtv and...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Mar 20, 20203 min read
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WHAT DOES BLOOD SMELL LIKE?
Last night, I was working on a story that hasn't quite decided whether it wants to be a screenplay, a novel, or both. In a scene in the...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Mar 18, 20202 min read
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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...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Mar 17, 20202 min read
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ARE YOU SURE THIS IS ENGLISH?
One of my favorites from the photos I took during my internship in Oxford, UK While I was training to be a teacher, I had to complete a...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Mar 16, 20202 min read
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THINK LIKE A GAMEMASTER
Have you ever played a tabletop roleplaying game (RPG)? Think Dungeons and Dragons or something similar. If you haven't, here are the...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Mar 11, 20203 min read
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THANKS A LOT, LATIN
Don't get me wrong. Latin matters. Where would we be if we couldn't get a bonus in our paychecks, try on an extra-large when a large...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Mar 9, 20203 min read
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