How to Punctuate with Precision – A Helpful Guide for Indies How to Punctuate with Precision – A Helpful Guide for Indies By Megan Cutler | November 26, 2018 | Comments 1 comment Back in September, I put together a quick reference editing guide to help my fellow indies with their editing woes. I wanted to provide tools that would make the editing process easier. But I also wanted to help indies spot a skillful editor – a daunting task considering the wide variety of options. That guide … 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
The Magic of Fantastic Portal Fantasies The Magic of Fantastic Portal Fantasies By Megan Cutler | November 5, 2018 | Comments 0 Comment Last week I talked about some of my favorite portal fantasies. And until I sat down to write that post, I had no idea how many I had read! As a result, I’d like to take a deeper look at portal fantasies and what makes them so magical. I’ve never been a huge fan of … Read More Read More
Awesome Portal Fantasy Novels that Spark the Imagination Awesome Portal Fantasy Novels that Spark the Imagination By Megan Cutler | October 29, 2018 | Comments 1 comment The first Portal Fantasy I ever read was Yon Ill Wind by Piers Anthony. It’s part of his Xanth series. (Not all of which are portal fantasies, though several include whisking unsuspecting mundane folk into the magical land of puns). In the book, a family vacation goes horribly wrong when a strong wind sweeps their … 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
Characters Won’t Always Do What You Want Characters Won’t Always Do What You Want By Megan Cutler | September 3, 2018 | Comments 1 comment Characters are fickle creatures. They’ll waltz into your stories, demand more than you ever intended to give them, and linger long after you’ve finished writing about them. Mine like to whisper extra tidbits about their lives, which I use for writing prompt responses. Characters get away with all this because they’re a critical component of … Read More Read More
Stories Should Sometimes Make Us Uncomfortable Stories Should Sometimes Make Us Uncomfortable By Megan Cutler | May 7, 2018 | Comments 0 Comment Shortly after the release of Mad Max; Fury Road, a friend of mine posted a lengthy Facebook diatribe about why she disliked it. The fact that I loved it and she didn’t has never really bothered me (I don’t believe my friends need to have the same opinions I do). But her reasons for disliking … Read More Read More