Freebie Mondays: My Little Domerin – Episode 1: Act 1 Freebie Mondays: My Little Domerin – Episode 1: Act 1 By Megan Cutler | September 22, 2025 | Comments 0 Comment I promised my twitch chat I would take Domerin, the grumpy elf main character from the Aruvalia Chronicles, and turn him into a pony if they helped me pay for my replacement computer. I never thought we’d reach that goal – but of course we did. Because my twitch chat continues to be the most … Read More Read More
The Science of Liminal Space The Science of Liminal Space By Megan Cutler | September 15, 2025 | Comments 0 Comment One of the things my Winds of Chaos guest character Yfema is best known for is her obsession with liminal space. She has a propensity for jumping between worlds and being aware of anachronisms. So it makes a certain amount of sense that she knows a touch about alternate dimensions and astral projection. (Or at … Read More Read More
The Cycle of Long-Running Shows Raising their Stakes (A Follow Up) The Cycle of Long-Running Shows Raising their Stakes (A Follow Up) By Megan Cutler | July 28, 2025 | Comments 0 Comment Never in the history of this blog have I written a follow-up so fast. Just a few short weeks ago, I asked whether or not the constant raising of stakes serves long-running TV shows. And almost as if the universe was trying to answer, I’ve discovered an example that so strongly fits my premise, I … Read More Read More
Introducing Words Beyond Reason Introducing Words Beyond Reason By Megan Cutler | June 23, 2025 | Comments 0 Comment I’ve mentioned before, but every time I write one of these release notifications, it gets just a little harder to do so without spoilers. When I first start a shiny new series, there’s lots to talk about. I can get away with sharing little details about the world building and characters without giving away what … Read More Read More
Should Long TV Shows Stop Raising Their Stakes? Should Long TV Shows Stop Raising Their Stakes? By Megan Cutler | June 9, 2025 | Comments 1 comment I’m relatively new to the idea of comfort shows. When I was younger, I never really watched anything over and over. Usually it was music that accompanied me endlessly. I definitely had several comfort albums for any given situation. In recent years, my comfort show has become whatever I happen to be watching when I … Read More Read More
Game Features I Would Love to Encounter More Often Game Features I Would Love to Encounter More Often By Megan Cutler | January 27, 2025 | Comments 0 Comment When I was younger, I poured a lot of time and energy into gaming. I had the time to spare. So I didn’t think much of dumping a hundred plus hours into something to make a small amount of progress. But now that I’m older and I have a mortgage, among other bills, to pay, … Read More Read More
An Introduction to the Magical World of Aruvalia An Introduction to the Magical World of Aruvalia By Megan Cutler | November 18, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment One piece of advice writers get early and often is to develop a ten second pitch for your book. This is one or two sentences you can rattle off in a hurry whenever anyone asks what you’re working on. Also known as ‘the elevator pitch.’ It’s a good idea to develop an elevator pitch for … Read More Read More
Final Thoughts on our Viking Cruise Final Thoughts on our Viking Cruise By Megan Cutler | September 9, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment As I mentioned during my last travel blog, Pompeii was the last shore excursion of our Viking cruise. It has taken me most of the year to document a journey that lasted only a week, but it has been well worth the effort to recall all the wondrous sites we witnessed along the way. Though … Read More Read More
In the Shadow of Mount Vesuvius In the Shadow of Mount Vesuvius By Megan Cutler | August 5, 2024 | Comments 1 comment I have been slowly making my way through all the stops on the Viking Cruise we took this past Christmas. We started out in Athens. Then we made our way to Turkey, where we visited the ancient city of Ephesus. Following our departure from Turkey, we spent 2 days at sea, one of which was … Read More Read More
Zone of Truth or Dare – a D&D Activity Zone of Truth or Dare – a D&D Activity By Megan Cutler | July 22, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment My husband runs a regular D&D Campaign on Twitch called “Winds of Chaos.” (It’s come up a few times before.) My husband does a lot of GMing. In addition to this streamed campaign, he runs the D&D club at school and often GMs private games for friends. He isn’t forever the GM, but he doesn’t … Read More Read More