How is the Aruvalia Chronicles Progressing? How is the Aruvalia Chronicles Progressing? By Megan Cutler | October 16, 2023 | Comments 0 Comment Somehow, a year and a half has managed to pass since I wrote an update on this project. Oops! From the start, the Aruvalia Chronicles was intended to be a 15 book (5 trilogy) epic. The story has been hanging about my head since 2011. But I didn’t start writing it until 2019 (right around … Read More Read More
An Update on my Fabulous Cross Stitch Projects An Update on my Fabulous Cross Stitch Projects By Megan Cutler | October 2, 2023 | Comments 1 comment In typical me fashion, I realize it’s been absolutely forever since I last wrote a proper update on my writing projects. (Despite promising I would write another one in a few months – oops!) While scrolling through my recent posts in order discover just how long it’s been, I stumbled upon another topic that could … Read More Read More
Life in a Wildfire Evacuation Alert Zone (Part 2) Life in a Wildfire Evacuation Alert Zone (Part 2) By Megan Cutler | September 18, 2023 | Comments 0 Comment Fire is a natural part of a forest’s life cycle. I’ve mentioned this before. If you live anywhere near a forested area – and certainly in Canada where forest makes up a large portion of the landscape between cities – you’ll be familiar with wildfires. They’re a threat every summer. And the level of risk … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: Life in a Wildfire Evacuation Alert Zone Freebie Mondays: Life in a Wildfire Evacuation Alert Zone By Megan Cutler | September 11, 2023 | Comments 3 comments Though I do consider this to be a piece of creative writing, composed with specific intention, this is not a work of fiction. The events described actually took place. … It’s been a rough body week. They happen sometimes. It’s reached the point where I just want to shut off my brain and relax for … Read More Read More
Introducing Someone’s Suffering Child – Now Available! Introducing Someone’s Suffering Child – Now Available! By Megan Cutler | August 28, 2023 | Comments 0 Comment Last year when I both started streaming and finished my Eternity’s Empire project, I needed to decide what to do with the available time. I thought it might be interesting to stream the creation of a project from start to finish in order to chronicle the process. It turned out I couldn’t stream the entire … Read More Read More
5 Dating Sims I Highly Recommend 5 Dating Sims I Highly Recommend By Megan Cutler | August 14, 2023 | Comments 1 comment A few weeks ago, when I wrote about video games I’ve recently enjoyed, I mentioned that I could probably do an entire post about dating sims. Now feels like a good time to fulfill that promise. For those unfamiliar, dating sims are exactly what they sound like they should be. You play a character looking … Read More Read More
5 Inspirational Quotes that get me Through the Bad Times 5 Inspirational Quotes that get me Through the Bad Times By Megan Cutler | July 31, 2023 | Comments 0 Comment After a rough bout with the universe recently, I shared a conversation with a friend about quotes that keep us going. I’ve never considered myself a huge inspirational quote person. I don’t really collect them. My walls aren’t plastered with inspirational posters. I used to put quotes in my digital day planner every month. But … Read More Read More
My Top Writing Life Hack: Draft Cycling My Top Writing Life Hack: Draft Cycling By Megan Cutler | July 17, 2023 | Comments 1 comment Writing is a highly personalized endeavor. The process that works for one writer might not work for another. That’s why it’s so important to test widely and discover what works best for you. Some people like to spend months creating a detailed plan before they write a single word of first draft. Others like to … Read More Read More
Introducing Careless Electronica – Book 8 in the Celestial Serenade! Introducing Careless Electronica – Book 8 in the Celestial Serenade! By Megan Cutler | June 19, 2023 | Comments 0 Comment It’s release time again! I always pen these release notices with a certain amount of disbelief. I’ve never struggled to come up with ideas for stories. Many of my novels have arrived in the form of dreams and I simply explored the unexplained portions of the visions in order to fill in the story. I … Read More Read More
I have Forgotten How Awful it Feels to be Sick I have Forgotten How Awful it Feels to be Sick By Megan Cutler | June 12, 2023 | Comments 1 comment Perhaps the biggest silver lining of the pandemic lockdown was that I didn’t get sick for 3 years. Sure, there was a lot about that time that sucked. So I don’t really look back on it with a ton of nostalgia. Especially since my husband hated working from home and, in many ways, we both … Read More Read More