List of 2019 Kit Sora Flash Fiction Contest winners!
January 2019: Winner -- Lynne Sargent. Story: "Sent by the Wise Woman." Judges: Matthew LeDrew, Kit Sora. Runners Up: Wayfaring by...
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- Dec 20, 2019
- 4 min
LOOKING AHEAD: ENGEN 2020
2019 was an amazing year with a plethora of new titles from Newfoundland's fastest growing publisher, culminating in the release of our...
- Dec 18, 2019
- 2 min
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS (FOR WRITERS) | HOUSE BLOG
I resolve to finish at least one project I start. (I have twelve months ahead of me, which should be more than enough time to get a...
- Nov 8, 2019
- 2 min
WHAT HAPPENS TO FORGOTTEN IDEAS? | HOUSE BLOG
I had a great idea for a blog post, but then I forgot it. I can't remember anything about it, only the vague feeling of 'Oh, this'll make...
- Nov 6, 2019
- 2 min
HEAD IN THE CLOUDS | KIT SORA'S STORYTIME
This weeks was slightly rushed, as I had to make / shoot it on Saturday evening because Sunday was a heckin busy day! I think I actually...
- Oct 29, 2019
- 3 min
DREAD IN WRITING | DOBBIN'S BLOG
This is dread, man. Truly dread I was asked recently, “what was the first book to scare you?” I didn’t have an answer, because I don’t...
- Oct 18, 2019
- 2 min
SPOOOOOOKY STORIES! | HOUSE BLOG
When I was a kid I loved scary stories. I was addicted to Are You Afraid of the Dark, Goosebumps, Unsolved Mysteries, and Haunted Lives....
- Oct 8, 2019
- 3 min
LAYERED SNAKE: WHAT WRITERS CAN LEARN FROM METAL GEAR SOLID
Hideo Kojima, the creative force behind the Metal Gear Solid series and, most recently, Death Stranding, is one the gaming industry's...
- Oct 6, 2019
- 3 min
DUPLICITY | KIT SORA'S STORYTIME
For week 8 I was determined to get outside to shoot- I'd been going a little stock crazy, and if I'm unable to shoot outside for...
- Sep 18, 2019
- 3 min
WRITING ADVICE I'VE GLEANED FROM PLAYING DND | HOUSE BLOG
1) Too much exposition can be boring. If you've got an awesome flaming sword (or a Chekhov’s gun), you're going to want to use it. You...
- Aug 19, 2019
- 1 min
CINDERS REVIEW BY AMANDA LABONTÉ
"Set in the extreme heat of a Los Angeles summer, Cinders fairly sizzles with mystery and crime drama. With great attention to detail,...
- Aug 18, 2019
- 2 min
GETTING BACK ON THE WRITING HORSE | HOUSE BLOG
I had started 2019 so full of hope. This was going to be the year when I wrote more, submitted more, was rejected more, and (hopefully)...
- Jul 17, 2019
- 4 min
GOT THE TIME? MAKE THE TIME! | DOBBIN'S BLOG
For a lot of us writers working a “real job”, finding the time (and motivation) to sit down to write is a chore. Real jobs are...
- Jun 29, 2019
- 3 min
ON PROJECTION AND READING.
I have an odd question for you; how much meaning can you imbue into a text? (By text, I mean any media, be it song, story, memoir, or...
- Jun 18, 2019
- 2 min
WRESTLING A STORY INTO SUBMISSION | HOUSE BLOG
You know what it’s like when you get an idea for a story and you’re really excited to write it down and bask in the wonder of your...
- Jun 12, 2019
- 1 min
'FLIGHTS FROM THE ROCK' BECOMES AMAZON BESTSELLER IN MULTIPLE CATEGORIES!
Flights from the Rock, the fifth volume in the modern From the Rock series, hit #1 Bestseller on June 12, 2019 at 5:19 PM Newfoundland...
- Jun 10, 2019
- 3 min
A FEW WORDS ON WRITING ADVICE | DOBBIN BLOG
Let’s talk about writing advice. Nowadays, telling someone not to follow writing advice is as cliché as the writing advice in question....
- May 27, 2019
- 1 min
What do these three authors have in common?
They are, collectively, the only people who will ever be able to say they’ve been featured in every From the Rock collection: Sci-Fi,...
- May 26, 2019
- 3 min
UNHOLY TRINITY: ALIEN AND THE THREE STAGES OF FEAR
It's the fortieth anniversary of the release of Alien. In its honour, I'd like to try and breakdown why it's arguably the most effective...
- May 18, 2019
- 1 min
ANGER | HOUSE BLOG
I'm not going to sugar-coat it. I'm angry. I'm angry about a lot of things these days. It's a low-level burn that simmers under the...