Five Random Facts about Aruvalia – A Modern Fantasy World Five Random Facts about Aruvalia – A Modern Fantasy World By Megan Cutler | July 22, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment When I announced my newest project – tentatively titled Once Upon a Dream – I promised I would share more details as the project came together. I spent about a month outlining, making notes for both the plot and the world where it takes place. Now that I’ve had some time to let those seeds … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: The Sum of the Stew Freebie Mondays: The Sum of the Stew By Megan Cutler | July 15, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment I had no idea where this random picture prompt was going to take me when I started. I had a concept I wanted to work with, but it quickly took off in it’s own direction. It’s the first time I’ve allowed one of my major characters to appear in one of these (though just as … Read More Read More
Top Six Prompts from the Third Year Top Six Prompts from the Third Year By Megan Cutler | July 1, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment On July 31st 2015, I posted my first writing prompt. It kicked off a weekly tradition of writing for myself, for fun and for practice. For the first year, my writing partner chose most of the prompts. It was fun and challenging but, for the second year, I focused mostly on things that I wanted … Read More Read More
Freebie Fridays: More Than Twins; A Tale of Temperance Freebie Fridays: More Than Twins; A Tale of Temperance By Megan Cutler | June 21, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment Just a couple of quick notes this week. First, I’ll be away next week, entertaining friends, so the blog will be silent. Second, it has recently become apparent that I’m spending a lot of time and effort producing content that isn’t the most beneficial. With everything going on in my life this year, it’s hard … Read More Read More
Maintaining A Healthy Lifestyle Can Be Difficult Maintaining A Healthy Lifestyle Can Be Difficult By Megan Cutler | June 17, 2019 | Comments 3 comments I’ve talked a lot over the past few years about trying to lead a healthy lifestyle. It became important to me when I noticed a persistent numbness in the last two fingers of my left hand. As time went on, the numbness grew worse. Eventually, it spread to my right hand, which led me to … Read More Read More
Freebie Fridays: Distant Whispers Freebie Fridays: Distant Whispers By Megan Cutler | June 14, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment While I was working on the final trilogy in the Celestial Serenade (Soul of the Sun), my characters pulled a fast one on me. They attended a heavy metal opera – because that should be a real thing, you guys. And afterward, they talked with the actors about the show. One song became particularly important … Read More Read More
Writing is Editing So Editing is Writing Writing is Editing So Editing is Writing By Megan Cutler | June 10, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment Editing is an inescapable part of the writing process. People might try to debate it, but it can’t be denied. Lots of people think that editing just means going through your manuscript and looking for typos – or hiring someone to do it for you. But that’s only one small part of the editing process. … Read More Read More
Freebie Fridays: A Few Moons More; A Tale of Patience Freebie Fridays: A Few Moons More; A Tale of Patience By Megan Cutler | June 7, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment When I asked my Facebook group which character they’d like to hear more about, they almost unanimously chose Rose. After my Seven Deadly Domerins series, I played around with the idea of another series of Heavenly Virtues prompts. I only ever did one in the past, and they’re an interesting group of traits to consider. … Read More Read More
The Great Video Game Debate Rages On The Great Video Game Debate Rages On By Megan Cutler | June 3, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment The more things change, the more they stay the same. This seems to apply to every aspect of our lives. Back in 2016 I wrote about what I most want to get out of video game experiences. At the time, I was struggling with my relationship with Guild Wars 2, an MMORPG. It originally advertised … Read More Read More
In Time’s Swing In Time’s Swing By Megan Cutler | May 31, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment I don’t have much to say about this week’s Random Picture Prompt. I used it to try something new – which is really the point of these prompts anyway. It is, in a word, random. The title comes from an old poem I discovered in Grade School – In Time’s Swing by Lucy Larcom, which … Read More Read More