Sea of Twisted Souls – Growing a Character Up Sea of Twisted Souls – Growing a Character Up By Megan Cutler | November 17, 2017 | Comments 0 Comment As I mentioned before, one of my primary goals with Sea of Twisted Souls was to make Morulin the star of the show. I wanted to know who this bright young star would grow up to be. And I also wondered what kind of people her brothers would turn into. Growing a young character into … Read More Read More
Sea of Twisted Souls – How Did the Cover Come About? Sea of Twisted Souls – How Did the Cover Come About? By Megan Cutler | November 13, 2017 | Comments 0 Comment Today’s the big day! Release day! Now the trilogy is complete (again)! I hope you’ll take a look at the Mystical Island paperbacks and consider adding them to your collection. Today, I’d like to talk about the final book’s cover. Like the title, the Sea of Twisted Souls cover gave me more trouble than the … Read More Read More
Sea of Twisted Souls – Where Did the Idea Come From? Sea of Twisted Souls – Where Did the Idea Come From? By Megan Cutler | November 10, 2017 | Comments 0 Comment The time has finally arrived! The third book of the Mystical Island Trilogy is about to take physical form. On Monday, you’ll be able to put all three books on your shelves. I can’t tell you how excited I am to share the final installment with you. I spent the past two release months talking … Read More Read More
Five Rules Movie Adaptations of Books Need to Follow Five Rules Movie Adaptations of Books Need to Follow By Megan Cutler | November 6, 2017 | Comments 0 Comment Every time they announce a new book to movie translation, we melt out of the wood work. The people who are cautiously optimistic in the rising sea of excitement. The people who have been burned before. The people who understand how difficult it is to take the deep nuance and vivid flavor of a the … Read More Read More
How Hackers Spend Their Spare Time; A Tale of Charity How Hackers Spend Their Spare Time; A Tale of Charity By Megan Cutler | November 3, 2017 | Comments 0 Comment I’ve done two rounds of Seven Deadly Sins prompts, mostly because I have such a large pool of characters to draw from. While flipping through other prompt suggestions, I happened to find a list of the Seven Heavenly Virtues (which seem to get a lot less press). In case you’ve never heard of them, they … Read More Read More
Project Report – Symphony of the Stars (Part 2) Project Report – Symphony of the Stars (Part 2) By Megan Cutler | October 30, 2017 | Comments 2 comments Last week I introduced the history of my current work in progress, Symphony of the Stars, an epic space opera set in Earth’s near future. In many ways, the history of this project is my history as a writer. Now that I’m four years into my self-publishing journey, I approach the new edit of this … Read More Read More
Eighth Time Lucky; A Tale of Diligence Eighth Time Lucky; A Tale of Diligence By Megan Cutler | October 27, 2017 | Comments 0 Comment I’ve done two rounds of Seven Deadly Sins prompts, mostly because I have such a large pool of characters to draw from. While flipping through other prompt suggestions, I happened to find a list of the Seven Heavenly Virtues (which seem to get a lot less press). In case you’ve never heard of them, they … Read More Read More
Project Report – Symphony of the Stars (Part 1) Project Report – Symphony of the Stars (Part 1) By Megan Cutler | October 23, 2017 | Comments 1 comment As I mentioned in my Dreamers Do Lie project report, when I became too frustrated trying (and failing) to learn how to edit my second finished manuscript, I moved on to a new project. This time I pulled out all the stops. I made detailed notes for all the races, locations and characters before I … Read More Read More
A Strange Kindness; A Tale of Kindness A Strange Kindness; A Tale of Kindness By Megan Cutler | October 20, 2017 | Comments 0 Comment I’ve done two rounds of Seven Deadly Sins prompts, mostly because I have such a large pool of characters to draw from. While flipping through other prompt suggestions, I happened to find a list of the Seven Heavenly Virtues (which seem to get a lot less press). In case you’ve never heard of them, they … Read More Read More
Project Report – Dreamers Do Lie Project Report – Dreamers Do Lie By Megan Cutler | October 16, 2017 | Comments 5 comments Recently I’ve realized, while I talk a lot about writing in general, I don’t really talk about my projects. Much of it comes from fear of inadvertently spoiling what happens in a story. But part of it is focusing so hard on getting through my writing goals, I forget to talk about what I’m doing … Read More Read More