dawn.vogel | December 1, 2023
Well, we’re in the home stretch. It’s December now, which means it’s time for the December 2023 writing prompts! This month’s prompts are all sourced from other locations. The first column is Drawcember from Reddit. The second column is from Doodlewash’s December art challenge list. And the third column is from Writers Write’s December 2022 […]
dawn.vogel | November 24, 2023
Looking for a load of fiction writing prompts? Check out the 500 fiction writing prompts at Written Word Media! They’re grouped by genre, and include both speculative fiction and non-speculative fiction ideas. But you know me, I’d probably try to turn those non-speculative prompts into something speculative as well!
dawn.vogel | November 10, 2023
It’s time for some more prompts from the DefCon One Instagram account! Write a piece about a group of bats preparing for Halloween shenanigans. Write a piece about classic monsters preparing to do something that isn’t traditional for them. Write a piece in which autumn (the season) is a character. Follow the DefCon One Instagram account for […]
dawn.vogel | October 27, 2023
November is nearly here! While for many writers, that means National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), sometimes prompts can still be a vital part of the process. If you get stuck on any given day, you can pop over here to see the three words for the day and see if any of them give you […]
dawn.vogel | October 13, 2023
It’s time for some more prompts from the DefCon One Instagram account! Write a piece about an overheard conversation. Write a piece about an animal with unusual characteristics. Write a piece about an atypical battle between good and evil. Follow the DefCon One Instagram account for writing prompts every other Friday, or check them out when I […]
dawn.vogel | September 15, 2023
It’s time for some more prompts from the DefCon One Instagram account! Write a piece where music impacts the outcome. Write a piece set in the 1980s. Write a piece about a plant with unusual characteristics. Follow the DefCon One Instagram account for writing prompts every other Friday, or check them out when I post them here!
dawn.vogel | September 8, 2023
Here’s a fun writing prompt! Come up with a click-bait style article title that involves a list of top whatever. Then use that to tell a story within the context of the list, with the different items on the list as a sort of header for each section of the story. The format lends itself […]
dawn.vogel | September 1, 2023
Welcome to September and this month’s writing prompts! The first column this month is a throwback to my prompts from 2018. Most of the words are September themed, with a chunk that use the letters in the word September. The second column is the optional prompt list from Kick in the Creatives. I’ve changed the […]
dawn.vogel | August 30, 2023
I love gorgeous decks of cards for writing and also of a tarot-like nature, so of course I’m backing the Rook and Rose Pattern Deck! Based on the Rook & Rose epic fantasy series by M.A. Carrick, this deck can be used for divination, to play games, or even as a writing inspiration deck. The […]
dawn.vogel | August 25, 2023
If you’re looking for an enormous list of ideas, check out this list of 872 dystopian writing prompts! They aren’t numbered, so it’s harder to use a random number generator to pick one, but you could just scroll to a random point on the list and start reading there! I’m almost overwhelmed by the possibilities […]
