dawn.vogel | August 17, 2023
I’ve got quite a few superhero books, mainly collections of short stories. Check out all the possibilities! Heroes of Necessity is my collection of women becoming unlikely superheroes. All four of the women in this collection have powers, but only one of them would consider herself a superhero (and she considers herself more of a sidekick). […]
dawn.vogel | August 16, 2023
The Crane Moon Cycle by J.C. Snow (2023) is a wonderful epic fantasy novel duology filled with queer characters, slow-burn romance, and a deep historical world. Aili and Nora are preparing to ship out as military nurses, but before they do, they take opportunities to meet other queer women. In doing so, Aili meets an […]
dawn.vogel | August 15, 2023
Today’s the day! Dead-Starred Futures is now available! If you like your science-fiction on the darker and dystopian side, this is the collection for you! It’s also all bite-sized fiction–nothing longer than 1,000 words, and quite a few pieces that are closer to 250 or 100! Visions of the future aren’t always gleaming starships and utopias. […]
dawn.vogel | August 14, 2023
Today, I’m talking with CD Covington, who is just about to launch her Kickstarter for A Writer’s Guide to Linguistic Worldbuilding! Keep reading for more on the Kickstarter, CD’s work, and linguistic nerdery! DV: Tell me a little about yourself and your linguistics background. CD: My name is CD Covington, and I’ve been writing as long […]
dawn.vogel | August 11, 2023
I’m a big fan of random lists, especially as they can be used as writing prompts. So today, here’s a random list generator! By default, it gives you six things, with images. But you can also have it change the number of things it presents, or only get clothing, flowers, or instruments. One way to […]
dawn.vogel | August 10, 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 stories […]
dawn.vogel | August 9, 2023
In case you have somehow missed it, there’s a graphic novel adaptation of Good Omens now fundraising on Kickstarter. The project funded in TEN minutes. It’s with the blessing of Neil Gaiman and published through Terry Pratchett’s estate, so no need to worry about rights or who is behind it–it’s the real deal! I absolutely backed […]
dawn.vogel | August 8, 2023
I had one new publication in July, which was my poem “The Whale Shark’s Stars,” which appeared in Strange Horizons. This is an interlocking rubāʿīyāt, which is a slightly complicated format, but I was pleased at how well it worked for this poem! You can read it on the Strange Horizons website!
dawn.vogel | August 7, 2023
I set my Clarion West Write-A-Thon goals to be basically what I’d be writing in a normal six week period: Draft two short stories Draft seven flash fiction pieces Revise two short stories Revise novella And I did it! I drafted coast and bunny, I wrote EIGHT flash fiction pieces, revised dragon and contact (which […]
dawn.vogel | August 4, 2023
If you like writing science fiction, check out this list of 101 sci-fi tropes! Sure, you probably don’t want to write a story that just follows the trope precisely, but this list might spark some ideas on ways to subvert the tropes or blend two or more into an interesting mash-up!
