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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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"C1" AND CHARACTERIZATION
Remember "C1" (my niece of the astonishingly large vocabulary) from yesterday's email? Last night, her mother posted on Facebook about...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Feb 27, 20203 min read
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YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP
I'm the oldest of five children. My youngest sister, "L," and I are thirteen years apart. As you might guess, a big family with a big age...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Feb 25, 20202 min read
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DO *NOT* DO THIS IN YOUR DIALOGUE. EVER.
This weekend, a friend and I went out for dinner. During the conversation, the subject of musicals came up. I mentioned that I love the...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Feb 24, 20203 min read
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THE 3 GOALS OF WRITING
In college, I was a volunteer teacher in my church. On one Sunday, our congregation had a training meeting for all teachers. The...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Feb 21, 20202 min read
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EMBRACE THE WEIRD
The summer I turned seventeen, I went with my mom and oldest brother (whom I'll call "T") to St. Petersburg, Russia, to visit our...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Feb 18, 20202 min read
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PRESIDENTS ARE COMPLICATED
In the United States, today is Presidents' Day. Depending on whom you ask, it's a holiday that commemorates the birth and legacy of...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Feb 17, 20203 min read
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CAST SAWS AND COURAGE
I was in an accident almost three years ago in which I seriously injured my foot. It wasn't even an epic situation like "I saved a baby...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Feb 12, 20203 min read
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WHY "WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW" ISN'T THE GREATEST ADVICE
The other day, one of my roommates and I had an interesting conversation. We attend the same church, and we were discussing some of the...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Feb 3, 20202 min read
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WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS . . .
For the last few months, I've been running an online roleplaying game. Think Dungeons and Dragons, but for Star Wars. I'm the Gamemaster,...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jan 21, 20202 min read
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HOW TO KEEP A CONSTANT SOURCE OF INSPIRATION (AND HUMOR)
Many moons ago, when I was a wide-eyed college freshman, I thought I wanted to major in film. (That didn't end up working out, but that's...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jan 20, 20202 min read
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A FICTION TIP THAT WORKS FOR NONFICTION WRITERS, TOO
Last night, I stumbled across an article in the New York Times called "Capitalism and 'Culturecide.'" While it covers a sensitive topic,...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jan 14, 20203 min read
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