dawn.vogel | August 1, 2025
It’s August now, so it’s time for the August 2025 writing prompts! This month, I’ve got a variety of sources for the prompts, a couple of which are new to me. Column 1 is the Artgust Art Prompts from @alchemist_attic on Instagram. These are designed to be used with any artistic medium, which to me […]
dawn.vogel | July 25, 2025
If you’re looking for some sci-fi story ideas, look no further than ScreenCraft’s list of 101 epic sci-fi story prompts! They’ve got a ton of interesting possibilities, and some of their ideas might be better suited for a longer work, while others could work as inspiration for very short fiction or poetry! Because they’ve got […]
dawn.vogel | July 11, 2025
It’s time for some more prompts from the DefCon One Instagram account! I got a little behind on reposting these here, which is why there have been so many recently! Write a piece about stitching together pieces of a map. Write a piece about a sweet treat at the seaside. Write a piece about an […]
dawn.vogel | July 4, 2025
Time for more weird history to inspire your writing or maybe just pique your curiosity! For this month, we start with The History Place’s comprehensive list for every day of the month of July. Although not everything on this list is “weird,” there are certainly some gems tucked in there! Sky History also provides three […]
dawn.vogel | June 27, 2025
July is just around the corner, so it’s time for the July 2025 writing prompts! As per the usual, I took these from a variety of art challenges. I had a surprisingly difficult time finding some good ones for July, with the end result that these are a bit less summer themed than I expected. […]
dawn.vogel | June 20, 2025
It’s time for some more prompts from the DefCon One Instagram account! Write a piece from the perspective of a kite. Write a piece about an item replicating out of control. Write a piece set where the jungle and ocean meet. Follow the DefCon One Instagram account for writing prompts every other Friday, or check them out […]
dawn.vogel | June 6, 2025
Time for more weird history to inspire your writing or maybe just pique your curiosity! We’re starting this month’s weird history with The History Place, for historical events for every day of the month. Not all of them are strange, but there are certain to be gems hidden amongst the events! The History Channel has […]
dawn.vogel | May 30, 2025
May has absolutely flown by, and here we are at the edge of June! For this month’s prompts, I took column 1 from @solarwings junicorn art challenge. While the idea of Junicorn is unicorn themed, I thought this year’s prompts were nicely evocative of speculative fiction ideas, whether you include a unicorn or not. This […]
dawn.vogel | May 23, 2025
It’s time for some more prompts from the DefCon One Instagram account! Write a piece about a replacement for a diamond. Write a piece about the requirements for an unusual ambition. Write a piece about a golden seed and what it sprouts. Follow the DefCon One Instagram account for writing prompts every other Friday, or check them […]
dawn.vogel | May 12, 2025
I’ve been working through the writing exercises in the appendices of Wonderbook, after having gone through the chapters, but I’ve recently made the decision to not complete all of those exercises. I found the text of Wonderbook very useful to me, and I wound up highlighting and flagging a lot of material that I know I’ll […]
