Freebie Mondays: Night’s Disruptions Freebie Mondays: Night’s Disruptions By Megan Cutler | November 15, 2021 | Comments 1 comment This is an indirect follow up to Mirror, Mirror On the Wall, which tells the story of what happened to the evil queen’s magic mirror after the events of Snow White and The Spindle of a Spinning Wheel, which features a follow up to the item post Sleeping Beauty. Possibly my favorite installment, If the … Read More Read More
The Challenges of Writing Strong Female Characters The Challenges of Writing Strong Female Characters By Megan Cutler | November 8, 2021 | Comments 0 Comment People have been talking about strong female characters for a long time. It’s become something of a buzzword since I started reading as a teenager. But what does it mean? In the beginning, I believe the idea of a strong female character was any woman who wasn’t a damsel in distress, a character granted their … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: Elven Funeral Song Freebie Mondays: Elven Funeral Song By Megan Cutler | November 1, 2021 | Comments 0 Comment I recently planned the third installment in the Aruvalia Chronicles series. There are a number of powerfully emotional scenes looming in the near future. One in particular involves a funeral. The more this particular scene coalesces in my head, the more I want there to be some kind of funeral dirge this particular culture uses … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: Pieces of the Past – Goldril and Eldrigo’s Test Freebie Mondays: Pieces of the Past – Goldril and Eldrigo’s Test By Megan Cutler | October 25, 2021 | Comments 0 Comment My husband runs a Dungeons and Dragons game on Twitch every Tuesday that has come to be known as Winds of Chaos. Due to my work schedule (and load), I’ve been unable to participate as a regular player (though I have done a cameo and hope to do more in the future). As a writer, … Read More Read More
After the Nightmare is Available Now! After the Nightmare is Available Now! By Megan Cutler | October 18, 2021 | Comments 0 Comment When I first started writing full-time, I struggled to write every day. I got to the end of most days feeling like a complete failure because, although I had a myriad of ideas, I never made progress. I thought cramming words into breaks and evenings while I was working full time should have been way … Read More Read More
What I’ve Been Up to in 2021 What I’ve Been Up to in 2021 By Megan Cutler | October 4, 2021 | Comments 1 comment I realized this morning it’s been a year since I wrote an update about my writing projects. (Oops!) There’s a reason why it hasn’t occurred to me to say something sooner. (More on that in a moment.) But still, I should rectify that situation. I don’t think I’ve mentioned it on my blog before, but … Read More Read More
Top Six Prompts From the Fourth Year Top Six Prompts From the Fourth Year By Megan Cutler | September 27, 2021 | Comments 0 Comment On July 31st 2015, I posted my first writing prompt. It kicked off a weekly tradition of writing for fun and 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 I wanted to write, including side … Read More Read More
When the Summer Brings Smoke When the Summer Brings Smoke By Megan Cutler | September 20, 2021 | Comments 4 comments On a normal day, when I glance out the window in my office, I’m greeted by a series of graceful swoops framed against a bright blue sky. I have come to love these mountains, though they can’t compare to the craggy majesty of the mountains we saw in Scotland. Smaller and blunter though our mountains … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: Six Word Stories (Part 3) Freebie Mondays: Six Word Stories (Part 3) By Megan Cutler | September 13, 2021 | Comments 2 comments Several years ago, while I was looking for content for my (now defunct) Tumblr feed, I stumbled upon a 52 week 6 Word Story challenge. Since Tumblr seemed to favor bite-sized content, I thought this would be the perfect way to generate quick, creative content for my Tumblr feed. I quickly learned the error of … Read More Read More
Three Ways to Prevent a Story from Stagnating Three Ways to Prevent a Story from Stagnating By Megan Cutler | September 6, 2021 | Comments 2 comments It’s hard to let go of a story, especially a long one. You get attached to the characters and the world they live in. As a reader, putting down the final installment of a series feels like losing a friend. As a writer, it’s even harder since you eat, sleep and breathe the details of … Read More Read More