Old Year Reflection and New Year Goals Old Year Reflection and New Year Goals By Megan Cutler | January 6, 2020 | Comments 0 Comment It’s that time of year again! Time to bid farewell to the old year and hello to the new one. I like to spend the last few weeks of the old year reflecting on the goals I set to see how I ultimately succeeded (or failed). Then, of course, I set some new goals to … Read More Read More
Top Six Prompts from the Third Year Top Six Prompts from the Third Year By Megan Cutler | July 1, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment On July 31st 2015, I posted my first writing prompt. It kicked off a weekly tradition of writing for myself, for fun and for practice. For the first year, my writing partner chose most of the prompts. It was fun and challenging but, for the second year, I focused mostly on things that I wanted … Read More Read More
Maintaining A Healthy Lifestyle Can Be Difficult Maintaining A Healthy Lifestyle Can Be Difficult By Megan Cutler | June 17, 2019 | Comments 3 comments I’ve talked a lot over the past few years about trying to lead a healthy lifestyle. It became important to me when I noticed a persistent numbness in the last two fingers of my left hand. As time went on, the numbness grew worse. Eventually, it spread to my right hand, which led me to … Read More Read More
Freebie Fridays: Distant Whispers Freebie Fridays: Distant Whispers By Megan Cutler | June 14, 2019 | Comments 1 comment While I was working on the final trilogy in the Celestial Serenade (Soul of the Sun), my characters pulled a fast one on me. They attended a heavy metal opera – because that should be a real thing, you guys. And afterward, they talked with the actors about the show. One song became particularly important … Read More Read More
Soul of the Sun Project Update Soul of the Sun Project Update By Megan Cutler | April 22, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment I mentioned a couple weeks ago that I was starting a new project. Logically, it follows that I’m also wrapping up a current project to make way for the new one. It’s been over a year since I discussed my Celestial Serenade space opera in detail. Time has flown so quickly since I resumed working … Read More Read More
What Does Writing Look Like To You? What Does Writing Look Like To You? By Megan Cutler | April 15, 2019 | Comments 1 comment Sometimes, I wonder what people think of me. I’m sure I strike an odd sight. I spend a lot of time parked in front of my computer screen, reading over or adding to strange documents. My secondary screen holds a smattering of digital post-it-notes. They often grow out of control before I cull their numbers. … Read More Read More
Why I Mourned the Opportunity Rover Why I Mourned the Opportunity Rover By Megan Cutler | February 25, 2019 | Comments 2 comments When I was a kid, my greatest wish was to go to Mars. Astronomy was my first love, you see. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated with everything that lay beyond the sky. I spent hours studying constellations. What they look like. How to find them. Where their names come from. … Read More Read More
A List of Goals for 2019! A List of Goals for 2019! By Megan Cutler | January 7, 2019 | Comments 3 comments 2018 was a busy and exciting year. But it pales in comparison with what I have planned for 2019. I usually use my first post of the year to look forward at my goals as well as backwards at my accomplishments. But I had so much to say about 2018, I decided to split the … Read More Read More
How To Stave Off Burnout When You Write Full-Time How To Stave Off Burnout When You Write Full-Time By Megan Cutler | July 2, 2018 | Comments 2 comments A fellow writeblr on tumblr recently asked me: I’ve always wondered what it would be like to be a full time author, but then I worry that I’d get burned out and it wouldn’t be fun anymore. Is that something you’ve ever experienced? While I contemplated my answer, I realized I have a lot to … Read More Read More
The Kantis Legend – 200 Word Tuesday The Kantis Legend – 200 Word Tuesday By Megan Cutler | June 15, 2018 | Comments 0 Comment This week, I’m sharing a little something different. (I know, I know, I’m sharing something that says 200 Tuesday on a Friday, how bizarre!) Every Friday I participate in a hashtag game on Twitter known as Friday Phrases. Every week the lovely MusaeMosaic posts a theme and everyone submits a bit of microfiction that fits … Read More Read More