Ladies in Waiting Ladies in Waiting By Megan Cutler | July 2, 2012 | Comments 7 comments Continuing my exploration of why I love my favorite characters (men can be found here), I have to say, this post was much harder than the first. There are many female characters I like but very few which I love. Many writers’ attempts to write strong female characters ends in an endless parade of cookie-cutter … Read More Read More
A Moment of Awe A Moment of Awe By Megan Cutler | June 25, 2012 | Comments 4 comments The phenomenon known as the transit of Venus occurs when Venus passes between Earth and the solar disk. The last transit of Venus occurred on June 6, 2012. Venus will not transit again until 2117. The event inspired reactions from my brother-in-law’s desire to watch Game of Thrones instead (because, and I quote “Venus is … Read More Read More
Men of the Hour Men of the Hour By Megan Cutler | June 18, 2012 | Comments 3 comments On the never-ending quest to create the perfect character, my favorite exercises is examining the characters I’ve grown to love over the years. By looking at the things that attach you to a character, you can pick out traits or themes which make a character interesting. After all, if you don’t care about a character, … Read More Read More
Innovation and Brutality; Reflections on Science Fiction Trends Innovation and Brutality; Reflections on Science Fiction Trends By Megan Cutler | June 11, 2012 | Comments 0 Comment Whether or not science-fiction is ‘your thing’, most people have seen a movie or read a book which falls into the category. Science-fiction sings to us about the future of humanity. About our hopes and fears. About our potential to create and our tendency to destroy. But despite being set in the far flung future, … Read More Read More
Five Things I learned from Doctor Who Five Things I learned from Doctor Who By Megan Cutler | June 4, 2012 | Comments 8 comments I’ll admit, I’m new to Doctor Who fandom. A few months ago, after a great deal of urging from a friend, my husband and I finally watched the first episode of the 2005 series reboot. All I can really say is: instant love. My first thought was why did it take me so long to … Read More Read More
Writing Process; Getting it All Out Writing Process; Getting it All Out By Megan Cutler | April 9, 2012 | Comments 1 comment A friend recently asked me about the process I use when writing my novels. As promised, here’s the second half (first post here). Step 4: Outlining Once you have all the pieces of your puzzle, it’s time to start putting them together. This will be the first, rudimentary draft of your story. When you put … Read More Read More
Writing Process; The Whys and Wherefores Writing Process; The Whys and Wherefores By Megan Cutler | April 1, 2012 | Comments 4 comments I was asked recently about my writing process. I’ve decided to break it into two posts. The first will cover the planning stages. I should note that I write primarily Fantasy and Science-Fiction, so the steps I describe are to prepare stories for those genres. (If a story took place in the real world, you … Read More Read More
Writing to Live Writing to Live By Megan Cutler | February 27, 2012 | Comments 1 comment My love affair with books began at a young age. In my earliest memories, I always had a book with me. I recall being particularly fond of Monster at the End of this Book, There’s a Wocket in my Pocket, The Lorax and the ever wonderful Oh the Thinks you can Think. I’m told that … Read More Read More
A Pledge for the New Year A Pledge for the New Year By Megan Cutler | January 12, 2012 | Comments 3 comments A new year. A fresh start. A chance to do all those things you said you were going to do last year but never got around to. We’re all guilty of it. Everyone embraces the new year. It’s a chance to start over, to shed all the negativity we’ve carried with us for a year … Read More Read More
My Absence My Absence By Megan Cutler | November 14, 2011 | Comments 4 comments My apologies for the lack of updates! I never intended to let this site sit so long unattended. I had planned to at least keep the blog up to date with my latest exploits in both the writing and IT worlds, but sadly life has kept me rather busy. In June of this year, my … Read More Read More