dawn.vogel | January 14, 2022
Steampunk may have had its big moment in the sun and moved on, but if you’re a fan, check out this steampunk plot generator! In addition to using a spreadsheet populated with some realistic Victorian-era data, it also gives you the plot in the Save the Cat! format, which means it pretty much walks you through […]
dawn.vogel | December 6, 2019
I recently shared a list of short story ideas from Reedsy, and the folks there contacted me to tell me about another resource for writers! They now have a plot generator, that “provides super-detailed plot suggestions complete with genre, conflict, characters, and inciting incident—and even has a bonus section for twists. Users can conveniently ‘lock’ […]
dawn.vogel | July 5, 2019
It seems like there’s a new ridiculous generator popping up on Facebook every other week these days. They might tell you how to make a B-movie title based on your initials or birthdate or something similar. Sometimes they just give you a new name. Other times, they can suggest to you an entire plot. The […]
dawn.vogel | April 19, 2019
Some days, you just need something out of the ordinary to get your story moving. If you’re having one of those days, check out the Warpcore SF: Fantasy Plot Generator. Some of the things it comes up with are more ridiculous than useful, but sometimes those ridiculous elements can coalesce into something interesting! The scope […]
dawn.vogel | May 4, 2018
In the course of working on a new story, I realized that I had the main character in mind, but I didn’t quite know what I wanted them to do. So I looked for a random espionage mission generator, and found an excellent one via NeverEngine. With this and the die roller on my phone, […]
dawn.vogel | September 8, 2017
You know I love random things, and today, I’m sharing with you the motherlode! Fantasy Name Generators may sound like a site with just a single purpose, but it’s SO much more than just a place for random fantasy names. It’s a HUGE collection of random generators, from the general to certain-realms-of-pop-culture specific. And in addition […]
dawn.vogel | August 25, 2017
Most people think of the undead as simple mindless creatures. But they don’t have to be! Though Campaign Mastery is a website designed for gaming-related plot stuff, there’s no reason why you couldn’t use this cool set of random tables to come up with some explanation for your undead. It gives your undead motives, mannerisms, backstories, interesting […]
