DEFINE "AMBIGUOUS," PART 2
Lord Viren, the main antagonist of The Dragon Prince (image from https://dragonprince.fandom.com/wiki/Viren?file=Viren_Official.png) When...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Aug 21, 20203 min read
DEFINE "AMBIGUOUS," PART 1
A few weeks ago, I finally watched a show that my siblings have been talking about for a while: The Dragon Prince. I really liked it and...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Aug 14, 20202 min read
"THE COURSE OF TRUE [WRITING] NEVER DID RUN SMOOTH"
When I moved into my new place in Colorado Springs, I was surprised to discover something just a few miles down the highway: the US Air...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jul 30, 20201 min read
"FLAVOURS"?
The other day, my friend posted on Facebook about making homemade baby food for her son. It seemed like any other post until the last...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jul 27, 20202 min read
HURRICANE (AND CHARACTER) MISTAKES
The other day, one of my friends posted a picture on Facebook from a place called Hurricane Ridge, WA. When I first saw that caption, it...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jul 13, 20202 min read
"A GOOD WRITER IS A VERY SMART THIEF"
In college, I took an introductory creative-writing course one semester (from the professor who gave me the quote in the post title). One...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jul 10, 20201 min read
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...
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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 22, 20203 min read
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...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jun 18, 20203 min read
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...
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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 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 12, 20203 min read
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...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
May 7, 20203 min read
"AN EDITOR WHO LIVED IN DENVER . . ."
I just realized that almost nothing rhymes with Denver (#poetprobs), so let me try again: My city must not catch on fire. We're already...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Apr 20, 20202 min read
WHAT'S THE WORD?
Has this kind of thing ever happened to you? https://www.pinterest.com/pin/483433341224769205/ Embarrassing, right? Besides the misused...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Apr 8, 20203 min read
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...
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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 18, 20202 min read
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...
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Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Mar 13, 20204 min read
AN OFFBEAT WRITING TOOL
Remember how we discussed roleplaying games (RPGs) in the last post? Most of them, if you recall, require dice rolls to see whether...
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