I Won A Liebster Award! I Won A Liebster Award! By Megan Cutler | January 29, 2018 | Comments 2 comments Back in December, Lydia Schoch nominated me for a Liebster Award. Unfortunately, I was caught in the whirlwind of preparations for the holiday season, and I didn’t get a chance to respond to the nomination until just now. I’m both thrilled and flattered that Lydia found my blog worth mentioning. We have been sharing each … Read More Read More
Seven Days in the Life of a Writer Seven Days in the Life of a Writer By Megan Cutler | January 22, 2018 | Comments 0 Comment You’ve probably participated in, or at least seen by now, the Facebook meme which prompts you to share seven pictures from your every day life, one each day for a week. I never really considered participating, until a friend tagged me saying that she wanted to see what the everyday life of a writer looked … Read More Read More
2018 Is Here! 2018 Is Here! By Megan Cutler | January 1, 2018 | Comments 0 Comment 2017 was a good year. I did a lot of things I wanted to do, some things I never expected to do, and learned how to move forward on my path, both professionally and personally. Every time something good happened this year, I wrote it on a scrap of paper and slid it into my … Read More Read More
Eternity’s Empire is Coming to Kindle Unlimited! Eternity’s Empire is Coming to Kindle Unlimited! By Megan Cutler | December 18, 2017 | Comments 0 Comment It’s been a big year for releases; different releases than I anticipated, but exciting none-the-less. I’ve talked a bit already about changing the release schedule for Eternity’s Empire, but as we wind down the year I have one more announcement about the future of the series. As I’ve mentioned several times, Eternity’s Empire is going … Read More Read More
The Productivity Roadblock The Productivity Roadblock By Megan Cutler | December 4, 2017 | Comments 8 comments I’ve been asked a lot lately how to get started writing novels. Which is cool, because people must think I know what I’m doing. My advice is almost always the same; when you first start out, there’s value in writing every day. You need to build some kind of writing discipline, a dedicated writing habit. … Read More Read More
The Future of the Mystical Island Series The Future of the Mystical Island Series By Megan Cutler | November 27, 2017 | Comments 0 Comment Since this is the final stop on my Sea of Twisted Souls behind the scenes tour, I was originally going to call this post Mystical Island Trilogy Project Wrap-up. But the more I think about it, the less sure I am a writer ever wraps up a project. The truth is, this setting and these … Read More Read More
Sea of Twisted Souls – Soundtrack Sea of Twisted Souls – Soundtrack By Megan Cutler | November 24, 2017 | Comments 0 Comment Though I almost always have some kind of music or background noise playing while I write, Sea of Twisted Souls was the first book for which I compiled a proper playlist. Prior to writing this book, I just turned on a song that suited the character or scene I was writing. It turned into part … Read More Read More
Sea of Twisted Souls – But What of the Lovers? Sea of Twisted Souls – But What of the Lovers? By Megan Cutler | November 20, 2017 | Comments 0 Comment When Damian left San Francisco to explore the strange island which appeared off its coast, he never imagined he’d be caught in a life-long rivalry with Sentomoru, the islands enigmatic ruler. But of course, the trilogy’s central conflict can’t be forgotten. It’s time to resolve it – once and for all. My co-author and I … Read More Read More
Sea of Twisted Souls – Growing a Character Up Sea of Twisted Souls – Growing a Character Up By Megan Cutler | November 17, 2017 | Comments 0 Comment As I mentioned before, one of my primary goals with Sea of Twisted Souls was to make Morulin the star of the show. I wanted to know who this bright young star would grow up to be. And I also wondered what kind of people her brothers would turn into. Growing a young character into … Read More Read More
Sea of Twisted Souls – How Did the Cover Come About? Sea of Twisted Souls – How Did the Cover Come About? By Megan Cutler | November 13, 2017 | Comments 0 Comment Today’s the big day! Release day! Now the trilogy is complete (again)! I hope you’ll take a look at the Mystical Island paperbacks and consider adding them to your collection. Today, I’d like to talk about the final book’s cover. Like the title, the Sea of Twisted Souls cover gave me more trouble than the … Read More Read More