dawn.vogel | August 2, 2024
It’s time for some more prompts from the DefCon One Instagram account! Write a piece about a pet in need of a bath who resists it. Write a piece about an artist who becomes a community leader. Write a piece about someone shopping for a perfect gift. Follow the DefCon One Instagram account for writing prompts every […]
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 | July 19, 2024
Ever wonder what a group of Pugs should be called? If you like collective nouns, including some funny ones suggested by people, check out The Collective Nouns. While some of the list are actual collective nouns (denoted by “submitted”), some are not the real collective nouns (denoted by “suggested”), often because no one has created […]
dawn.vogel | July 12, 2024
Sometimes, Fridays are just for fun, not necessarily writing prompts. This is one of those Fridays! Today, check out the Just for Fun page at Writing World! While they also offer prompts (which I think I’ve shared before), this offers a variety of tools and other fun things for authors, including title generators, fictional recipes, […]
dawn.vogel | July 5, 2024
Looking for yet another source of writing prompts? I’m always finding new ones! Today, it’s this list of 400+ writing prompts (some fiction, some non-fiction) from Self-Publishing School. They link to individual genre lists, so you can jump down to the appropriate list that grabs your attention!
dawn.vogel | June 28, 2024
July is almost here, so it’s time for the July 2024 writing prompts! This month, all of the prompts come from a variety of art challenges, though all of them are somewhat generically themed. The second and third columns definitely have more of a July or summer flavor, while the first column has some summer […]
dawn.vogel | June 21, 2024
It’s time for some more prompts from the DefCon One Instagram account! Write a piece about a map that leads to a surprising celestial location. Write a piece about a rumor with surprising implications. Write a piece about a teacher outside of the classroom. Follow the DefCon One Instagram account for writing prompts every other Friday, or […]
dawn.vogel | June 14, 2024
As we approach the summer solstice, I’m thinking about the words for summer in different languages and how those came to be! Check out this article on the origins of summer from Dynamic Language!
dawn.vogel | June 7, 2024
If you’re looking for a random writing prompt, check out this generator! The prompts it provides would make great opening lines, but they could also just be used to inspire a story! This one is noted as the “Most Dangerous Random Prompt Generator” because you can start writing a story by clicking a button and […]
dawn.vogel | May 31, 2024
Where does the time go? It’s time for the June 2024 writing prompts! The words in the first column this month are from Kick in the Creatives. I’ve shortened a couple into single-word prompts, but I left a few of them longer, as those felt more evocative with the entire prompt. (As always, you can […]
