dawn.vogel | April 10, 2023
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 3, Section 6, on closed forms. This section covers four closed forms, the villanelle, sestina, pantoum, and ballade. These four forms have some fairly complicated […]
dawn.vogel | March 27, 2023
I love sharing free resources for authors, like these worksheets by Jami Gold and other authors! There are worksheets for story, plot, characters, and more craft things, as well as worksheets for business aspects of writing. Take a look and see if there’s something there you can use!
dawn.vogel | March 20, 2023
When I started writing, we had a weekly in-person writing group. It wasn’t super structured, and it wasn’t strict on what you could work on, but the goal was to share companionship and writing. It eventually evolved to be one evening and one weekend morning. And then, the Fire Nation* attacked. (Read: the pandemic.) While […]
dawn.vogel | March 13, 2023
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 3, Section 5, on the ode. This section covers several different formats of odes, including Sapphic, Pindaric, Horatian, lyric, and anacreontic. The ongoing theme in this […]
dawn.vogel | March 6, 2023
When you’re a writer, it’s easy to compare yourself to other writers and wonder why you’re not as successful or talented or whatever as they are. But it’s important to not get too wrapped up in comparisons or jealousy. This article calls it “the writer’s other classic curse” and offers some suggestions of ways to […]
dawn.vogel | February 27, 2023
Last year, I moderated a panel on flash fiction for Flights of Foundry. The YouTube video is available now, in case you’re interested in hearing a group of flash fiction authors share some of our favorite tips and tricks. We talk a bit about multiple genres, poetry, and more!
dawn.vogel | February 20, 2023
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 3, Section 4, on heroic verse. Heroic verse, which is iambic pentameters in rhymed couplets, is an older form that goes back to Chaucer, but has […]
dawn.vogel | February 13, 2023
Having recently edited a co-written book (Femmes Fatale, pictured) by these two authors got me thinking about co-writing in general, so I decided to talk with some folks who have co-written stories and books. Here’s the third interview, with the folks who inspired this series of blog posts! DV: Tell me a little about each […]
dawn.vogel | February 6, 2023
I recently got a big stack of writing craft and books through a Microcosm Publishing Kickstarter, so I’ve decided to work through several of them for reviewing on my blog. I really love Jessie L. Kwak’s writing style, whether it’s fiction or non-fiction. Her non-fiction style is so conversational and easy to grasp. So of […]
dawn.vogel | January 30, 2023
Having recently edited a co-written book got me thinking about co-writing in general, so I decided to talk with some folks who have co-written stories and books. Here’s the second interview! DV: Tell me a little about each of you. Emily: I’m a quiet fantasy writer, small press editor, and mom of three who works […]
