dawn.vogel | October 28, 2026
Now that the videos from the 2026 WriteHive online conference are posted, I’ll be sharing some of those with quick summaries. Today, I’m talking about the “Practical Tips for Avoiding Ableism in Your Writing” presentation from Nicoletta Poungias. I took a screenshot of my comment on this presentation, which I watched during the WriteHive weekend, […]
dawn.vogel | October 26, 2026
Now that the videos from the 2026 WriteHive online conference are posted, I’ll be sharing some of those with quick summaries. Today, I’m talking about “How to Level Up Your Self-Editing Skills.” I’ve been editing for decades, but I always find there’s something more to learn on the topic. The vast majority of my editing […]
dawn.vogel | October 14, 2026
Now that the videos from the 2026 WriteHive online conference are posted, I’ll be sharing some of those with quick summaries. Today, I’m talking about the “Writing Hopeful Futures” presentation with BrightFlame. This presentation talked briefly about why authors say that they’re more drawn to writing dystopian stories rather than hopeful ones, but then focused […]
dawn.vogel | October 12, 2026
Now that the videos from the 2026 WriteHive online conference are posted, I’ll be sharing some of those with quick summaries. This week, I’ll be talking about the “Authors as Reviewers and Bookbloggers” panel that I moderated! I always love moderating panels, as it’s an opportunity for me to ask questions and learn stuff from […]
dawn.vogel | October 7, 2026
Now that the videos from the 2026 WriteHive online conference are posted, I’ll be sharing some of those with quick summaries. This week, I’m talking about “Recovering Creativity After Burnout,” presented by Dianna Gunn. As someone who hit the wall of burnout face first last year, this was an extremely valuable presentation for me to […]
dawn.vogel | September 30, 2026
Now that the videos from the 2026 WriteHive online conference are posted, I’ll be sharing some of those with quick summaries. This week, I’ll be talking about the “Elevator Pitch Workshop” with Patchree Jones, which I helped facilitate. Patchree has a communications background, so her approach to this topic was a fantastic way to look […]
dawn.vogel | September 16, 2026
Now that the videos from the 2026 WriteHive online conference are posted, I’ll be sharing some of those with quick summaries. First up is one of the panels I spoke on, “How to Find the Right Home for Poems and Short Stories“! During this panel, we talked about the challenges of submitting short fiction and […]
dawn.vogel | September 7, 2026
Today, I’m talking with Darryl Cunningham, whose graphic novel John of the Night came out last week! DV: Tell us a little about yourself and your writing. DC: I’m a UK based cartoonist/writer, known predominantly as a creator of non-fiction graphic novels on a variety of subjects, including science, mental health, economics, and politics. In recent […]
dawn.vogel | April 6, 2026
Today, I’m chatting with Kit Anderson, author of the Nebula Award finalist graphic novel Second Shift! DV: Tell us a little about yourself and your writing. KA: I’m a cartoonist from Colorado who lives with her partner and elderly dog in a small town outside of Zürich. I keep my writing mostly to comics, but […]
dawn.vogel | October 27, 2025
During the WriteHive Online Conference in July, I watched a panel called “Troubling Tropes,” which was a fantastic panel for learning about tropes that can be problematic and how to work with them. The panelists talked about identifying tropes that are problematic, particularly those that rely on stereotypes for people from marginalized groups. They also […]
