NANOPREPWEEK | HOUSE BLOG
The stars have aligned, Mercury is in retrograde*, and I’m prepping for NaNoWriMo! I say that because this will be the first year I’ve...
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- Sep 19, 2018
- 2 min
TRUSTING YOUR BRAIN | HOUSE BLOG
Sometimes it seems like my brain knows more than it lets on. Even when I don't notice, it's back there - constantly churning out story...
- Aug 18, 2018
- 2 min
ZOMBIES ON THE ROCK: OUTBREAK BECOMES INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ON AMAZON!
Outbreak, the inaugural novel in Paul Carberry's post-apocalypse thriller series Zombies on the Rock, hit #1 on the Amazon.ca in the...
- Aug 18, 2018
- 2 min
CONVERSATIONS WITH AN UNFINISHED STORY | HOUSE BLOG
Story: Hey, you! What's up? Me: Oh, hi, Story. How've you been? It's been a while. Story: Yeah, I know. So... I've noticed that you...
- Jul 18, 2018
- 2 min
THE WEIRD HABITS OF WRITERS | HOUSE BLOG
And here we see the elusive ‘Writer’ in its natural habitat… Be careful – we don’t want to scare it off… Speaking for myself, I tend to...
- Jun 18, 2018
- 3 min
HOW TO BLACKMAIL YOURSELF INTO FINISHING YOUR WRITING | HOUSE BLOG
Maybe you're one of those writers who has no problem sitting down and writing a story from start to finish, or maybe you're more like me...
- May 18, 2018
- 2 min
12 HOURS | HOUSE BLOG
On Wednesday at 1pm, I sat down in front of my computer, opened up the latest draft of the novel I’m working on*, and got to work. Other...
- Apr 18, 2018
- 3 min
FLASH FICTION MEMORIES | HOUSE BLOG
Back when I was in University I didn’t have this thing called ‘Facebook’. No, I put off joining that for years (I still remember getting...
- Mar 18, 2018
- 1 min
CHILLERS FROM THE ROCK BECOMES AN AMAZON CANADIAN BESTSELLER IN 4 CATEGORIES!
Chillers from the Rock, the third volume in the modern From the Rock series, hit #1 Bestseller in 4 different categories on March 18,...
- Dec 31, 2017
- 4 min
2017 | YEAR IN REVIEW | ENGEN BOOKS
Well, out 10th Anniversary year has come and gone, and it has been a wild one. We've brought on new authors, continued existing...
- Nov 11, 2017
- 1 min
THE SYMBOL TO LOOK FOR FOR QUALITY- ENGEN UNIVERSE
As our titles expand through the end of our tenth year and beyond, both new and longtime readers have been left wondering: how do we...
- Sep 27, 2017
- 1 min
SUPERNATURAL CAUSES BECOMES A #1 BESTSELLER!
Going Viral, the inaugural episode of Amanda Labonté's medical thriller Supernatural Causes, hit #1 on the Amazon.ca in the 'Occult'...
- Sep 24, 2017
- 1 min
BLACK WOMB BECOMES A #1 SUPERHERO BESTSELLER ON AMAZON!
Black Womb, the original novel from Matthew LeDrew, has gained #1 Bestseller status on Amazon, in both the 'Superhero' and 'Coming of...
- Sep 12, 2017
- 2 min
'VACANT CHAIRS' BY LINDA BLAGDON BECOMES #1 BESTSELLER!
Vacant Chairs, the collection of short poem by Linda Blagdon, has gained Amazon #1 Bestseller status on Amazon. Engen Books would like to...
- Sep 10, 2017
- 3 min
WINNER(S) OF THE 48 HOUR WRITING MARATHON: KELLEY POWER AND JON DOBBIN!
The 48-Hour Writing Marathon, which happened from June 23-25 2017 at the T.H.E. Tutoring Center, was a well-fought competition between...
- Jun 17, 2017
- 1 min
ENGEN BOOKS SPONSORING THE INTERNATIONAL SMALL ISLAND CULTURES CONFERENCE JUNE 15 - 19 2017!
Engen Books is a proud sponsor of the 2017 International Small Island Cultures Conference happening all this week at Memorial University...
- May 18, 2017
- 2 min
TRAVEL VS WRITER’S BLOCK
I've been having wickedly terrible writer's block lately. There are so many projects on my list, and I keep getting stuck on stupid...
- Mar 18, 2017
- 2 min
PRESS 'ENTER' TO CONTINUE...
I didn't write The Six Elemental with any sequels in mind. It sounds crazy to me now – that I put all this effort into creating a future...
- Feb 18, 2017
- 2 min
GETTIN' IN THE MOOD (FOR WRITING)
I find it easiest to write when I'm inspired or when I'm bored. If I've thought of a really cool/interesting scene, then I have to write...
- Oct 27, 2016
- 2 min
SO YOU’VE WRITTEN A STORY!
So you’ve written a story! Now what? Let’s be honest – trying to get your work published can suck. You write a really awesome story, but...