Josh Vogt - Fantasy Author & Freelancer Posts

Without family and loved ones, what good would holidays be? Even as I am in New York now and missing my family, it is a wonderful blessing to be missed by them, and so I am incredibly grateful for those times I get to come home and see my parents…

A post-holiday note, as I am recovering from obscene amounts of tryptophan and so lack the energy to do more than punch out this post with my nose as I keel over to drool on the keyboard. Here is an essential writing tool and primer for all who claim the…

As I will be traveling back home today to see the family and girlfriend, I will simply give a quick Happy Thanksgiving to all! I see that smile.  Subscribe in a reader

Pandora.com is an awesome music resource that my only problem with is that it relies on an internet connection. So when I tally-ho from the apartment, I can’t take it with me. Still, it is a great way to tailor your musical tastes to whatever writing mood you are in.…

Got a deadline you need to meet? Wanting to indulge your night owl self and stay up writing all night, but have to go to work in the morning? Thank God for scientific advancements that may soon unshackle us from the bondage of sleep routine. Read about it here Someone…

I know I just put up a post about how to every writer should give themselves a break between projects. A way to renew the imagination and all that. Well, this post talks about the exact opposite piece of advice. I believe both pieces of advice apply to those who…

I love mythology. If you haven’t yet, browse over to my website and check out the Writer Resources page. There you will find a link to the Encyclopedia Mythica, a huge database of mythology and folklore information. I browse this thing almost daily. (here’s the link if your finger is…

Finishing the first draft of a story is like reaching the top of a mountain…a mountain you have been rolling a boulder up the side of. Yes, a very enjoyable, fulfilling boulder…but a boulder nonetheless. But now this boulder sits on the peak. The muse’s feet are bruised, and its…

What is the first book that opened you up to the world of books? Can you hark back to yon years of childhood and remember when you first flipped to the last page and sat back thinking, I’ve gotta get some more o’ these book thingies? I’ve been trying to…

Here’s an interesting article by one Eva Shaw, P.h.D. “Why Do Books Fail?” http://www.evashaw.com/writingtips.html After reading through it (which, I’m sure you’ve done), I believe the last point of them all is the most important one. In the number of conferences, pitches and workshops I’ve attended, if there is any…