dawn.vogel | January 14, 2022
Steampunk may have had its big moment in the sun and moved on, but if you’re a fan, check out this steampunk plot generator! In addition to using a spreadsheet populated with some realistic Victorian-era data, it also gives you the plot in the Save the Cat! format, which means it pretty much walks you through […]
dawn.vogel | December 31, 2021
Tomorrow begins a new year, which is also a great time to take on a new writing challenge! This month, I’ve got some words derived from a couple of non-thematic lists I found, mixed in with some totally random words. So you may discern some themes from day to day, but hopefully the inclusion of […]
dawn.vogel | December 17, 2021
Some people have more ideas than they know what to do with, but others need a little help to find new ideas sometimes! This list from Masterclass has eight ways to find story ideas, which might apply to short stories or longer works. These ways won’t hand you a direct idea, but they’ll give you […]
dawn.vogel | December 3, 2021
As winter in the Northern Hemisphere gets into full swing, the days of writing inside a cozy house become even more appealing. And if you’re a writer with kids, you might wind up with them home for a snow day or during school holidays. So this list of winter writing prompts might be a fun […]
dawn.vogel | November 26, 2021
December, and the end of the year, are creeping up on us! So it’s time for the December 2021 writing prompts. This month, I’ve got some wintery words, and I’ve also added a bunch of unusual words. Many of these are going to require looking them up to find out what they mean, though some […]
dawn.vogel | October 29, 2021
It’s almost November, so it’s time for the new month’s writing prompts! This month, the words aren’t on a November theme, but you’re certainly welcome to integrate November themes into your pieces. After the super Halloween themed October words, though, I definitely need a break from themes! If you’re doing NaNoWriMo or another November challenge, […]
dawn.vogel | August 27, 2021
It’s time for the September 2021 writing prompts, as the northern hemisphere slides into autumn. The prompts this month are mostly September-related words, with plenty of random stuff to keep you guessing what you might do with the combination of the three words for each day! You’ll also see lots of things reminiscent of autumn, […]
dawn.vogel | July 30, 2021
It’s the end of July, so it’s time for the August 2021 writing prompts! The words this month come from all over the place, but there are quite a few summer words tossed in to suit the month. You can focus your writing on the dog days of summer or on the fleeting freedom before […]
dawn.vogel | June 25, 2021
July is still a few days away, but today’s the day to get your fresh writing prompts for the next month! It’s summer in the northern hemisphere, so we’ve got some July-inspired words, but also a lot of fairly random words. As always, I’ve tried to include some that have more than one potential meaning, […]
dawn.vogel | May 28, 2021
June is just around the corner, so it’s time for another month of writing prompts! For this month, the words are drawn from a variety of sources and aren’t necessarily themed toward the month. There are also some fun things tucked in there like “lyrics” and “quote,” which might not mean talking about those things, […]
