A Perspective Primer – Which is Best? A Perspective Primer – Which is Best? By Megan Cutler | March 4, 2019 | Comments 1 comment So far my editing guides have covered grammar rules like punctuation and passive voice. Aside from those, my most frequent notes center around perspective. But unlike the other guides I’ve written, perspective can’t be handled with a short paragraph of guidelines. Perspective, or point of view, is a stylistic choice every writer must make in … Read More Read More
The Fire Within The Fire Within By Megan Cutler | March 1, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment As I mentioned last week, it’s been awhile since I checked in with several of my characters. Zita is another one that doesn’t get near enough love. So here’s another little tidbit from her past, involving the awakening of her powers. . . . “You know what it is don’t you?” The statement snapped Zita … Read More Read More
Why I Mourned the Opportunity Rover Why I Mourned the Opportunity Rover By Megan Cutler | February 25, 2019 | Comments 2 comments When I was a kid, my greatest wish was to go to Mars. Astronomy was my first love, you see. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated with everything that lay beyond the sky. I spent hours studying constellations. What they look like. How to find them. Where their names come from. … Read More Read More
Voices in the Night Voices in the Night By Megan Cutler | February 22, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment It’s been awhile since I checked in on Azmih. So I decided I should brush the dust off him and renew his quest to determine what, exactly, this being trapped in rubies is. I came up with a delightful little scene and set about writing it down. Seven pages later, I realized that, while it … Read More Read More
The Best of My Favorite Character’s Soundtracks The Best of My Favorite Character’s Soundtracks By Megan Cutler | February 18, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment I’ve mentioned before how big a role music plays in the creative process. I have different soundtracks for different tasks and novel projects, depending on what I’m working on at the time. Sometimes I use music to get in the mood, sometimes to find a character’s voice, and sometimes to set the tone of a … Read More Read More
Legends of Old Legends of Old By Megan Cutler | February 15, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment This is part three of the story I started in Child of the Plains and continued in Man of the Mountain. I got the idea for this particular story during our drive to Calgary. It was my first time passing through the Canadian Rockies and I was stunned by the majesty and diversity of the … Read More Read More
3 Reasons I Abandoned the Last Book I Read 3 Reasons I Abandoned the Last Book I Read By Megan Cutler | February 11, 2019 | Comments 4 comments Abandoning books midway through is still new to me. Until recently, I was devoted to seeing a book all the way through to its end. No matter how garbage it turned out to be. But then I realized life is short. There are a million books I want to read, and I don’t get a … Read More Read More
The Oracle’s Game – A Random Picture Prompt The Oracle’s Game – A Random Picture Prompt By Megan Cutler | February 8, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment When I started writing prompts based on random photos found during my many stock photo combing sessions, I figured they’d all stand alone. After all, the idea shows up, you write it down and you move on with your life. But one day a sequel just so happened to show up. And when the muse … Read More Read More
The Exciting Conclusion Of My Epic Tea Countdown The Exciting Conclusion Of My Epic Tea Countdown By Megan Cutler | February 4, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment Last week, I wrote about the DavidsTea advent calendar my husband bought me for December 2018. It’s filled with 24 different bags of tea. And if you follow my blog, you’ll know that tea is one of my favorite things to talk about. After covering the calendar’s first twelve teas, I worried I had droned … Read More Read More
Man of the Mountain Man of the Mountain By Megan Cutler | February 1, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment This is part two of the story I started in Child of the Plains. I got the idea for this particular story during our drive to Calgary. It was my first time passing through the Canadian Rockies and I was stunned by the majesty and diversity of the mountain faces. In fact, the more I … Read More Read More