Aug 18, 20212 minAnother Angle | House BlogMy writing group has a game that we like to play: we all write down a location and three professions, then put them in a hat (well, two...
Jul 19, 20213 min3 Things Your Editor Wants You to Stop Doing | House Blog[Full disclosure – that title was written to be clickbait. It's more like: 3 Common Errors That Slow Down Editors, but that didn't have...
Jun 18, 20213 minRewrite This Story | House Blog[For anyone who's not an absolute theatre nerd, this tile is a reference to a song in the TV series Smash, Season 2 – which I liked a lot...
May 18, 20212 minLeaving Breadcrumbs | House BlogLast month I talked about barrelling through difficult parts of writing, even though you know you'll need to change it later, in order to...
Apr 18, 20212 min“Fix it in Post” | House BlogIf you don't know what this phrase means, it's something commonly said by filmmakers who know that there's something not quite right with...
Mar 18, 20212 minRejection, Actually | House BlogFebruary was a bit rough. I received 4 rejections in one month, which is a lot considering I only submitted 4 stories so far this year....
Feb 18, 20213 minHow Many Spreadsheets is Too Many? | House BlogSometimes I get caught up in the minutiae… To be fair, one of my strengths as an editor is that I’m good at finding continuity errors, so...
Jan 21, 20211 minRocker Ali House to return for Mythology from the Rock!Engen Books is proud and honored to announce the return of bestselling, award-winning author Ali House to 2021's Mythology from the Rock!
Jan 19, 20212 minForgetting What You've Written | House BlogBack in university, I wrote a lot of essays the night before they were due. I'd get my research sorted out beforehand, but the actual...
Jan 8, 20215 minEngen Books releases partial 2021 schedule, revealing over 21 new titles.This year we're aiming higher, with 21 projects announcing today, and more on the way we can't even tell you about yet. It's going to be fun
Dec 19, 20202 minTo 'Year In Review' or Not To 'Year In Review' | House BlogNormally December is a time when people look back fondly on the things they did during the past 12 months, but this year has been...
Nov 20, 20202 minComing Soon: 'Variety Show' by Ali House!Coming in 2021, we have Ali House's lit fiction horror novel, Variety Show. House's third novel follows Wendy, a young actor navigating...
Nov 19, 20202 min"Add a Catchy Title"This is the instruction the title box gives me when I start a new post, but it also got me thinking about story titles. In my experience,...
Aug 18, 20202 minSPEAK THE SPEECH, I PRAY YOU | HOUSE BLOGOne odd thing about me is that I love acting, but I hate public speaking. Put me in a costume, give me a character to be and someone...
Jul 18, 20203 minWHY EDITING MATTERS | HOUSE BLOGConfession Time: Not so long ago, I used to be SUPER pedantic about grammar and spelling in books. If I found a word that wasn't spelled...
May 20, 20202 minHELPFUL THINGS THAT AREN'T WRITING | HOUSE BLOGThere are times when I find it difficult to write. Sometimes I'll sit in front of the computer with the best of intentions, but the words...
Apr 19, 20203 min'WHAT'S MY MOTIVATION?' | HOUSE BLOGThis line is usually used as a joke to indicate that an actor is high-maintenance, but motivation is a very important factor for actors...