The Critical Importance of a TTRPG Session Zero The Critical Importance of a TTRPG Session Zero By Megan Cutler | November 27, 2023 | Comments 0 Comment I have often thought that writing a novel and planning a Tabletop RPG campaign aren’t all that different. Both start with the same process – gathering your characters and establishing your setting. I often spend several weeks before I begin the outlining process considering the major places my characters might encounter. And I try to … Read More Read More
I Rediscovered My Love of an Old Hobby I Rediscovered My Love of an Old Hobby By Megan Cutler | November 14, 2022 | Comments 4 comments Sometimes I forget that this blog isn’t just supposed to be about writing and my particular projects. One of my goals for writing here is to keep people up to date about what’s going on in my life. The main problem is, I often think my life is boring and that I myself am uninteresting. … Read More Read More
My Dungeons and Dragons Story My Dungeons and Dragons Story By Megan Cutler | July 25, 2022 | Comments 3 comments My first introduction to Dungeons and Dragons took place in Middle School. A group of us were at a friend’s house one day and he pulled out a set of books – Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and the Monster Manual. He had more, I’m sure, but those are the three I remember. They make … Read More Read More
Four Classic Old Novels Worth Your Time Four Classic Old Novels Worth Your Time By Megan Cutler | July 11, 2022 | Comments 2 comments My husband likes to tease that my to-read list is ten years long. The sad thing is, he’s not entirely wrong. There are a lot of books I want to read. Some have been waiting on my bookshelves through several moves. Others sit quietly on my Kindle waiting for me to scroll through the proper … Read More Read More
2 Things I Wish I Knew When I was Younger 2 Things I Wish I Knew When I was Younger By Megan Cutler | March 8, 2021 | Comments 4 comments When we’re young, everyone tells us that adult life is hard. But I recall as a teenager brushing those sage words aside, reassuring myself that things would all work out even though I didn’t know exactly how. Spoiler – things definitely didn’t work out the way I thought they would. But for all that adulting … 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
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 Great Video Game Debate Rages On The Great Video Game Debate Rages On By Megan Cutler | June 3, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment The more things change, the more they stay the same. This seems to apply to every aspect of our lives. Back in 2016 I wrote about what I most want to get out of video game experiences. At the time, I was struggling with my relationship with Guild Wars 2, an MMORPG. It originally advertised … Read More Read More
Why I Mourned the Opportunity Rover Why I Mourned the Opportunity Rover By Megan Cutler | February 25, 2019 | Comments 2 comments When I was a kid, my greatest wish was to go to Mars. Astronomy was my first love, you see. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated with everything that lay beyond the sky. I spent hours studying constellations. What they look like. How to find them. Where their names come from. … 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