Josh Vogt - Fantasy Author & Freelancer Posts

Need to get a handle on the constantly evolving lexicon of slang these days? Do you know what a “conswervative” is? How about “drafterglow”? Or “buildering”? The Urban Dictionary can help with all of those. Maybe you know some fun terms that you and your family and friends have started…

Writers get in the habit of always imagining the worst-case scenario to stick their characters into. This doesn’t help for any peace of mind while traveling, especially when the plane hits bad turbulence. Here’s for a happy landing. I see that smile.  Subscribe in a reader

The wedding is over. Lot’s of fun. Great to see friends of ours vow their love to one another. I also have a suggestion for Colorado’s state motto. Ahem… Colorado. The best place to tie the knot because of the freakin’ amazing views. Okay, so it’s not the snappiest bit…

Just a note to say that the wife and I have once more taken a jaunt out to Colorado (you’d think we miss the place or something) for a friend’s wedding. Mountains. Dry air (fresh too). Sunshine. What’s not to like about this state? Potential post tomorrow, depending on whether…

As a way to rationalize my past addictions to computer games, let me at least say that, if done right and well, computer games can be a great medium for strong stories and characters. Sure, you’re not going to find that much in a lot of shoot ’em up splatterfests,…

Since many writers use their desktop or laptop computers to tap out their stories (though I do know those who prefer scribbling them in notebooks…no, not Macs…the things with paper, remember?) it comes as no surprise that, while glancing through the many blogs and interviews and whatever else that writers…

Wow…seems Goblin (aka, Jen) decided to write some haiku for me after I entered her writing exercise game. Then she dared others (and I mean, dared, with bold font and everything) to join her, which they did. Totally unexpected, but it started my day with a grin. For the day’s…

It’s something I’m wanting to try out. I’ve been working at a publishing house for over a year now, mostly working on proofreading, catalog copy and editing. I figure I can update my resume, maybe contact some other publishers or generally prowl around the job sites for freelancing, see what…

A funny writing exercise for you to browse through and begin the week with a smile. Evil Editor had folks come up with amusing, publishing-related terms that don’t really exist. Quite a few good ones that I think should be made official dictionary entries, like… Insuffishink – The inevitable condition…

Looks like another Weird News Weekend. First we’ve got people playing Find-the-Nuke. Then we’ve got authors whose inspiration for murder mysteries turned up a little too close to home. Now we’ve got scientists given permission to create hybrid embryos in order to harvest stem cells. http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/09/human-animal-em.html The basic idea is…