dawn.vogel | June 24, 2022
July will be here before we know it, so it’s time for the July writing prompts. This month, I picked a bunch of onomatopoeic words, a bunch of color words that are also somewhat summer-y, and some very random words. Of course, you can take the color words at face value and write about them […]
dawn.vogel | June 17, 2022
Sometimes, it can be fun to look at prompts that aren’t designed for fiction writing and twist them into fiction prompts. This list is meant to be for creative journaling, but there are plenty here that could also be story seeds for a fiction writer. You may have to turn a few of them on […]
dawn.vogel | June 10, 2022
I’ve got gardening on my mind, so here’s some interesting gardening images for this week’s Fun for Friday! The first image is some brilliant blue anemones with a sepia-toned background. The second images is a heart-shaped gap in a vivid green hedge, with an out of focus scene in the background. The third image is […]
dawn.vogel | June 3, 2022
There are all kinds of writing exercises available online, as well as those available in published books. In this case, one author of a couple of published books of writing exercises, Brian Kiteley, has put some sample exercises on his website. The first set are from his book The 3 A.M. Epiphany, while a second set […]
dawn.vogel | May 27, 2022
This year is flying past for me! Here we are, staring down the beginning of June, summer vacation for kids, and possibly summer weather if you’re in the northern hemisphere. So it’s time for the June 2022 writing prompts! June has had a bunch of art challenges in the past (not all of which are […]
dawn.vogel | May 20, 2022
When you’re staring at a blank page with no ideas, pop over to Wrighting Words’ list of writing prompts! Whether you do best with random bits of dialogue, titles, or random words, there are a bunch of different ways to get your writing started! With six different categories to choose from, you could even pick […]
dawn.vogel | May 13, 2022
For this week’s Fun for Friday, it’s image prompts, all on a merfolk-related theme without being just about merfolk! The first image is a forest scene with a lightbulb-shaped vessel holding water and a very small merfolk, along with a ladybug perched atop the bulb and an ant to the left. The second image is […]
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 […]
