Freebie Mondays: Black Licorice Day (Prompt Novel Chapter 1) Freebie Mondays: Black Licorice Day (Prompt Novel Chapter 1) By Megan Cutler | May 13, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment For 2024, I have decided to devote my prompt writing time to a novel. The twist is that the novel plot will be generated entirely by the writing prompts I chose to use for the project – which were rolled randomly using my trusty dice and a few online prompt lists. You can find the … Read More Read More
A Turkish Cultural Experience A Turkish Cultural Experience By Megan Cutler | May 6, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment During my last travel blog, I described the day we spent in Turkey visiting Ephesus, the 4th largest city of the ancient world. But our day wasn’t over when we boarded the bus to return to the ship. Our guide announced that we had a cultural experience in store for us. And it certainly was … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: A Table of Contents Freebie Mondays: A Table of Contents By Megan Cutler | April 29, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment Each time I finish writing a year’s worth of prompts (which takes more than a year since I only write about 22 each calendar year), I take a look back at my most recent scribbles to pick out the best. This reflection allows me to see what I’ve been up to and decide what direction … 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
Freebie Mondays: The Tale of Forg the Werefrog Part 2 Freebie Mondays: The Tale of Forg the Werefrog Part 2 By Megan Cutler | April 15, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment Part 1 of this silly little story can be found here! The idea for this short story came from two friends of mine (Jchillyy and Karly5123) and arose out of a random conversation during Jchillyy’s stream. The final prompt was thus: “Werefrog man (who fights crime in the city) hunts vampires until he gets to … Read More Read More
Ephesus and the Library of 12,000 Scrolls Ephesus and the Library of 12,000 Scrolls By Megan Cutler | April 8, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment We spent this past Christmas cruising the Mediterranean with my husband’s family. It was our first major trip since before the pandemic, and it did not disappoint. The first stop took us to Athens, where we were able to catch a few glimpses of ancient ruins, including the Parthenon. The second stop on our epic … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: To the Queen of the Night Freebie Mondays: To the Queen of the Night By Megan Cutler | April 1, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment I discovered Game of Tomes in November of 2021, shortly after I started streaming on Twitch. Members of the writing community participating in the extra NaNoWriMo challenge encouraged me to join the community and participate in the game. But I was too shy and inexperienced to jump in until April of the next year (during … 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
Freebie Mondays: Charity Stream Sonnets! Freebie Mondays: Charity Stream Sonnets! By Megan Cutler | March 11, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment Back in August of 2023, amidst a hot, dry and largely rainless summer, a forest fire jumped the lake near where we live and ignited frightfully close to our house. I’ve detailed our experience with the fire in a pair of previous posts. Though thankfully, the flames never reached our neighborhood, and we were never … Read More Read More
In the Shadow of the Acropolis In the Shadow of the Acropolis By Megan Cutler | March 4, 2024 | Comments 1 comment It’s been awhile since I wrote a travel blog. Prior to the pandemic, my husband and I traveled with fair regularity. But since the start of the pandemic, out of necessity, all of our trips have been short and mostly involved visiting with family. Speaking of family, we’ve been trying to put together a bigger … Read More Read More