Freebie Mondays: Six Word Stories (Part 1) Freebie Mondays: Six Word Stories (Part 1) By Megan Cutler | May 17, 2021 | Comments 2 comments Several years ago, while I was looking for content for my (now defunct) Tumblr feed, I stumbled upon a 52 week 6 Word Story challenge. Since Tumblr seemed to favor bite-sized content, I thought this would be the perfect way to generate quick, creative content for my Tumblr feed. I quickly learned the error of … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: Love Is… (Pt 1) Freebie Mondays: Love Is… (Pt 1) By Megan Cutler | March 22, 2021 | Comments 1 comment Way back in college, while I was bored in class one day, I decided to doodle some story details in my notebook. I was still searching for my narrative voice at the time, looking for ways to better express differences between characters. I decided to pick a simple prompt and write an answer for the … Read More Read More
Once Upon a Dream – Book Three First Draft Complete Once Upon a Dream – Book Three First Draft Complete By Megan Cutler | March 23, 2020 | Comments 0 Comment I have finished penning the first draft of Once Upon a Dream – Domerin‘s first official trilogy. This report on the third and final installment comes a little late because, like everything else in my life, it has been heavily affected by our recent move. As I mentioned during my update about the second installment, … Read More Read More
Once Upon a Dream – Book Two First Draft Complete Once Upon a Dream – Book Two First Draft Complete By Megan Cutler | January 20, 2020 | Comments 0 Comment I forgot how much I hate moving. There was a time we seemed to move every other year and I got used to it. In fact, I was eager for our last move. It brought us back to Canada from England – back to the familiar and easy to navigate. I had checklists and backup … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: Selected Poems Round 2 Freebie Mondays: Selected Poems Round 2 By Megan Cutler | November 18, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment When I decided to go back through my poetry folder, I learned a lot of things about myself. First, I had forgotten how moody I was as a teenager. Maybe all teenagers are moody. Maybe that’s normal. But there are a lot of things I wrote back then that still make me cringe. The second … Read More Read More
Once Upon a Dream – Book One First Draft Complete Once Upon a Dream – Book One First Draft Complete By Megan Cutler | November 4, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment Back in April I announced a new project. Once Upon a Dream is a series that has been kicking around in my head since 2011, so it’s been great to finally get the words on the page. I devoted a month to planning earlier in the year, in hopes the time between outlining and starting … Read More Read More
Freebie Fridays: Selected Poems from the Past Freebie Fridays: Selected Poems from the Past By Megan Cutler | August 19, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment A few weeks ago, I posted Distant Whispers – a song I wrote for a novel when my characters decided it was going to be important. I will admit, I hoped writing that song would rekindle an old love of poetry. I used to doodle a few lines of poetry almost every day, just whenever … Read More Read More
The Best of My Favorite Character’s Soundtracks The Best of My Favorite Character’s Soundtracks By Megan Cutler | February 18, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment I’ve mentioned before how big a role music plays in the creative process. I have different soundtracks for different tasks and novel projects, depending on what I’m working on at the time. Sometimes I use music to get in the mood, sometimes to find a character’s voice, and sometimes to set the tone of a … Read More Read More
Lady of the Night Lady of the Night By Megan Cutler | April 20, 2018 | Comments 0 Comment This is another of those describe your characters twice exercises. (Once to fall in love and once to be repulsed.) I did this one a little different than the last one, writing it from the character’s perspective (once where she is loved and once where she is repulsed). I’m not sure it worked as well, … Read More Read More
Top Six Prompts from the Second Year Top Six Prompts from the Second Year By Megan Cutler | March 9, 2018 | Comments 0 Comment On the 31st of July, 2015, I posted my first ever writing prompt. It kicked off a weekly tradition of taking time to write for myself, for fun, for practice and for personal development. Since I don’t write them every week, it has taken me two and a half years to get through two years … Read More Read More