Christmas at Sea Christmas at Sea By Megan Cutler | June 3, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment After we left Turkey on our Viking Cruise, we headed out to sea. We were originally supposed to stop in Crete; a place we were all looking forward to experiencing. Unfortunately, since we would have been there on Christmas day, everything would have been closed. So we were forced to skip that stop and spend … Read More Read More
A Turkish Cultural Experience A Turkish Cultural Experience By Megan Cutler | May 6, 2024 | Comments 1 comment During my last travel blog, I described the day we spent in Turkey visiting Ephesus, the 4th largest city of the ancient world. But our day wasn’t over when we boarded the bus to return to the ship. Our guide announced that we had a cultural experience in store for us. And it certainly was … Read More Read More
Ephesus and the Library of 12,000 Scrolls Ephesus and the Library of 12,000 Scrolls By Megan Cutler | April 8, 2024 | Comments 1 comment We spent this past Christmas cruising the Mediterranean with my husband’s family. It was our first major trip since before the pandemic, and it did not disappoint. The first stop took us to Athens, where we were able to catch a few glimpses of ancient ruins, including the Parthenon. The second stop on our epic … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: To the Queen of the Night Freebie Mondays: To the Queen of the Night By Megan Cutler | April 1, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment I discovered Game of Tomes in November of 2021, shortly after I started streaming on Twitch. Members of the writing community participating in the extra NaNoWriMo challenge encouraged me to join the community and participate in the game. But I was too shy and inexperienced to jump in until April of the next year (during … Read More Read More
Know the Colossal Danger Caused by Missing your Story’s Middle Know the Colossal Danger Caused by Missing your Story’s Middle By Megan Cutler | March 25, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment I talk about writing a lot. Probably because it’s what I devote the majority of my time to. Writing novels is my full-time gig after all. And I wouldn’t have it any other way. Because stories and how we tell them have fascinated me for as long as I can remember. When I was younger, … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: Charity Stream Sonnets! Freebie Mondays: Charity Stream Sonnets! By Megan Cutler | March 11, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment Back in August of 2023, amidst a hot, dry and largely rainless summer, a forest fire jumped the lake near where we live and ignited frightfully close to our house. I’ve detailed our experience with the fire in a pair of previous posts. Though thankfully, the flames never reached our neighborhood, and we were never … Read More Read More
In the Shadow of the Acropolis In the Shadow of the Acropolis By Megan Cutler | March 4, 2024 | Comments 2 comments It’s been awhile since I wrote a travel blog. Prior to the pandemic, my husband and I traveled with fair regularity. But since the start of the pandemic, out of necessity, all of our trips have been short and mostly involved visiting with family. Speaking of family, we’ve been trying to put together a bigger … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: Charity Stream Haikus and Limericks! Freebie Mondays: Charity Stream Haikus and Limericks! By Megan Cutler | February 26, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment Back in August of 2023, amidst a hot, dry and largely rainless summer, a forest fire jumped the lake near where we live and ignited frightfully close to our house. I’ve detailed our experience with the fire in a pair of previous posts. Though thankfully, the flames never reached our neighborhood, and we were never … Read More Read More
Introducing Eyes of a Stranger – Now Available! Introducing Eyes of a Stranger – Now Available! By Megan Cutler | February 19, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment I first introduced the Aruvalia Chronicles on my blog in April of 2019, shortly after I wrote the outline for the first trilogy. But the story has been banging around in my head since 2011. And some of the characters it features have been lurking in my head even longer than that (more on that … Read More Read More
Living in a Dice Hoarder’s Paradise Living in a Dice Hoarder’s Paradise By Megan Cutler | January 22, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment I’ve written extensively about rediscovering my love for Dungeons and Dragons. The onset of digital toolsets designed to accommodate long-distance groups has certainly assisted. They grew particularly popular and well supported during the pandemic. One thing I haven’t talked about is the most frustrating aspect of the game for me: failed rolls. I’ve never crunched … Read More Read More