Josh Vogt - Fantasy Author & Freelancer Posts

It might be light on the posts this weekend, as I’m taking a couple of hikes, one with the guys from our church up to Breakneck Ridge over by the Hudson River, and the other on Sunday with my wife, though I don’t remember exactly what mountain or trail we’re…

I remember a big fuss when Tobias Buckell’s Crystal Rain first hit the shelves, but despite the great reviews, I kept passing it up whenever I saw it in the stores. Then I saw his latest, extending the story with a new cast of characters in Ragamuffin. Both novels are…

Thanks to Holly Lisle for linking this up, providing hours (okay…for some folks, probably a few minutes) of entertainment. Mr. Picassohead is an online graphical editor that lets you combine various preset shapes and abstract designs in order to make a face, or some other shape-a-zoid composition, unique to your…

Stolen and digitized jewelry. While you are perusing the pictures from the above link, consider their statement of being an exploration of tangible vs. intangible in relation to real vs. perceived value. Now, maybe that’s just a phrase they came up with to justify a fun little fashion experiment, but…

With all of my web browsing, I don’t know how I miss some of these gems that people post. Like this little poem by Abi Sutherland, on Catz: I in ur sonnet, doin ur ritin.How do this hapn? I just a kitty.Main job of catz are just 2B pritty!(‘Cept with…

For anyone out there who may also be in the process of looking for an agent to represent your novel, here is a cool search function that lists “the largest and most current database of literary agents.” Agent Query You can search for an agent according to specific genres, nonfiction…

I bring to you another episode of: Why? Why? and Why?! Answer these riddles three, and you get to make a wish (note–no promises that it will come true, but if it does, I take full credit). I see that smile.  Subscribe in a reader

This last week, the wife and I managed to procure a set of rollerblades for the both of us–mine through birthday money, and hers through craigslist. Mine: Hers: I know. Aren’t I just a natural at photography? Anyways, I have always loved rollerblading much more than running or biking. I…

Slushkiller and the Rejection Collection (sounds like the name of a band, doesn’t it?) Since I’ve had to handle a few rejections slipped into my mailbox and inbox lately, I did what any other writer would do–I sought proof that these rejections did not mean my proposal/query/manuscript was only useful…

Okay. You’re working on a project. It could be a short story. It could be a novel. It could be a haiku. Now, for a haiku, it’s easier to answer this question. Three lines. You’re done. But how do you, personally, decide how to end a story? I’ve heard of…