dawn.vogel | May 6, 2022
If you’re looking for a batch of unique and interesting short story prompts, check out this list from The Adroit Journal. There are great options in their list, whether you want to write speculative or literary fiction! You can also mix and match them for new combinations and ideas!
dawn.vogel | April 29, 2022
It’s almost May (or, in the words of the meme, “It’s gonna be May”), and that means it’s time for MerMay! If you’re not familiar with MerMay, it’s an art challenge started by Tom Bancroft. Every day in May, artists are encouraged to use the prompts for a sketch, which they then post using hashtags […]
dawn.vogel | April 22, 2022
This week’s Fun for Friday images are all related to hidden treasure! The first image depicts a simple treasure map with a person’s hands visible holding the map. The second image depicts a person with very dark hair on their arms wearing a button-up shirt, which they are holding unbuttoned and separated at the chest […]
dawn.vogel | April 15, 2022
Have you ever gotten a plot or character from a song? I certainly have, many times over. Drawfee recently gave their artists a challenge to create a character based on the first three songs that came up on shuffle. I think this would be a fun idea to inspire either a character or a plot […]
dawn.vogel | April 8, 2022
This week, I’ve got three somewhat random images, but which I think might fit together for an interesting story. The first image shows an unusual rock formation above placid water, with a cloudy sky and mountains, and a single, unforking lighting bolt in the background. The second image shows about a dozen lit tea lights […]
dawn.vogel | April 1, 2022
If you’re looking for a random writing prompt, the folks at DIY MFA have a “writer igniter” that provides you with a character, a situation, a prop, and an image for the setting. The ideas won’t necessarily be immediately speculative, but you can always tweak the elements until they are, or write a story that […]
dawn.vogel | March 25, 2022
It’s nearly the end of March, and though I could post these prompts next Friday, on April 1st, I thought I’d get them posted a little earlier than that. April’s a good month for spring words and all sorts of word about wind. There are a handful of other words thrown into the mix to […]
dawn.vogel | March 18, 2022
If you’d like to generate some story ideas while having a little fun at the same time, check out Wondermark’s Electro-Plasma Hydrocephalic Genre-Fiction Generator 2000. While it can give you a perfectly reasonable story idea, you can also pick and choose to come up with the most ridiculous possible idea if you like. Alternately, most […]
dawn.vogel | March 11, 2022
It’s time for more image prompts! The first image is a partial view of a cat’s paw. The cat is orange and white, and the paw pads are pink. There’s a blue blanket or towel covering part of the cat’s paw. The second image is a hilly terrain covered with fog and trees, primarily conifers. […]
dawn.vogel | March 4, 2022
If you’re looking for more writing prompts, Brush Warriors has compiled this list of monthly art challenges. They often revolve around a theme, like MerMay or Drawlloween, which are two of my personal favorites. But there are lists for every month of the year, and some months give you several choices. For example, March is […]
