Should You Write Every Day? Should You Write Every Day? By Megan Cutler | March 7, 2022 | Comments 0 Comment Writing advice is an interesting wormhole. There is so much out there, and much of it is contradictory. Add to that the fact that writing advice often gets condensed into ‘helpful’ shorthand that makes it easy to misinterpret, and it can be difficult to know which advice you should actually follow. But the writing advice … Read More Read More
Introducing Duality – Book 4 in the Celestial Serenade! Introducing Duality – Book 4 in the Celestial Serenade! By Megan Cutler | February 21, 2022 | Comments 2 comments Every time I’ve tried to write a standalone novel, it grows a sequel mid-way through the first draft. Not that I’m complaining. I’ve always been a fan of fantasy and sci-fi series – my bookshelves can attest to that. I just never anticipated I would write anything longer than one book or, maybe, three. Of … Read More Read More
How to Perfect Your Novel’s Pacing – A Powerful Guide How to Perfect Your Novel’s Pacing – A Powerful Guide By Megan Cutler | January 24, 2022 | Comments 2 comments Pacing is one of the most discussed story structure elements. Everyone knows about it. (We learn about it in high school English class along with tone and atmosphere.) But even if we didn’t study it, it’s an intrinsic piece of storytelling we subconsciously recognize. How many times have you walked out of a movie and … Read More Read More
The Old Year’s Triumphs and the New Year’s Goals The Old Year’s Triumphs and the New Year’s Goals By Megan Cutler | January 3, 2022 | Comments 3 comments I’m sure I’m not the only person who hoped 2021 would be a little easier than 2020. In retrospect, it really wasn’t. At least not here in British Columbia. A hot, dry spring allowed wild fires to ravage much of the province during the equally hot summer. And in the wake of the first round … Read More Read More
Symphony of the Stars is Finally Here! Symphony of the Stars is Finally Here! By Megan Cutler | December 13, 2021 | Comments 2 comments 2021 has been an exciting year for me. For the first time, I managed put out six new books. (One every other month.) It has taken a lot of ups and downs, but I finally seem to have found my publishing groove. But the most exciting release for me is the one I’m writing this … Read More Read More
After the Nightmare is Available Now! After the Nightmare is Available Now! By Megan Cutler | October 18, 2021 | Comments 0 Comment When I first started writing full-time, I struggled to write every day. I got to the end of most days feeling like a complete failure because, although I had a myriad of ideas, I never made progress. I thought cramming words into breaks and evenings while I was working full time should have been way … Read More Read More
What I’ve Been Up to in 2021 What I’ve Been Up to in 2021 By Megan Cutler | October 4, 2021 | Comments 1 comment I realized this morning it’s been a year since I wrote an update about my writing projects. (Oops!) There’s a reason why it hasn’t occurred to me to say something sooner. (More on that in a moment.) But still, I should rectify that situation. I don’t think I’ve mentioned it on my blog before, but … Read More Read More
Tales of the Exiles is Now Available! Tales of the Exiles is Now Available! By Megan Cutler | August 23, 2021 | Comments 0 Comment Way back when I release Secrets of the Past – the third book in the Eternity’s Empire series – I was still releasing the series chapter by chapter. So each of the five main characters received a special blog post detailing their mythological origins. It seems only fair that the secondary set of characters – … Read More Read More
Weird is the New Normal Weird is the New Normal By Megan Cutler | July 26, 2021 | Comments 1 comment It’s been awhile since I wrote a blog specifically about what’s been going on in my life. Mostly because what’s been going on in my life has been the same as what’s been going on in everyone’s life. Lockdown, isolation, trying to keep safe as the pandemic numbers swing back and forth, waiting for the … Read More Read More
Across the Void is Available Now! Across the Void is Available Now! By Megan Cutler | June 14, 2021 | Comments 1 comment I used to read series filled with 500 page books and marvel. How could anyone fill the pages with such dense story that 500 pages never felt like a slog? That I would devote my time, over and over, to the next installment to find out more about the exciting lives of my characters? I’ve … Read More Read More