History That Never Was

Home of Dawn Vogel: Writer, Historian, Geek

Newsletter Out Yesterday!

| December 16, 2025

My monthly newsletter came out yesterday, so if you like reading about what I’m doing, subscribe to my newsletter! It comes out once a month, around the middle of the month, and it recaps what I’ve been writing and doing, along with things coming soon, bits of history research, and book recommendations! In addition to […]

Want More About What I’m Doing?

| October 9, 2025

If you like reading about what I’m doing, have you considered subscribing to my newsletter? It comes out once a month, around the middle of the month, and it recaps what I’ve been writing and doing, along with things coming soon, bits of history research, and book recommendations! In addition to all that, new subscribers […]

Newsletter Marketing at Worldcon

| September 22, 2025

One of the panels I attended at Worldcon in Seattle was about newsletter marketing, and I wound up with an absolute TON of notes from this panel. The panelists shared a lot of great advice, so I’m going to recap some of what I learned about newsletters there! One of the early things the panelists […]

Have You Subscribed to My Newsletter? (Now at a new home)

| June 12, 2025

I’ve recently moved my newsletter to MailerLite, which seems like a great service for hosting it! If you were already subscribed, I transferred your subscription over, so you don’t need to do anything. If you’ve haven’t already subscribed, you can get in on the sleek new design and the monthly updates on what I’m writing, […]

My Newsletter in a New Home!

| May 13, 2025

I’ve recently moved my newsletter to MailerLite, which seems like a great service for hosting it! If you’d already subscribed, I was able to transfer your subscription over, so you don’t need to do anything. If you’ve haven’t already subscribed, you can get in on the sleek new design and the monthly updates on what […]

My Monthly Newsletter

| April 10, 2025

If you’d prefer a summary of my monthly writing and history research, along with book reviews, new releases, and more, you should subscribe to my newsletter! It comes out on a Monday near the middle of each month, and if you sign up, you also get a newsletter-exclusive short story, “Poisoned, Shot, Beaten, and Drowned,” […]

Monthly News from History That Never Was

| February 13, 2025

If you’d prefer to get your news from me in a once-a-month, digestible format, you should subscribe to my newsletter! In it, I talk about what I’ve been working on, interesting history and research rabbit holes, what’s coming next from me, and recommendations for other books and writing you might enjoy! If you sign up, […]

Newsletter Subscribers Get a Free Story!

| December 12, 2024

Are you subscribed to my newsletter? It comes out once a month, near the middle of the month. In it, I talk about what I’m up to, interesting history or other research rabbit holes I’ve gone down, what’s coming next, and recommendations for other books and writing you might enjoy if you like mine! If […]

Check Out My Newsletter!

| August 15, 2024

Are you subscribed to my newsletter? It comes out once a month, near the middle of the month. In it, I talk about what I’m up to, interesting history or other research rabbit holes I’ve gone down, what’s coming next, and recommendations for other books and writing you might enjoy if you like mine! If […]

Don’t forget about my newsletter

| May 21, 2024

Are you subscribed to my newsletter? It comes out once a month, near the middle of the month. In it, I talk about what I’m up to, sometimes interesting history and research things I’ve found, what’s coming next, and recommendations for other books and writing you might enjoy if you like mine! If you sign […]