dawn.vogel | November 20, 2024
Jamie Lackey’s Toil and Trouble (2024) is a delightful retelling of Pride and Prejudice that integrates witchcraft and LGBTQ+ characters seamlessly into the Regency setting, offering a fresh take on the Austen classic. The book opens with Mrs. Bennet making a deal with a witch–in exchange for her daughters Lizzie and Mary, her fifth child will be […]
dawn.vogel | November 19, 2024
If you love steampunk, I’ve got plenty of book options! First, my Brass and Glass trilogy is a completed series of action and adventure steampunk, involving airship pirates and whiskey. The first book, The Cask of Cranglimmering, introduces you to the crew and world, and the other two books take the story to its conclusion. If you’re […]
dawn.vogel | November 18, 2024
Now that the 2024 WriteHive Online Conference panels are available on their YouTube channel, I’m catching up on the ones I missed during the conference itself and sharing some of the things I gleaned from them here! “How to Create Superheroes and Villains to Match” was high on my list of interests, since I write […]
dawn.vogel | November 15, 2024
It’s always fun when you learn the etymology of a word that is a little bit surprising. Did you know the word electric is related to the Latin word for amber? This post at Useless Etymology explains the connection. It involves magnetism and cats, so of course I was intrigued! Will it work its way […]
dawn.vogel | November 14, 2024
The Empress tarot card represents expression, creativity, and nurturing, as well as motherhood and/or fertility. In A Tarot of Sorcery and Sages, this is represented by a haiku and a poem. The poem, “A Spell for Docile Dryads,” looks at a balance between nurturing nature and nurturing the humans who depend upon nature for their livelihood. […]
dawn.vogel | November 13, 2024
So there I am, chilling out, when I get a message from one of my friends. Their sitter is ill. Is there any chance I can come over and kid-sit for them that night? My schedule was clear, so off I went! The kids in question are three very smart, very nerdy kids. The eldest was […]
dawn.vogel | November 12, 2024
Today’s the day! My latest collection, Weathering Youth, is out today! Within its pages, you’ll find younger protagonists and protagonists with a more youthful outlook, regardless of age. The stories range from humorous to dark, within the realms of fantasy, sci-fi, and horror! This is my largest collection to date, with almost fifty stories and poems! […]
dawn.vogel | November 11, 2024
Now that the 2024 WriteHive Online Conference panels are available on their YouTube channel, I’m catching up on the ones I missed during the conference itself and sharing some of the things I gleaned from them here! “Writing Authentic Intergenerational Stories” was one of the panels I was particularly interested in because I write a […]
dawn.vogel | November 8, 2024
Time for more weird history to inspire your writing or maybe just pique your curiosity! This month, check out “Not Just Turkey: 12 Surprising Things & Weird Holidays That Have Happened in November“! While only half of the entries are historic events, there are still some interesting things included among them! This History Extra article […]
dawn.vogel | November 7, 2024
By the numbers: Stories out at the beginning of the month: 66 Acceptances received: 2 Rejections received: 30 (+2) Stories withdrawn: 0 Resubmissions: 27 New Submissions: 2 Stories out at the end of the month: 60 October was a pretty balanced month in terms of submissions. I ended the month with a few less pieces […]
