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....
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- Aug 17, 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...
- Jul 17, 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...
- May 19, 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...
- Apr 18, 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...
- Jul 16, 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 28, 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 9, 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 3, 2019
- 3 min
BREAK ON THROUGH TO THE OTHER SIDE: USING BATMAN TO FIGHT EDITING HELL
Okay, so here’s the thing: I’m kinda, sorta stuck in Editing Hell. Yeah, that’s a thing. Crammed somewhere between the Hell of the Upside...
- Feb 19, 2019
- 3 min
WHAT IF? DO THE MASH, DO THE GENRE MASH
Listen, okay, writing isn’t easy. Right now, I’m sitting in an uncomfortable chair, balancing a laptop and generous sized tea all the...