dawn.vogel | October 17, 2023
Today is the release day for both Unfixed Timelines 3 and Unfixed Timelines Omnibus. The former includes seven stories and poem, some of which have been previously published, along with essays that explain the history that each piece is twisting or referencing. The latter collects the first three volumes of Unfixed Timelines into a single volume, allowing it […]
dawn.vogel | October 16, 2023
One of the WriteHive online conference panels I watched was How to Subvert Tropes. This panel talked about what tropes are, when they become cliches, and how to then twist those tropes to make them fresh again. The panel started out by talking about how tropes are the building blocks of stories that establish trust […]
dawn.vogel | October 13, 2023
It’s time for some more prompts from the DefCon One Instagram account! Write a piece about an overheard conversation. Write a piece about an animal with unusual characteristics. Write a piece about an atypical battle between good and evil. Follow the DefCon One Instagram account for writing prompts every other Friday, or check them out when I […]
dawn.vogel | October 12, 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’m still trying to reach my goal of making a monthly video of me reading one of my […]
dawn.vogel | October 11, 2023
On October 17, Forest Avenue Press will be releasing Soul Jar, an anthology of stories by authors with disabilities. My story, “The Arroyo Fiasco,” is among the stories they selected for the anthology, and I’m so excited to see this one in print! It’s a flash fiction story about a dragon trying to find zher way […]
dawn.vogel | October 10, 2023
If you’re looking for something spooky to read for Halloween (or leading up to it), here’s a few of my recent dark publications. My drabbles, “The Problem with Schematics” and “Litany,” appeared in the Dark Stars anthology, which is a collection of dark sci-fi drabbles from Shacklebound Books. One involves a ship that should not […]
dawn.vogel | October 9, 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. It’s been a while since I’ve added a new deck to […]
dawn.vogel | October 6, 2023
On our recent roadtrip, we ended in Denver, where my youngest sister really wanted us all to go see Meow Wolf. She had previously been to the one in Santa Fe and enjoyed it, and I’d heard great things about it from my friends. So we went! If you’re not familiar with Meow Wolf, it’s […]
dawn.vogel | October 5, 2023
I had two new publication in September of this year, both fantasy stories. My short story, “Kick in the Door and Improvise,” appeared in volume 11 of Tales from the Magician’s Skull. The title is taken from the common “plan” we use in a lot of our tabletop RPGs, to the point that I cross-stitched […]
dawn.vogel | October 4, 2023
My friend Raven Oak is currently running a Kickstarter for The Bell Ringer and Other Holiday Tales, a collection of art and short stories with a holiday theme. The art is absolutely gorgeous, and having read some of Raven’s stories in the past, the stories are certain to be equally great! This Kickstarter is a very […]
