2025’s Writing Update 2025’s Writing Update By Megan Cutler | September 29, 2025 | Comments 0 Comment It’s that time again! Here’s the post where I remember to write about the thing I actually spend all of my time doing. Plus how it happens to be going so far this year. Knowing how often to blog about my projects is challenging. I try not to write about writing every week. (Though for … 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
Introducing Anyone’s Crazy Aunt – Available Now! Introducing Anyone’s Crazy Aunt – Available Now! By Megan Cutler | September 1, 2025 | Comments 0 Comment When I first introduced the Everyone’s Child project on my blog, I mentioned that I first started writing it in college. I’ve made no secret of the fact that I used to take two notebooks with me to every class, even back in high school. One was for taking class notes and the other was … Read More Read More
I’ve Reached My 40th Year and it Feels Weird I’ve Reached My 40th Year and it Feels Weird By Megan Cutler | August 11, 2025 | Comments 0 Comment When I was young, every time we played pretend, I always chose to be 18. I can’t tell you why, because I don’t know. But at the time it seemed like the perfect mix of adulthood and youth. At 18, I knew I would be able to move out on my own. I would be … 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
How to Know When You Should Leave a Game Table How to Know When You Should Leave a Game Table By Megan Cutler | May 12, 2025 | Comments 0 Comment I’ve participated in a lot of conversations lately regarding toxic relationships. And they’re always difficult discussions, not least because they involve staring into the face of some difficult truths. The fact is, the types of toxic relationships are as numerous and varied as relationships in general. Because any time you interact with a person or … Read More Read More
How I Learned to Boldly Embrace My Crafting Mistakes How I Learned to Boldly Embrace My Crafting Mistakes By Megan Cutler | March 31, 2025 | Comments 0 Comment I spent a significant amount of my life avoiding certain activities because I was nervous about messing up. Maybe this is one of the reasons why they say ‘perfection is the enemy of good.’ If you’re afraid to try something just because you won’t do it right the first time, you miss out on a … Read More Read More
Moving On Doesn’t Always Require Forgiveness Moving On Doesn’t Always Require Forgiveness By Megan Cutler | March 10, 2025 | Comments 2 comments I read a lot of articles relating to psychology. It makes sense; I’m a writer. It’s helpful to know not only how the mind works but how we spot certain character traits and how certain behaviors can make us feel. Most of those articles are research, and I don’t take them too seriously. But sometimes … Read More Read More