dawn.vogel | December 16, 2022
We’ve recently started an Instagram account for DefCon One Publishing, and one of the features on that Instagram is writing prompts every couple of weeks. You can catch them on Fridays on Instagram, or every so often, I’ll round up several of them and post them here! The three prompts this week are: Write a […]
dawn.vogel | December 15, 2022
I’ve had my Patreon for a while, and I’ve been hoping to reach my goal of making a monthly video of me reading one of my stories or an excerpt from a longer piece for a while! I’ve been hovering so close to that goal for a long time. I’d love to have your support […]
dawn.vogel | December 14, 2022
Reading: Bouncing between fiction reading and some writing craft books, which I’ll start reviewing here soon! Watching: Wednesday, of course, Enola Holmes 2, and catching up on miscellaneous other things. Listening To: ‘Tis the season for K-pop holiday songs, though the main one I love so far this year is “X-mas” by Xdinary Heroes, which does […]
dawn.vogel | December 13, 2022
I’ve got a few recent urban and contemporary fantasy publications that might be of interest if you enjoy that genre! “Slime, or Primordial Ooze?” is a contemporary fantasy poem about the slime craze from a few years ago, which was published in Star*Line in January 2022. “Promises Made” is a microfiction story about modern fae […]
dawn.vogel | December 11, 2022
Early this year, I decided that I didn’t want to write novels for a year to see where it got me. By July, I had decided “maybe just one novella.” But I’m here now to say no. I wrote my novella in July, and immediately knew that it needed more work. So I did some […]
dawn.vogel | December 9, 2022
Today’s images are two on a very similar colorway and a third that I thought could be interest paired with the other two. The first image shows a person with long hair that is mostly pink and purple but also features other colors of the rainbow, and is a mix of different styles of braids […]
dawn.vogel | December 8, 2022
This past month saw publication of a short story, a couple of pieces of flash fiction, and a poem! “Chrysopoeia,” a flash fiction piece about a charlatan and the person who reveals him for what he really is, appeared in The Dire Dark, which is an anthology of dark fantasy pieces. My short story “Easy […]
dawn.vogel | December 7, 2022
Broken Sky by Morgan K. Bell (2022) is the first book in their fantasy series Skies of Cyrna. It’s a fast-paced adventure with airships, dragons, and a whole lot of magic. Dorian Valmont is the ward of a powerful noble, so when he shows up looking to become an aeronaut, no one expects him to […]
dawn.vogel | December 6, 2022
By the numbers: Stories out at the beginning of the month: 65 Acceptances received: 1 Rejections received: 63 (+2) Stories withdrawn: 2 Resubmissions: 76 New Submissions: 8 Stories out at the end of the month: 74 This month looks pretty similar to last month on most fronts, though I had a lot more resubmissions (getting […]
dawn.vogel | December 5, 2022
Having recently edited a co-written book got me thinking about co-writing in general, so I decided to talk with some folks who have co-written stories and books. Here’s the first interview! DV: Tell me a little about each of you. Hi! We are LS Reinholt and Minerva Cerridwen, and together we share one brain cell. […]
