Know the Colossal Danger Caused by Missing your Story’s Middle Know the Colossal Danger Caused by Missing your Story’s Middle By Megan Cutler | March 25, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment I talk about writing a lot. Probably because it’s what I devote the majority of my time to. Writing novels is my full-time gig after all. And I wouldn’t have it any other way. Because stories and how we tell them have fascinated me for as long as I can remember. When I was younger, … Read More Read More
Introducing Eyes of a Stranger – Now Available! Introducing Eyes of a Stranger – Now Available! By Megan Cutler | February 19, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment I first introduced the Aruvalia Chronicles on my blog in April of 2019, shortly after I wrote the outline for the first trilogy. But the story has been banging around in my head since 2011. And some of the characters it features have been lurking in my head even longer than that (more on that … Read More Read More
Goodbye 2023, Welcome 2024! Goodbye 2023, Welcome 2024! By Megan Cutler | January 8, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment As is tradition, I like to start each new year with a look back at the previous year’s goals. One of the biggest reasons is because it helps me realize just how much I do each year. Otherwise, the work is so spread out, it’s easy to feel like most of the year passes without … Read More Read More
Top 7 Prompts of the Fifth Year Top 7 Prompts of the Fifth Year By Megan Cutler | December 11, 2023 | Comments 0 Comment On July 31st 2015, I posted my first writing prompt. It kicked off a weekly tradition of writing for fun and practice. My schedule no longer accommodates weekly prompts, so it takes awhile to hit the ‘year’ mark (when I’ve written 52 new prompts). The
How is the Aruvalia Chronicles Progressing? How is the Aruvalia Chronicles Progressing? By Megan Cutler | October 16, 2023 | Comments 0 Comment Somehow, a year and a half has managed to pass since I wrote an update on this project. Oops! From the start, the Aruvalia Chronicles was intended to be a 15 book (5 trilogy) epic. The story has been hanging about my head since 2011. But I didn’t start writing it until 2019 (right around … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: Pocket Preparation (Story 22 of 22 Stories in 2022) Freebie Mondays: Pocket Preparation (Story 22 of 22 Stories in 2022) By Megan Cutler | May 1, 2023 | Comments 0 Comment Here we are at last on the final story of the 22 Stories in 22 project! Since I write roughly 22 stories every year, I thought it might be fun to do a project for 2022. In 2022, the 22 shorts I write for my blog will be taken from prompts related to the 31 … Read More Read More
What Does Deep Focus Sound Like to You? What Does Deep Focus Sound Like to You? By Megan Cutler | April 17, 2023 | Comments 1 comment I’ve been tracking my word counts for 8 years now. I first started tracking how many words I wrote, edited or outlined in order to prove to myself how much work I actually finish in a day, week or month. At the time I struggled with the idea that I was wasting time by trying … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: You Wouldn’t Believe (Story 17 of 22 Stories in 2022) Freebie Mondays: You Wouldn’t Believe (Story 17 of 22 Stories in 2022) By Megan Cutler | January 30, 2023 | Comments 0 Comment Since I write roughly 22 stories every year, I thought it might be fun to do a project for 2022. In 2022, the 22 shorts I write for my blog will be taken from prompts related to the 31 stories in 31 days project from January of 2022. Each will relate to the multiverse that … Read More Read More
Farewell to 2022, Hello and Welcome 2023 Farewell to 2022, Hello and Welcome 2023 By Megan Cutler | January 9, 2023 | Comments 0 Comment When I opened last year’s blog to start this one, I couldn’t help noticing my first line was ‘I hoped 2021 would be less crazy.’ I suppose I’ve given up believing that things ever get less crazy than they have been. I’m not sure if this was always normal and I just notice more after … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: A Modest Proposal (Story 15 of 22 Stories in 2022) Freebie Mondays: A Modest Proposal (Story 15 of 22 Stories in 2022) By Megan Cutler | December 5, 2022 | Comments 0 Comment Since I write roughly 22 stories every year, I thought it might be fun to do a project for 2022. In 2022, the 22 shorts I write for my blog will be taken from prompts related to the 31 stories in 31 days project from January of 2022. Each will relate to the multiverse that … Read More Read More