dawn.vogel | September 26, 2022
As I mentioned previously, I’m working through Stephen Fry’s The Ode Less Travelled very slowly to absorb as much wisdom as I can about writing poetry. This week’s post covers Chapter 2, Section 2, on rhyme. This is the shortest section that I’ve looked at so far, which mainly exists to introduce the ideas of the […]
dawn.vogel | September 19, 2022
My day job has recently implemented our hybrid work plan, in which we work from both the office and home, depending on our position and needs. For me, that means that most weeks, I work from the office three days and from home two days. (My schedule is slightly flexible because my editing work is […]
dawn.vogel | September 12, 2022
I like to start looking for my next year planner book a lot earlier in the year than some people might. And this year, it was a good thing–the people who made my last planner, which I liked for the most part, had discontinued that design. I had almost reached the point of just making […]
dawn.vogel | August 29, 2022
As I mentioned previously, I’m working through Stephen Fry’s The Ode Less Travelled very slowly to absorb as much wisdom as I can about writing poetry. This week’s post covers Chapter 2, Section 1, on rhyme. Rhyme is something that I’ve always felt more comfortable with, especially compared to meter. And as Stephen Fry explains, that’s true […]
dawn.vogel | August 22, 2022
If you’re interested in writing a science fiction novel, but you need some help, check out the Pro Writing Aid sponsored Science Fiction Writer’s Week. It’s an online summit with some big names in the science fiction world, and it’s completely free to participate in! It runs from August 29th through September 2nd, and I […]
dawn.vogel | August 15, 2022
If you’re looking for an unlikely place to learn about a topic, check out the courses on Atlas Obscura! Originally known as a site for strange places, Atlas Obscura has branched out to offering on-demand and live courses. And while not all of them are directly related to writing, some of them may be on […]
dawn.vogel | August 8, 2022
I started the year deciding that I didn’t want to write longer works for 2022, unless I came up with an idea that absolutely had to be longer. And I wound up with one of those ideas. And then a second one, when I realized the first one wouldn’t work as I had planned it. […]
dawn.vogel | August 1, 2022
As I mentioned previously, I’m working through Stephen Fry’s The Ode Less Travelled very slowly to absorb as much wisdom as I can about writing poetry. This week’s post covers Chapter 1, Section 6, on syllabic verse. This is a very short section, and interestingly for me, it basically describes a lot of the poetry that […]
dawn.vogel | July 25, 2022
If you’re an indie author looking for a bunch of great resources, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association has just released a website called Indie Pub 101, which is a one-stop-shop for information for people who are already publishing independently or are interested in pursuing that route. Not all of the resources are in […]
dawn.vogel | July 18, 2022
When you’re plotting out a story, a lot of folks go for a linear structure of if A, then B, and then C. Perhaps for some, it’s more of a climb from A to C, and then a denouement of D. But you can also try out different story shapes, and this article offers some […]
