The Dream Things True Boxset is finally here! The Dream Things True Boxset is finally here! By Megan Cutler | December 14, 2020 | Comments 0 Comment I think we can all agree 2020 has been a long and bizarre year. When I penned my goals for 2020 I, like everyone else, had no idea that things were going to turn upside down in March. Unlike in previous years where I simply wrote down things I would like to be able to … Read More Read More
Must Watch Episodes from Star Trek TOS Season 3 Must Watch Episodes from Star Trek TOS Season 3 By Megan Cutler | November 23, 2020 | Comments 3 comments When Star Trek the original series first aired interest was low. When the series failed to garner desired ratings, it was canceled after just three seasons. The series didn’t become a hit until reruns aired via broadcast syndication. It picked up traction throughout the 1970’s and eventually achieved cult classic status. Star Trek spawned 8 … Read More Read More
Must Watch Episodes from Star Trek TOS Season 2 Must Watch Episodes from Star Trek TOS Season 2 By Megan Cutler | November 9, 2020 | Comments 5 comments When I originally sat down to write a list of recommended episodes from the original Star Trek series, I thought I’d be able to fit all 3 seasons in a singular post. It wasn’t until I started going back through the list of episodes that I remembered how great much of the original series is. … Read More Read More
Must Watch Episodes from Star Trek ToS Season 1 Must Watch Episodes from Star Trek ToS Season 1 By Megan Cutler | October 26, 2020 | Comments 11 comments I think I’ve well established my love for Star Trek at several different points since I started this blog. So it might come as a surprise to my readers that I actually hated Star Trek the first time I tried to watch it. Have you ever had a show you really loved and wanted to … Read More Read More
Announcing Life is But a Dream – Available Now! Announcing Life is But a Dream – Available Now! By Megan Cutler | October 12, 2020 | Comments 2 comments Way back in 2008, when I wrote Dreamers Do Lie for the first time, I did it wrong. It was the first time I made notes. The first time I planned ahead. The first time I knew how a story was going to end from the moment I started. I thought that would be enough … Read More Read More
Four Amazing Frootlicious Teas I received as a Gift Four Amazing Frootlicious Teas I received as a Gift By Megan Cutler | September 28, 2020 | Comments 1 comment For my birthday, my mother-in-law (who knows about my tea obsession) bought me a pack of four ‘frootlicious’ teas from DavidsTea. I suspect the main reason she chose that one was because it came with a blue perfect spoon (blue is my favorite color). But also because we have something of an inside joke when … Read More Read More
A Behind the Scenes Look at My First Fantasy Cosmology A Behind the Scenes Look at My First Fantasy Cosmology By Megan Cutler | September 14, 2020 | Comments 0 Comment One of the big things writers like to talk about in regards to novels is theme. Some writers suggest determining theme early in the writing process so you can make everything fit it. But this has never been my approach. I usually allow my stories to develop a theme while I’m working on them. Once … Read More Read More
Transforming Inspiration into a Fantastic Novel Setting Transforming Inspiration into a Fantastic Novel Setting By Megan Cutler | August 17, 2020 | Comments 1 comment One of my biggest inspirations for Dreamers Do Lie was Dante’s Inferno, as I mentioned a few weeks ago when I reviewed the anatomy of Dante’s Hell. There were several reasons I ultimately simplified my fantasy version of Hell, though I kind of ran out of room to talk about them last time. So I … Read More Read More
The Anatomy of Hell in Dreamers Do Lie The Anatomy of Hell in Dreamers Do Lie By Megan Cutler | August 3, 2020 | Comments 1 comment A significant chunk of my early preparations for Dreamers Do Lie was devoted to designing the world in which the story took place and defining the rules by which it functioned. It was really the first time I ever did anything like that. The setting for Island of Lost Forevers revealed itself to me as … Read More Read More
How I Made My First Map How I Made My First Map By Megan Cutler | July 13, 2020 | Comments 2 comments As I mentioned a few weeks ago, writing Dreamers Do Lie – my high fantasy re-imagining of Dante’s Inferno – turned out to be the easiest part of the project. Even though I had to write the story twice. One of the main reasons for the initial delay in releasing the book – aside from … Read More Read More