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 1 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
I Counted Down to Christmas With Tea I Counted Down to Christmas With Tea By Megan Cutler | January 28, 2019 | Comments 2 comments It’s been awhile since I wrote about tea. Anyone who follows me on social media will be aware, however, that my husband brought home an extra special gift for me in November. It was the DavidsTea advent calendar for 2018. Davids puts out an advent calendar every year. I always stare longingly at the description, … Read More Read More
Master of the House; A Tale of Lust Master of the House; A Tale of Lust By Megan Cutler | January 25, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment Back when I started the Seven Deadly Sins project, I joked that there were probably enough off-shoots of Domerin that I could write a prompt for each sin featuring him. It’s taken some time but I have, indeed, found a Domerin for every sin. So far we’ve covered Wrath, Pride, Envy and Sloth, Gluttony and … Read More Read More
How to Prune Passive Voice How to Prune Passive Voice By Megan Cutler | January 21, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment I’ve been editing for friends for several years now, which is one of the reasons I’ve decided to start editing as a service. As a result, I see a lot of the same errors over and over. As soon as I started noticing them in the work of others, I found them in my own … Read More Read More