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
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
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
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
Project Report – Eternity’s Empire Project Report – Eternity’s Empire By Megan Cutler | October 9, 2017 | Comments 1 comment With both the Island of Lost Forevers and Crossroads of Frozen Eternity paperback releases behind me (and the Sea of Twisted Souls paperback on its way), I find myself reflecting on the end of a decade-long journey. There was a time I thought my books would never be more than ebooks. Now that they’re all … Read More Read More
COFE Staycation – Soundtrack COFE Staycation – Soundtrack By Megan Cutler | September 29, 2017 | Comments 0 Comment As I mentioned last week, most writers listen to music at various stages in the process. (I’m listening to music right now!) I wrote most of the Mystical Island Trilogy before I switched over to writing and editing mostly to songs with no lyrics, or various types of white noise. And while I listened to … Read More Read More
Island of Lost Forevers Blog Tour – Soundtrack Island of Lost Forevers Blog Tour – Soundtrack By Megan Cutler | September 25, 2017 | Comments 1 comment I originally wrote this post for the Island of Lost Forevers blog tour back in July, but it seems to have been lost in the mix (these things happen). But since I’d like to talk about the soundtrack to which I wrote Crossroads of Frozen Eternity, I’ve decided to share it with you now. It’s … Read More Read More
COFE Staycation – Evolution of Catilen and the Island COFE Staycation – Evolution of Catilen and the Island By Megan Cutler | September 18, 2017 | Comments 0 Comment I’ve talked a lot about how the island in the Mystical Island Trilogy is a character in its own right (we even named the series after it). We established early on that the island’s personality and desires are shaped largely by the person it is connected to. In the first book, that meant Sentomoru. Of … Read More Read More