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Sep 18, 20182 min read

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 17, 20182 min read

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...

Aug 17, 20182 min read

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...

Jul 17, 20182 min read

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 17, 20183 min read

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 17, 20182 min read

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 17, 20183 min read

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 17, 20181 min read

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, 20174 min read

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, 20171 min read

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 26, 20171 min read

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 23, 20171 min read

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 11, 20172 min read

'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 9, 20173 min read

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 16, 20171 min read

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 17, 20172 min read

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 17, 20172 min read

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, 20172 min read

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 26, 20162 min read

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...

Mar 25, 20164 min read

SCI-FI FROM THE ROCK FULL LINEUP!

It's been a long time coming, with information slowly being leaked here, on Amazon, Indigo, and Facebook, but we finally have the full,...