Freebie Mondays: The Rules of the Rave Freebie Mondays: The Rules of the Rave By Megan Cutler | May 8, 2023 | Comments 0 Comment When I first started writing shorts for this blog, the main purpose was to challenge myself, but also to write something fun as a break from the pressure of my major projects. For a long time, I enjoyed the random nature and chaos of the stories I posted here and looked forward each week to … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: Mirror Mirror On the Wall (Part 2) Freebie Mondays: Mirror Mirror On the Wall (Part 2) By Megan Cutler | April 4, 2022 | Comments 0 Comment Some time ago, I wrote a random picture prompt called Mirror Mirror on the Wall that kicked off my Darkling Faerie tales series. I always wanted to come back and revisit that story with a part 2, and now I finally have. I wrote this story on stream late last year! . . . After … Read More Read More
Top Six Prompts From the Fourth Year Top Six Prompts From the Fourth Year By Megan Cutler | September 27, 2021 | 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. For the first year, my writing partner chose most of the prompts. It was fun and challenging but, for the second year, I focused mostly on things I wanted to write, including side … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: The Time Between Times Freebie Mondays: The Time Between Times By Megan Cutler | March 1, 2021 | Comments 1 comment Since we had two blog weeks in a row, it’s only fair to have two free fiction weeks in a row! This is another random picture prompt. I wasn’t sure where this one would go when I sat down to work on it, but it came to me the instant my fingers started to move. … Read More Read More
The Oracle’s Tale is Finally Complete! The Oracle’s Tale is Finally Complete! By Megan Cutler | January 18, 2021 | Comments 0 Comment I’ve been composing and posting writing prompts on this blog for just about five years now. (In terms of the number I’ve written, at any rate. In actual dates, it’s probably closer to six years!) They started as a fun little writing exercise to challenge myself and try new things. I decided to share them … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: The Oracle’s Intentions Freebie Mondays: The Oracle’s Intentions By Megan Cutler | December 7, 2020 | Comments 0 Comment I haven’t forgotten about this little tale! (It just took awhile for the next portion to pop into my brain.) In fact… I’ve decided to finish the Oracle’s tale as a novella which will be available for FREE to all of my newsletter subscribers! I’ll be pulling the older chapters, polishing them up and potentially … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: Mirror Mirror On the Wall Freebie Mondays: Mirror Mirror On the Wall By Megan Cutler | July 20, 2020 | Comments 6 comments This fairy tale based random picture prompt took a dark turn… but I really like how it turned out! So much so, I’m tempted to turn it into a series of fairy tale object stories… (Find more random picture prompts here!) . . . A thick layer of dust covered every surface, illustrating how long … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: On the Corner of Never and Forever Freebie Mondays: On the Corner of Never and Forever By Megan Cutler | May 25, 2020 | Comments 0 Comment Welcome to another random picture prompt. I held onto this one for awhile before inspiration struck. I love rain, which is what drew me to the photo, but it was ultimately the way the young woman is holding the umbrella that inspired the story. . . . Her heels clicked against the sidewalk as she … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: The Oracle’s Ambition Freebie Mondays: The Oracle’s Ambition By Megan Cutler | February 24, 2020 | Comments 0 Comment What started as a random picture prompt has now transformed into a serial story. This tale began in The Oracle’s Disk – which was originally meant to stand alone. But shortly after posting it, I wrote The Oracle’s Game. And shortly after posting that, I wrote The Oracle’s Choice. That was, of course, followed by … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: Breakdown of Communications Freebie Mondays: Breakdown of Communications By Megan Cutler | December 16, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment I have a folder full of random pictures for these prompts. Whenever I’m looking for a new one, I flip through them and see what sparks my fancy. But I actually found this picture while I was looking for a different one, and had such a strong sense of inspiration that it jumped the queue. … Read More Read More