dawn.vogel | May 31, 2024
Where does the time go? It’s time for the June 2024 writing prompts! The words in the first column this month are from Kick in the Creatives. I’ve shortened a couple into single-word prompts, but I left a few of them longer, as those felt more evocative with the entire prompt. (As always, you can […]
dawn.vogel | May 30, 2024
My microfiction story, “One Book, Never Published,” is a brief look at how time-travel to prevent the publication of a book filled with falsehoods might turn out. If you’ve been following my posts about the stories in Dead-Starred Futures, you may already know that the answer to that is “not entirely well.” But despite that […]
dawn.vogel | May 29, 2024
The latest of the Bikes in Space anthologies came out last week, and this one includes my story, “The Storyteller”! It involves a post-apocalyptic culture that relies on bicycles for transportation but also a young girl who dreams up stories while she rides and goes about her daily life. You can find Bikes, The Universe, and […]
dawn.vogel | May 28, 2024
Have you checked out Sure Shot in Las Capas: The Case of the Absent Star? It’s my superheroes in an alternate 1950s Hollywood setting, adjacent to the Cobalt City Universe. This mystery novella follows Sarah Castile, who operated as the European Huntsman during and after World War II, in her new home as she takes on […]
dawn.vogel | May 27, 2024
The schedule for this year’s WriteHive Online Conference is now available here! The event runs Friday, June 7 through Sunday, June 9. All of the times on the schedule are Eastern, so you may have to calculate your own time zone. I’ll be speaking on two panels and moderating a third panel. On Friday, June […]
dawn.vogel | May 24, 2024
If you want to play around with remixing tropes, check out this list of reverse trope writing prompts! There’s a lot of great material here on its own, but you could up the trope-busting by combining one or more of these reverse tropes in a longer piece!
dawn.vogel | May 23, 2024
My story “Áftharto Sóma” was inspired by a theme of “dissection” for a monthly flash fiction writing prompt. It involved research into the historical practice of dissection in the British colonies in North America and the early United States (among other locations and time periods, as I searched for the right one). After coming across […]
dawn.vogel | May 22, 2024
It’s been a long while since I’ve done a big book-selling event, but on June 1, DefCon One Publishing, represented by me, will be selling books at the Kent Nerd Party in Kent, Washington. If you’re in the area, stop by and say hi! We’ll have a full array of our print books, and there […]
dawn.vogel | May 21, 2024
Are you subscribed to my newsletter? It comes out once a month, near the middle of the month. In it, I talk about what I’m up to, sometimes interesting history and research things I’ve found, what’s coming next, and recommendations for other books and writing you might enjoy if you like mine! If you sign […]
dawn.vogel | May 20, 2024
If you’re looking for a site with loads of positive writing advice and encouragement, check out Positive Writer. Though it doesn’t seem to be updated recently, there’s still a wealth of great information there for writers! There’s a page that lists all of the posts (under Archives), so you can skim through and look for […]
