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6 RESOURCES FOR FRESH FANTASY CREATURES
A lot of our stereotypical fantasy races/creatures come from European mythology and folklore, particularly Greek, English, and Norse:...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Nov 19, 20201 min read
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8 THINGS FANTASY WRITERS NEED TO QUIT DOING. RIGHT NOW.
Years ago, I started noticing an alarming trend in fantasy. As one of my English professors commented when we were discussing it: "It's...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Nov 16, 20204 min read
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CREATING A FANTASY LANGUAGE? TRY THIS TIP
Besides my English-tutoring student I mentioned last week, I've also been tutoring world history and conversational French. My students...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Oct 9, 20201 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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"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...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
May 4, 20203 min read
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THE WEIRD THINGS YOU HAVE TO GOOGLE
I live in the basement of my house. For the last few nights, I've been hearing some weird noises: scratching, rustling, small thumps,...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Apr 29, 20202 min read
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THE MOOSE ON THE TABLE
My brother-in-law, "B," is a project manager for a company that designs hospital software. Lately, he's had to travel to Canada (I want...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Mar 3, 20202 min read
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