dawn.vogel | October 16, 2020
This article has some neat ideas for short writing exercises that can help with novel writing. Though they call them “flash fiction” exercises, I think they are more meant to be done in a short period of time than to produce actual flash fiction. For those who are doing NaNoWriMo next month, they could provide […]
dawn.vogel | October 15, 2020
Have you gotten a copy of Unfixed Timelines 2 yet? It’s been out for a month now, and I’m looking forward to see what people think about the stories and essays in this volume! In the coming months, I’ll talk a bit more about the various stories and histories I used to write those stories. In […]
dawn.vogel | October 14, 2020
Tower of Mud and Straw by Yaroslav Barsukov (Metaphorosis Publishing, 2021) is a beautiful blend of steampunk and fantasy together in a novella that both asks and answers many questions. The main character, Shea Ashcroft, is a diplomat who made a choice to save lives that resulted in him being “politely” exiled, sent away from […]
dawn.vogel | October 13, 2020
I’ve been posting my book covers on my main page before I talk about them here, so that super fans can get a little sneak peak! But now I’m revealing the cover for Sure Shot in Las Capas: The Case of the Absent Star. “Sure Shot” is the new superhero identity of Sarah Castile, who formerly […]
dawn.vogel | October 12, 2020
Finding the right place to write is a task that all authors need to figure out. Many of us, myself included, started out writing wherever, which was mostly in the lovely rust-colored chair in the photo. I had my pillow for back support and a tray for my laptop to keep it from overheating, but […]
dawn.vogel | October 9, 2020
For this week’s Fun for Friday with images, I’ve got three images that sort of fit together better than some might. The first image is a lone figure in a small boat on a fairly calm body of water with a gray sky and another boat in the distance that is following a small wake. […]
dawn.vogel | October 8, 2020
By the numbers: Stories out at the beginning of the month: 123 Acceptances received: 2 Rejections received: 73 Stories withdrawn: 5 Resubmissions: 46 New Submissions: 2 Stories out at the end of the month: 109 My submissions felt like they were back to normal this month, but they still are falling short of some month. […]
dawn.vogel | October 7, 2020
Reading: I picked up a few more books to review, so I’m reading a novella presently. At some point, I’m going to run out of books that people have sent me for reviews, so I’ll start reading and reviewing some of my backlog of books I’ve received for OTHER reasons! Watching: We’ve now finished all […]
dawn.vogel | October 6, 2020
Today is the official release date for Spiders of the Shifting Swamp, though it’s been out in the wild for a couple of weeks now! I talked a bit about the background here. I’m excited that I’ve got a children’s book out in the world, even if most of my niblings are a little too old […]
dawn.vogel | October 5, 2020
Setting goals as an author is a fine balancing act, because there are a lot of things that are outside of your control. You could set a goal to have stories published in certain markets, find an agent for your novel, or win a prestigious award, but you can’t entirely control those things happening. Sure, […]
