Introducing Heart of a Kingdom – Available Now! Introducing Heart of a Kingdom – Available Now! By Megan Cutler | October 21, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment Every novel series has its expansion story. Most start as a single book and expand outward as the writer develops them. This has happened to me so many times, I’ve ceased to be surprised. In fact, I expect it. And I nod sagely and knowingly every time I hear another author talk about the subject. … Read More Read More
2024’s Oops Way Late Writing Update 2024’s Oops Way Late Writing Update By Megan Cutler | September 23, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment It appears to be time for my annual ‘oops, I forgot to write an update about my writing progress’ post. In fairness, I meant to write this post several times throughout this year. But every time I added it to the queue, something came up. Partly, I’ve been working around my hectic release schedule. (Which … Read More Read More
Introducing No One’s Beloved Sister – Available Now! Introducing No One’s Beloved Sister – Available Now! By Megan Cutler | August 26, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment When I released Each One’s Wayward Niece – the second book in my Everyone’s Child epic fantasy series – I took the opportunity to introduce the main characters involved in the series. As with all of my work, this story began with its core cast of characters and grew out of their motivations. From fairly … Read More Read More
Introducing Key to All Doors – Available Now! Introducing Key to All Doors – Available Now! By Megan Cutler | June 17, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment Every time I release a new book, I try to think of something significant to say about it. Something that will make people as happy about the fact that you can finally read it as I am about the fact that I wrote it. Over the years, I’ve introduced a lot of characters, settings and … Read More Read More
Introducing Each One’s Wayward Niece – Available Now! Introducing Each One’s Wayward Niece – Available Now! By Megan Cutler | April 22, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment When I decided to revive Everyone’s Child from my list of previously abandoned project files, I didn’t have a lot to work with. I only wrote 11,000 words worth of narrative before giving up the first time, and they skipped around quite badly. I also didn’t write any notes for the project, aside from a … Read More Read More
Know the Colossal Danger Caused by Missing your Story’s Middle Know the Colossal Danger Caused by Missing your Story’s Middle By Megan Cutler | March 25, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment I talk about writing a lot. Probably because it’s what I devote the majority of my time to. Writing novels is my full-time gig after all. And I wouldn’t have it any other way. Because stories and how we tell them have fascinated me for as long as I can remember. When I was younger, … Read More Read More
Introducing Eyes of a Stranger – Now Available! Introducing Eyes of a Stranger – Now Available! By Megan Cutler | February 19, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment I first introduced the Aruvalia Chronicles on my blog in April of 2019, shortly after I wrote the outline for the first trilogy. But the story has been banging around in my head since 2011. And some of the characters it features have been lurking in my head even longer than that (more on that … Read More Read More
Why it’s Important for Reoccurring Characters to Inhabit your World Why it’s Important for Reoccurring Characters to Inhabit your World By Megan Cutler | February 5, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment Writing any story involves a complex balancing act between various different elements. Plot and pacing are two of the bigger ones, so they receive a lot of conversation. But lots of things contribute to the overall quality of the composition. Atmosphere is also important, and usually balanced according to individual scenes. Characters are another of … Read More Read More
Goodbye 2023, Welcome 2024! Goodbye 2023, Welcome 2024! By Megan Cutler | January 8, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment As is tradition, I like to start each new year with a look back at the previous year’s goals. One of the biggest reasons is because it helps me realize just how much I do each year. Otherwise, the work is so spread out, it’s easy to feel like most of the year passes without … Read More Read More
Soul of the Sun is Finally Here! Soul of the Sun is Finally Here! By Megan Cutler | December 18, 2023 | Comments 0 Comment “I’m going to do it for real this time. I’m going to write a whole series from start to finish.” Was the promise I made when I sat down to pen Symphony of the Stars, what became the first book in the Celestial Serenade. It was somewhere in the area of 2008. I was about … Read More Read More