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 | February 1, 2023
Today’s Kickstarter recommendation is my friend Erik Scott de Bie’s Justice/Vengeance novel series, which I’m also the editor for. The base Kickstarter funds the first book, Libations for the Dead, and the stretch goals will cover other novels in the series. Libations is a great book, introducing a hero with a lot of questions about […]
dawn.vogel | January 18, 2023
Awaken the Daughter by Jeremy Flagg (Brave New Worlds, 2020) is an alternate history superhero novel. It is the first book in The Dawning of Superheroes series, part of the larger Children of Nostradamus world, and it is filled with delightful historical detail and great characters you will love to root for as they work […]
dawn.vogel | January 11, 2023
I recently got a big stack of writing craft and creativity books through a Microcosm Publishing Kickstarter, so I’ve decided to work through several of them for reviewing on my blog. Creative, Not Famous: The Small Potato Manifesto is a book that explores the very good possibility that as a creative person, you will not […]
dawn.vogel | January 9, 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. Jessie L. Kwak’s From Chaos to Creativity is designed to help creatives build a creativity system that works for them. It tackles topics related to scheduling, […]
dawn.vogel | December 28, 2022
I initially heard The Red Scholar’s Wake (JABberwocky Literary Agency, 2022) pitched by the author, Aliette de Bodard, as “lesbian space pirates” (which is from a blurb quoted on the front cover of the book). I immediately bought a copy, a month before the book came out, based on those three words. It was exactly […]
dawn.vogel | December 26, 2022
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. Unf#ck Your Writing is a guide to how authors can produce their best works, but it’s not about the nitty gritty of grammar and prose […]
dawn.vogel | December 21, 2022
As probably no surprise to anyone who knows me, I loved the new Wednesday series on Netflix. Jenna Ortega is perfect as the lead character, and I enjoyed most of the supporting characters as well. (Especially Enid. Enid and Wednesday’s shared room is basically the warring halves of my soul–cute and colorful vs. dark and macabre.) […]
dawn.vogel | December 7, 2022
Broken Sky by Morgan K. Bell (2022) is the first book in their fantasy series Skies of Cyrna. It’s a fast-paced adventure with airships, dragons, and a whole lot of magic. Dorian Valmont is the ward of a powerful noble, so when he shows up looking to become an aeronaut, no one expects him to […]
dawn.vogel | November 23, 2022
Yes, Cold Comfort Farm is old enough to rent a car (and then some), but I only saw it recently. Jeremy has been trying to get me to watch it for a while, but the stars finally aligned where I was in the mood for something slightly weird and slightly funny. And this fit the bill. […]
