dawn.vogel | September 10, 2024
By the numbers: Stories out at the beginning of the month: 53 Acceptances received: 1 Rejections received: 39 (+2) Stories withdrawn: 0 Resubmissions: 27 New Submissions: 14 Stories out at the end of the month: 53 A weirdly parallel month, with the same number of pieces out at the beginning and end of the month! […]
dawn.vogel | August 14, 2024
Reading: Books to review. On the craft side of things, I’m finishing up The Wayward Writer by Ariel Gore, and once that’s done, I’ve got a couple of other similar books to work my way through. I might take a short break, though, as I’ve been working through The Wayward Writer for more than a year […]
dawn.vogel | August 9, 2024
Weird history is a great place to find inspiration for fiction. Even if you don’t write historical fiction, you could choose an odd event and transport it into a different setting, time period, genre, etc. Here’s a list of six weird things that have happened in Augusts past! See if one of them gives you […]
dawn.vogel | July 26, 2024
There are still a handful more days in July, but it’s time for the August 2024 prompts! This month, I’ve gotten all of the prompts from art challenges! The first column is for Doggust, which is new to me, but it involves art of dogs! I’ve opted for the alternative list, as the main list […]
dawn.vogel | September 7, 2023
I had a couple of new things out in August this year! The first is that my flash fiction story, “The Truth of Their Tunes,” was reprinted in The Little Cozy Book from Wyngraf, who originally published this story on their website. Now it’s collected with other cozy fantasy stories! The second is my dystopian sci-fi […]
dawn.vogel | September 5, 2023
By the numbers: Stories out at the beginning of the month: 107 Acceptances received: 0 Rejections received: 46 (+3) Stories withdrawn: 0 Resubmissions: 71 New Submissions: 11 Stories out at the end of the month: 139 The numbers this month are definitely going up in terms of submissions, but without a commensurate return in acceptances. […]
dawn.vogel | August 2, 2023
Reading: I’ve spent most of the last month reading a lot of flash fiction for critiques, but also a few novels for reviews. Watching: It’s mostly been Queendom Puzzle, but we also finally watched Quantumania and have started on season 3 of The Witcher. Listening To: Mostly Queendom Puzzle, though there have been a few new songs […]
dawn.vogel | July 28, 2023
It’s nearly August (where does the time go?), so it’s time for the August 2023 writing prompts! August is “Smaugust” in the art world, which is a dragon-related challenge. The words in the first column come from @fariis_art‘s Smaugust list for this year. If you want to add another factor to your prompts, keep in […]
dawn.vogel | September 6, 2022
By the numbers: Stories out at the beginning of the month: 105 Acceptances received: 1 Rejections received: 47 (+4) Stories withdrawn: 1 Resubmissions: 71 New Submissions: 5 Stories out at the end of the month: 128 August felt like a slightly slower month than usual on the rejections front, and the numbers seem to bear […]
dawn.vogel | August 10, 2022
Reading: Books to review, including one that I’ll be writing a blurb for! Watching: The show I’ve been waiting for since 1995, Sandman, is finally out! Squee! Still finishing up Umbrella Academy, The Owl House, and other assorted shows. Listening To: The usual assortment of K-pop. Really digging CraXilver and Xdinary Heroes, plus Stray Kids just dropped […]
