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 5, 2026
Prompt 14 in the Big Pink Book features stickers mostly across the top of the page, with a single sticker at the bottom, left-hand corner, and provides a TON of space for writing. Across the top of the page, there are six stickers. From left to right, they are: An iridescent silver musical staff, which […]
dawn.vogel | September 28, 2026
The thirteenth prompt in the Big Pink Book is another page with a lot of space to write. The stickers are situated at the top left and bottom right corners. In the top left corner, there are a total of five stickers, all in a column. The top sticker is a circle with purple at […]
dawn.vogel | September 14, 2026
The next prompt (#12) in the Big Pink Book is a mostly blank page with three stickers, arranged in a rough diagonal from the top left to the bottom right. At the top left is a small, light pink, vaguely rectangular sticker bearing the text “Every artist was first an amateur.” In the center of […]
dawn.vogel | August 31, 2026
Prompt 11 from the Big Pink Book is another one with stickers at the corners, along a theme. In the top left, there’s a dark blue birdhouse with silver snow on the roof and a bow at the top. At the top right, there are two shiny aqua squares above a light blue and white […]
dawn.vogel | August 26, 2026
I’ve now posted the first ten prompts from the Big Pink Book, along with how I used each one. Here’s a quick recap post. A Map We Go Together Like … It’s Funny … Magical Books Flags and Leaves Fantasy Theme Weird Combination Zen? Stars and Rainbows Free Spirit Out of these ten prompts, I […]
dawn.vogel | August 17, 2026
This week’s prompt from the Big Pink Book is a mostly open page with four stickers, one at each corner. Clockwise from the upper left, they are: A card from the Winnie the Pooh tarot deck corresponding to a card that isn’t found in any other deck that I’ve encountered. Its meaning is joy or […]
dawn.vogel | August 3, 2026
The next prompt in the Big Pink Book has a handful of small stickers, some washi tape, and a bit of text. The text reads “When it rains, look for rainbows. When it’s dark, look for stars.” The small stickers include three gold stars below the text. At the top left, there’s a Winnie the […]
dawn.vogel | July 20, 2026
The eighth page of the Big Pink Book has some zen-like vibes. There are mandalas at the top left and bottom right corners, one in pink and gold and the other in black and white. At the top right is a cartoon frog doing yoga, and at the bottom left is a gold flower with […]
dawn.vogel | July 13, 2026
Prompt 7 in the Big Pink Book is a little weird (and so is my photo of it, which cuts off the top of the page that has the number!). There are four stickers (technically five, but who’s counting?) in a vertical line. At the top, there’s a square sticker depicting a blue eye with […]
