A Shiny New Year A Shiny New Year By Megan Cutler | January 1, 2013 | Comments 0 Comment It’s that time again! The time when we let the old slip away in favor of the new. We put all the negativity of the past year behind us and look forward to the bright new future. This is a fresh start. A new page, just waiting for new scribbles. It’s also time for New … Read More Read More
Building the Nest Building the Nest By Megan Cutler | December 17, 2012 | Comments 0 Comment My husband and I have always wanted kids. Building the nest is the first step. We agree it’s better to create good habits now, while it’s just the two of us in the house, rather than waiting until we have a newborn. With all the chaos kids create, trying to create new habits on top … Read More Read More
A Touch of Nostalgia A Touch of Nostalgia By Megan Cutler | November 12, 2012 | Comments 2 comments I try not to talk to much about my personal life in this blog. It’s boring, and I’m sure most people don’t care. I prefer to stick to more interesting topics, like books, writing and video games. But this blog is, at times, a record of significant moments in my life. Fair warning, this post … Read More Read More
Lasers, Phasers and Blasters, oh my! Lasers, Phasers and Blasters, oh my! By Megan Cutler | October 29, 2012 | Comments 2 comments I recently wrote about my favorite magical doodads, which are a staple of fantasy fiction. My other favorite genre is science-fiction. I don’t need magic. If it gets me far enough away, or has interesting enough mechanics, sci-fi keeps me just as entertained. And hey, science! Bonus! Much like the fantasy genre, what you tend … Read More Read More
Artificial Flavors Artificial Flavors By Megan Cutler | October 22, 2012 | Comments 4 comments I hate cooking. I really do. Part of it could be that I never really learned how to cook ‘properly.’ I probably never learned because I didn’t want to. I don’t know why my teenaged self thought it wasn’t important (since I cooked then almost as much as I do now; I just didn’t choose … Read More Read More
Moonbeams in a Jar Moonbeams in a Jar By Megan Cutler | October 15, 2012 | Comments 1 comment One of the greatest things about fantasy settings are the magic thingamabobs floating around making the world interesting. One of the best moments in a video game is discovering an item with a magical effect. It’s even better in D&D, where magical items are often more difficult to find, despite the impressive list you can … Read More Read More
Gotta Raise ‘Em Right Gotta Raise ‘Em Right By Megan Cutler | September 10, 2012 | Comments 0 Comment People often say ‘they don’t make them like they used to.’ They usually say it in reference to anything from houses to cars to headphones. I usually say it in regards to cartoons. In the west, we have this idea that cartoons are for kids (that’s the topic of a whole other blog post). Now … Read More Read More
Jack Will Hate Them All Jack Will Hate Them All By Megan Cutler | August 27, 2012 | Comments 5 comments Most of the favorites I’ve mentioned so far have to do with books. It’s true, I started this exercise to help me hone in on the things I really love in the craftsmanship of other’s work to help improve my own. But there’s a whole world of other story expressions out there and studying TV … Read More Read More
Addicted to Love Addicted to Love By Megan Cutler | August 13, 2012 | Comments 1 comment I’ve mentioned before I’m a stickler for a good love story. I’d call it my guilty pleasure, but I don’t feel at all guilty about it. Give me a good, heart-rending power ballad any day. And to go with it, give me a book that’s going to make me cry. The eye-rolling may have already … Read More Read More
Alive in Your Dreams Alive in Your Dreams By Megan Cutler | July 30, 2012 | Comments 0 Comment Fantasy is by far my favorite genre. Anything which transports me to another world. Anything which takes me out of the ordinary and shows me something extraordinary. The thing I love most about the fantasy genre are the strange, wonderful and interesting creatures which often inhabit the different magical worlds I read about. Writing magical … Read More Read More