dawn.vogel | August 22, 2025
It’s time for some more prompts from the DefCon One Instagram account! I’m now pretty much caught up on posting these, so they’ll appear roughly every six weeks now! Write a piece from an axolotl’s perspective. Write a piece about a young wizard cleaning their room. Write a piece about a mirror reflecting a non-existent […]
dawn.vogel | August 15, 2025
For this week’s Fun for Friday and etymology, I’m sharing a post from Useless Etymology about the Greek word “naus” and the variety of English words that come from that root. As you might guess from the title, it’s about ships, but there are many other words that come from the same root. And when […]
dawn.vogel | August 8, 2025
Welcome to my new monthly Fun for Friday theme, weird science! (Not to be confused with the movie of the same name.) Toward the beginning of each month, I’ll share some links to articles about unusual discoveries, inventions, and other science facts. If you’re a sci-fi writer, perhaps one of these items will give you […]
dawn.vogel | August 1, 2025
It’s August now, so it’s time for the August 2025 writing prompts! This month, I’ve got a variety of sources for the prompts, a couple of which are new to me. Column 1 is the Artgust Art Prompts from @alchemist_attic on Instagram. These are designed to be used with any artistic medium, which to me […]
dawn.vogel | July 25, 2025
If you’re looking for some sci-fi story ideas, look no further than ScreenCraft’s list of 101 epic sci-fi story prompts! They’ve got a ton of interesting possibilities, and some of their ideas might be better suited for a longer work, while others could work as inspiration for very short fiction or poetry! Because they’ve got […]
dawn.vogel | July 18, 2025
This week’s etymology dive is an odd one, related to the Roman God Bacchus (the Greek God Dionysus). I had the thought recently that it seems like the words “baccalaureate” and “bacchanalia” might be related to one another. But their meanings are different enough that I wasn’t certain how they might be connected. Bacchus and […]
dawn.vogel | July 11, 2025
It’s time for some more prompts from the DefCon One Instagram account! I got a little behind on reposting these here, which is why there have been so many recently! Write a piece about stitching together pieces of a map. Write a piece about a sweet treat at the seaside. Write a piece about an […]
dawn.vogel | July 4, 2025
Time for more weird history to inspire your writing or maybe just pique your curiosity! For this month, we start with The History Place’s comprehensive list for every day of the month of July. Although not everything on this list is “weird,” there are certainly some gems tucked in there! Sky History also provides three […]
dawn.vogel | June 27, 2025
July is just around the corner, so it’s time for the July 2025 writing prompts! As per the usual, I took these from a variety of art challenges. I had a surprisingly difficult time finding some good ones for July, with the end result that these are a bit less summer themed than I expected. […]
dawn.vogel | June 20, 2025
It’s time for some more prompts from the DefCon One Instagram account! Write a piece from the perspective of a kite. Write a piece about an item replicating out of control. Write a piece set where the jungle and ocean meet. Follow the DefCon One Instagram account for writing prompts every other Friday, or check them out […]
