Reading the Universe’s Signs Reading the Universe’s Signs By Megan Cutler | November 19, 2018 | Comments 2 comments Life gets away from you sometimes. You think you’ve got everything well in hand. You’re just trucking along, jumping the hurdles, making things work. And then you hit a speed bump. All the various packages holding all the disorganized building blocks of your life – the ones you keep precariously perched wherever there was room … Read More Read More
Behind the Veil – the Making of The Soul of the Earth Paperback Behind the Veil – the Making of The Soul of the Earth Paperback By Megan Cutler | November 16, 2018 | Comments 0 Comment Welcome back to one last behind the scenes look at Eternity’s Empire to celebrate the release of The Soul of the Earth in paperback! If you missed it, on Monday, I identified when the series abandoned the outline I originally wrote for it, and why that ended up being a good thing. I also spoke … Read More Read More
The Soul of the Earth is Now Available in Paperback! The Soul of the Earth is Now Available in Paperback! By Megan Cutler | November 12, 2018 | Comments 1 comment It’s only been two months since I released the paperback for The Light of Eternity, but I’ve decided to put out this series’ paperbacks as quickly as possible. I wanted to catch up so that when the third book goes live in December, people can get the digital and paperback copies at the same time. … Read More Read More
My Work is Absolutely as Valuable as Yours My Work is Absolutely as Valuable as Yours By Megan Cutler | October 22, 2018 | Comments 5 comments The biggest struggle I face as an indie author has nothing to do with inspiration or even with sales. It’s time. There’s never enough time to complete all the tasks on my to-do list. Worse, I have to defend every second of that time from people who act as if my work should be finished … Read More Read More
An Imperial Daughter’s Woe – Eternity’s Empire Chapter 15 An Imperial Daughter’s Woe – Eternity’s Empire Chapter 15 By Megan Cutler | October 15, 2018 | Comments 4 comments It’s been absolutely delightful opening my writer’s notebook this year to share the developmental details of Eternity’s Empire. In case you missed it, I talked about Ganga over here, Amaterasu over here, Thora here and, finally Aphrodite here. So what’s left? Aeternitas of course! And I’m excited to finally talk about her because she’s probably … Read More Read More
Make Line Editing Easy – A Helpful Guide for Indies Make Line Editing Easy – A Helpful Guide for Indies By Megan Cutler | September 24, 2018 | Comments 3 comments The top piece of feedback I note in reviews of self-published fiction is lack of proper editing. We’re talking about line edits here; basic spelling, grammar and structure. This tends to be the first thing most readers notice, because it breaks up the flow and makes the story difficult to read. A high number of … Read More Read More
A Behind the Scenes Look at The Light of Eternity – Available Now! A Behind the Scenes Look at The Light of Eternity – Available Now! By Megan Cutler | September 21, 2018 | Comments 0 Comment To celebrate the release of The Light of Eternity to paperback, I spent some time Monday looking back at the initial creation process. I covered such topics as the original idea, the covers and the music I listen to while I’m working. Today I want to take a look at the planning stages and the … Read More Read More
The Light of Eternity is Now Available in Paperback! The Light of Eternity is Now Available in Paperback! By Megan Cutler | September 17, 2018 | Comments 3 comments When I released the Mystical Island Trilogy paperbacks, I spent some time looking back over the experience of creating the books. It was a fantastic trip down memory lane and it allowed me to share a lot with my readers about how the books came to be. Now that Eternity’s Empire is ready to make … Read More Read More
Lover’s Lament – Eternity’s Empire Chapter 14 Lover’s Lament – Eternity’s Empire Chapter 14 By Megan Cutler | August 13, 2018 | Comments 0 Comment Chapter Fourteen of Eternity’s Empire has finally arrived and, at long last, we get to talk about Aphrodite! (If you’d like to learn more about the previous guardians you can find Ganga here, Amaterasu here, and Thora over here!) When I started this project, there was no question I would include at least one god … 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