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    Another Angle | House Blog
    • Aug 18, 2021
    • 2 min

    Another Angle | House Blog

    My 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...
    3 Things Your Editor Wants You to Stop Doing | House Blog
    • Jul 19, 2021
    • 3 min

    3 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...
    Rewrite This Story | House Blog
    • Jun 18, 2021
    • 3 min

    Rewrite 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...
    Leaving Breadcrumbs | House Blog
    • May 18, 2021
    • 2 min

    Leaving Breadcrumbs | House Blog

    Last month I talked about barrelling through difficult parts of writing, even though you know you'll need to change it later, in order to...
    “Fix it in Post” | House Blog
    • Apr 18, 2021
    • 2 min

    “Fix it in Post” | House Blog

    If 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...
    Rejection, Actually | House Blog
    • Mar 18, 2021
    • 2 min

    Rejection, Actually | House Blog

    February 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....
    How Many Spreadsheets is Too Many? | House Blog
    • Feb 18, 2021
    • 3 min

    How Many Spreadsheets is Too Many? | House Blog

    Sometimes 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...
    Rocker Ali House to return for Mythology from the Rock!
    • Jan 21, 2021
    • 1 min

    Rocker 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!
    Forgetting What You've Written | House Blog
    • Jan 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    Forgetting What You've Written | House Blog

    Back 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...
    Engen Books releases partial 2021 schedule, revealing over 21 new titles.
    • Jan 8, 2021
    • 5 min

    Engen 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
    To 'Year In Review' or Not To 'Year In Review' | House Blog
    • Dec 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    To 'Year In Review' or Not To 'Year In Review' | House Blog

    Normally December is a time when people look back fondly on the things they did during the past 12 months, but this year has been...
    Coming Soon: 'Variety Show' by Ali House!
    • Nov 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    Coming 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...
    "Add a Catchy Title"
    • Nov 19, 2020
    • 2 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,...
    SPEAK THE SPEECH, I PRAY YOU | HOUSE BLOG
    • Aug 18, 2020
    • 2 min

    SPEAK THE SPEECH, I PRAY YOU | HOUSE BLOG

    One 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...
    WHY EDITING MATTERS | HOUSE BLOG
    • Jul 18, 2020
    • 3 min

    WHY EDITING MATTERS | HOUSE BLOG

    Confession 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...
    HELPFUL THINGS THAT AREN'T WRITING | HOUSE BLOG
    • May 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    HELPFUL THINGS THAT AREN'T WRITING | HOUSE BLOG

    There 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...
    'WHAT'S MY MOTIVATION?' | HOUSE BLOG
    • Apr 19, 2020
    • 3 min

    'WHAT'S MY MOTIVATION?' | HOUSE BLOG

    This line is usually used as a joke to indicate that an actor is high-maintenance, but motivation is a very important factor for actors...

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