How I Spent My Christmas Vacation – Part 2 How I Spent My Christmas Vacation – Part 2 By Megan Cutler | March 30, 2026 | Comments 0 Comment Way back in April of 2025, I found my dream puzzle. It was called “The Night House Maze.” It was 4,000 pieces and appeared to be based on spooky horror, sci-fi and fantasy movies. And it was twice the size of any other puzzle I’ve done to date, but I fell in love with the … Read More Read More
How I Spent My Christmas Vacation – Part 1 How I Spent My Christmas Vacation – Part 1 By Megan Cutler | March 9, 2026 | Comments 0 Comment My husband and I don’t usually put up Christmas decorations. And while I’m sure that makes us sound crotchety, the truth is that we’re not usually around during the holidays. We spend the time between Christmas Eve and New Years Day either visiting with or traveling with my husband’s family. So the amount of time … Read More Read More
A Fresh Craft Project Update – Part 2 A Fresh Craft Project Update – Part 2 By Megan Cutler | February 9, 2026 | Comments 0 Comment As I mentioned during my last blog post, there has been a flurry of new crafting activity in our hose hold of late. For me, this has involved a lot of new skills in relation to framing. But I haven’t let that detract from my cross stitching. As you can probably tell from my last … Read More Read More
A Fresh Craft Update for the New Year A Fresh Craft Update for the New Year By Megan Cutler | January 26, 2026 | Comments 1 comment There has been a massive revival of the craft spirit in our household in recent months. Like my renewal of interest in cross stitching, he has resumed his model building hobby. This has resulted in several Saturday trips to craft stores, and I’ve even resumed my efforts to frame many of the pictures we’ve had … Read More Read More
2026 Is Here! 2026 Is Here! By Megan Cutler | January 12, 2026 | Comments 0 Comment I had an unstated goal for 2025. It was to get through an entire year without having to entirely rebuild my production environment. (Which I had to do twice in 2024!) I will say, that my new computer worked almost flawlessly out of the box for 1 year after its initial purchase. (Which brought me … Read More Read More
The Beast’s Wicked Gleam is Finally Here! The Beast’s Wicked Gleam is Finally Here! By Megan Cutler | December 15, 2025 | Comments 0 Comment I’ve mentioned in the past but, the more of these I write, the harder they get. Especially within a series. I’m on my 7th release notification for the Aruvalia Chronicles – which means I’ve already said a lot about how the story developed. At this point we’ve covered how I initially conceived the idea for … Read More Read More
Introducing The Eternal Problem of The Hamster Wheel Introducing The Eternal Problem of The Hamster Wheel By Megan Cutler | November 24, 2025 | Comments 1 comment Every month I have one day I call my dead potato day. It’s the day my cramps are so bad that I give up trying to be productive and just let my brain and body rest. Usually I also use this day to binge watch TV shows old and new found on the streaming services … Read More Read More
My Favorite Types of Puzzles for Relaxing Days My Favorite Types of Puzzles for Relaxing Days By Megan Cutler | November 10, 2025 | Comments 0 Comment During the pandemic I rediscovered two hobbies I allowed to fall by the wayside. The first was cross stitch. And the second was assembling jigsaw puzzles. I’ve always liked puzzles. I enjoy taking chaos and slowly enforcing order on it. It isn’t just seeing the pictures come together either. There’s something about the process that … Read More Read More
You Should Love What You Do But that Won’t Make it Easy You Should Love What You Do But that Won’t Make it Easy By Megan Cutler | October 13, 2025 | Comments 0 Comment I try never to shy away from big topics when they come up on stream. Especially where the craft of writing is involved. The more we talk about our processes and our struggles, the easier it is for new writers to find their feet and gain their balance. I certainly wish I had a forum … Read More Read More
2025’s Writing Update 2025’s Writing Update By Megan Cutler | September 29, 2025 | Comments 1 comment It’s that time again! Here’s the post where I remember to write about the thing I actually spend all of my time doing. Plus how it happens to be going so far this year. Knowing how often to blog about my projects is challenging. I try not to write about writing every week. (Though for … Read More Read More