dawn.vogel | July 17, 2023
I’ve accumulated a large collection of card-based writing tools, each of which is useful to different parts of my writing process. So I’ve decided to do a series of posts about the various decks I own and how I use them in my writing. This time, it’s a combination of deck and dice in the […]
dawn.vogel | July 14, 2023
If you’d like a prompt that could lead to some seriously ridiculous stories, think about using some of your spam emails (or snail mail) as a source of inspiration. Here’s just a few ideas you might take from your spam! Imagine the spam email being received by someone who is not a modern human. Have […]
dawn.vogel | July 13, 2023
I’ve had a number of new and reprinted urban fantasy pieces come out since my last post on the subject. Here’s where you can find them! “Hashtag TPE,” which originally appeared in It Came from Miskatonic University, was reprinted in LOLCraft: A Compendium of Eldritch Humor. This is an entertaining look at a college campus tour when […]
dawn.vogel | July 12, 2023
Reading: Back to reading things mostly for book reviews, still trying to whittle down the stack of comics on the shelf. Recent reads there were Thessaly: Witch for Hire (from 2004) and Sandman Presents: The Dreaming series (2018-2022), which led me to finding Hoopla through our local library, and now I can read graphic novels on my […]
dawn.vogel | July 11, 2023
Have you checked out my Patreon? It’s a way for my fans to support my writing and learn about what I’m working on! I share updates about my works in progress, including snippets of stories for my patrons! I’d love to reach my goal of making a monthly video of me reading one of my […]
dawn.vogel | July 10, 2023
One of the panels I moderated and spoke on at Flights of Foundry was titled Resources for Writers. The other panelists and I talked about how to determine if a resource is of a good quality, and also how to find resources that help vet publishers, presses, etc. We also talked about craft resources, idea […]
dawn.vogel | July 7, 2023
If you’re looking for some ideas to write a utopian story, check out these prompts! There are some based on text and others based on images, and they’re a fun mix of potential ideas!
dawn.vogel | July 6, 2023
I had one poem published in June 2023, “Beneath an Unknown Sky,” which appears in the Summer Solstice issue of Eternal Haunted Summer. Their theme for this issue involved genesis and creation, and my poem touches a little on both of those, as a tree nurtures life both within its branches and beneath its roots. You […]
dawn.vogel | July 5, 2023
Dragon Whisperer by Vanessa Ricci-Thode (2nd edition, 2023) is the first book in the author’s Fireborn series. This first book introduces the reader to a fantastical world of magic, dragons, and the people who communicate with them. Dionelle is immune to fire, which makes her uniquely suited to communicate with dragons. Though her new husband, […]
dawn.vogel | July 4, 2023
By the numbers: Stories out at the beginning of the month: 76 Acceptances received: 0 Rejections received: 35 Stories withdrawn: 0 Resubmissions: 55 New Submissions: 7 Stories out at the end of the month: 102 The numbers are slowly ramping up toward normal this month. No acceptances, but I completed and submitted seven new pieces: […]
