The Anatomy of Hell in Dreamers Do Lie The Anatomy of Hell in Dreamers Do Lie By Megan Cutler | August 3, 2020 | Comments 1 comment A significant chunk of my early preparations for Dreamers Do Lie was devoted to designing the world in which the story took place and defining the rules by which it functioned. It was really the first time I ever did anything like that. The setting for Island of Lost Forevers revealed itself to me as … Read More Read More
How I Made My First Map How I Made My First Map By Megan Cutler | July 13, 2020 | Comments 2 comments As I mentioned a few weeks ago, writing Dreamers Do Lie – my high fantasy re-imagining of Dante’s Inferno – turned out to be the easiest part of the project. Even though I had to write the story twice. One of the main reasons for the initial delay in releasing the book – aside from … Read More Read More
Powerful Lessons Gained from Living in Isolation Powerful Lessons Gained from Living in Isolation By Megan Cutler | June 29, 2020 | Comments 3 comments When country after country announced lockdowns and issued shelter in place orders back in March, it was inevitable that lots of blogs would address the change in everyone’s lives. I have been silent so far, mostly because I write my posts a month in advance. Way back in March, I figured the isolation would end … Read More Read More
Announcing Dreamers Do Lie Is Available Now! Announcing Dreamers Do Lie Is Available Now! By Megan Cutler | June 15, 2020 | Comments 0 Comment They say life is what happens while you’re making other plans. That certainly describes my life for the last year and a half. When I changed my publishing strategy for 2019, I had big plans. I wanted to revamp the Eternity’s Empire series so the next few releases would be a bit more polished than … Read More Read More
Comma, Comma, Comma Clarification Comma, Comma, Comma Clarification By Megan Cutler | June 1, 2020 | Comments 6 comments Writers have an interesting relationship with their old work. Some writers talk about novels shoved in boxes and pushed under the bed, or locked in desk drawers never to see the light of day again. That’s because writers don’t like to look back at where they came from. It allows them to see all the … Read More Read More
How Improper World Building Can Kill A Story How Improper World Building Can Kill A Story By Megan Cutler | April 20, 2020 | Comments 0 Comment World building is an important part of any story that doesn’t take place in the real world. Whether your setting spans an empire or the space of a single town, it’s important to know the rules that govern the space. We instinctively know how the real world works because we grow up in it and … Read More Read More
Once Upon a Dream – Book Three First Draft Complete Once Upon a Dream – Book Three First Draft Complete By Megan Cutler | March 23, 2020 | Comments 1 comment I have finished penning the first draft of Once Upon a Dream – Domerin‘s first official trilogy. This report on the third and final installment comes a little late because, like everything else in my life, it has been heavily affected by our recent move. As I mentioned during my update about the second installment, … Read More Read More
What Watching Yuri on Ice Taught Me What Watching Yuri on Ice Taught Me By Megan Cutler | March 2, 2020 | Comments 2 comments I don’t watch a lot of anime anymore. I often scroll through Crunchyroll, looking for series I’d like to try. But I rarely stick with them long. Time is a big part of the problem. I don’t have a lot of time to watch long series anymore. But I’m also looking for depth of storytelling. … Read More Read More
The Bond Between Sisters is Now Available! The Bond Between Sisters is Now Available! By Megan Cutler | February 17, 2020 | Comments 0 Comment It’s been a long time since I got to announce releasing a new book into the wild. So I’m pretty giddy to share the latest installment of Eternity’s Empire with everyone. The Bond Between Sisters is available on Amazon today! This book continues the tale of Aeternitas – black sheep of the galactic imperial family … Read More Read More
Once Upon a Dream – Book Two First Draft Complete Once Upon a Dream – Book Two First Draft Complete By Megan Cutler | January 20, 2020 | Comments 0 Comment I forgot how much I hate moving. There was a time we seemed to move every other year and I got used to it. In fact, I was eager for our last move. It brought us back to Canada from England – back to the familiar and easy to navigate. I had checklists and backup … Read More Read More