Freebie Mondays: The Sum of the Stew Freebie Mondays: The Sum of the Stew By Megan Cutler | July 15, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment I had no idea where this random picture prompt was going to take me when I started. I had a concept I wanted to work with, but it quickly took off in it’s own direction. It’s the first time I’ve allowed one of my major characters to appear in one of these (though just as … Read More Read More
Top Six Prompts from the Third Year Top Six Prompts from the Third Year By Megan Cutler | July 1, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment On July 31st 2015, I posted my first writing prompt. It kicked off a weekly tradition of writing for myself, for fun and for 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 that I wanted … Read More Read More
In Time’s Swing In Time’s Swing By Megan Cutler | May 31, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment I don’t have much to say about this week’s Random Picture Prompt. I used it to try something new – which is really the point of these prompts anyway. It is, in a word, random. The title comes from an old poem I discovered in Grade School – In Time’s Swing by Lucy Larcom, which … Read More Read More
The Oracle’s Choice The Oracle’s Choice By Megan Cutler | April 26, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment It seems every time I post an installment of this story, an addition pops into my head. I wrote this shortly after scheduling The Oracle’s Game to post. And I wrote that one shortly after re-reading The Oracle’s Disc – which was originally supposed to be a stand alone story. I’m not sure where this … Read More Read More
Put Me In An Airport Put Me In An Airport By Megan Cutler | March 15, 2019 | Comments 1 comment The title for this prompt may be a tribute to the Hat Films classic by the same name. (I can neither confirm nor deny.) Anyway, this was the last prompt I wrote in 2018 (in case you wonder how big my buffer is). I squeezed it in on a Saturday, the day before we flew … Read More Read More
The Oracle’s Game – A Random Picture Prompt The Oracle’s Game – A Random Picture Prompt By Megan Cutler | February 8, 2019 | Comments 1 comment When I started writing prompts based on random photos found during my many stock photo combing sessions, I figured they’d all stand alone. After all, the idea shows up, you write it down and you move on with your life. But one day a sequel just so happened to show up. And when the muse … Read More Read More
The Fall – A Random Picture Prompt The Fall – A Random Picture Prompt By Megan Cutler | December 7, 2018 | Comments 0 Comment Once again, I tried a little something different with this one. I wanted each scene to be a piece of microfiction, no longer than 300 words. I didn’t quite succeed at that goal – one is 378 words and the longest is 415. But I’m still pleased with the results. . . . She stepped … Read More Read More
Words Unspoken – A Random Picture Prompt Words Unspoken – A Random Picture Prompt By Megan Cutler | November 2, 2018 | Comments 0 Comment As always, I had something in mind when I sat down to write this prompt. I got about three paragraphs in before the story decided it was actually completely different. It tripped me up a bit, and I worry it makes the first part a little scattered. But in the end, I’m glad I decided … Read More Read More
The Oracle’s Disk – A Random Picture Prompt The Oracle’s Disk – A Random Picture Prompt By Megan Cutler | September 28, 2018 | Comments 1 comment I’m starting to feel like I’m writing my own personal twilight zone collection. I didn’t set out to do that, but I do dig how these random picture prompts have turned out. . . . Mothers like to tell stories. While Bethany was growing up, she clung to one in particular. It hadn’t come up … Read More Read More
The High Cost of Living – A Random Picture Prompt The High Cost of Living – A Random Picture Prompt By Megan Cutler | August 10, 2018 | Comments 0 Comment Instead of using a random character for this one, I actually dusted off an old character I only ever used a handful of times. The picture depicts a centaur, but the character I’m using has the lower half of a deer rather than a horse. But the main point is that the picture reminded me … Read More Read More