Freebie Mondays: The Legend of the One Armed Commander – Part 2 Freebie Mondays: The Legend of the One Armed Commander – Part 2 By Megan Cutler | June 22, 2020 | Comments 2 comments Here’s part two of the story I started two weeks ago. If you missed the first installment, it’s over here! Please leave a comment and let me know what you think! . . . “Lieutenant Vesvertan?” “Uh… It’s Landon,” he replied as he blinked free of the stupor that had claimed him during the quiet … Read More Read More
Announcing Dreamers Do Lie Is Available Now! Announcing Dreamers Do Lie Is Available Now! By Megan Cutler | June 15, 2020 | Comments 0 Comment They say life is what happens while you’re making other plans. That certainly describes my life for the last year and a half. When I changed my publishing strategy for 2019, I had big plans. I wanted to revamp the Eternity’s Empire series so the next few releases would be a bit more polished than … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: The Legend of the One-Armed Commander Freebie Mondays: The Legend of the One-Armed Commander By Megan Cutler | June 8, 2020 | Comments 2 comments You can probably tell the exact moment I stopped writing Domerin’s novels… It’s when he returned to my blog in force. What can I say? The man likes attention. Though in fairness, Space Domerin hasn’t really cropped up in awhile. I’ve decided to change the way I do my serial stories since I no longer … Read More Read More
Comma, Comma, Comma Clarification Comma, Comma, Comma Clarification By Megan Cutler | June 1, 2020 | Comments 6 comments Writers have an interesting relationship with their old work. Some writers talk about novels shoved in boxes and pushed under the bed, or locked in desk drawers never to see the light of day again. That’s because writers don’t like to look back at where they came from. It allows them to see all the … 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: A Crash Course in Relationships Freebie Mondays: A Crash Course in Relationships By Megan Cutler | May 11, 2020 | Comments 1 comment Around the time I wrote Domerin’s Ring, I had another flash of inspiration. You see, Domerin is quite experienced in relationships by the time he and Crescent decide to give a serious relationship a try. Crescent, on the other hand… is not so much. I had a conversation with my writing partner (Crescent’s creator) and … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: Fashion Disaster Freebie Mondays: Fashion Disaster By Megan Cutler | April 27, 2020 | Comments 0 Comment It’s been a long time since I wrote about a scene that took place during one of my game group’s session. Part of that is because we had to take a huge break while the hubs and I were moving. Part of that is that few things are as hilarious as what you’re about to … Read More Read More
How Improper World Building Can Kill A Story How Improper World Building Can Kill A Story By Megan Cutler | April 20, 2020 | Comments 0 Comment World building is an important part of any story that doesn’t take place in the real world. Whether your setting spans an empire or the space of a single town, it’s important to know the rules that govern the space. We instinctively know how the real world works because we grow up in it and … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: A Worthy Cause Freebie Mondays: A Worthy Cause By Megan Cutler | April 13, 2020 | Comments 0 Comment This is another one of those random ideas that came to me in a dream that I decided to write down. The details of this first installment are pretty true to the visions that visited me in the night. Subsequent installments endeavor to make sense of the events I saw. I’ve really enjoyed playing with … Read More Read More
What I Learned from Watching Gourmet Makes What I Learned from Watching Gourmet Makes By Megan Cutler | April 6, 2020 | Comments 0 Comment I recently found a series on Youtube called Gourmet Makes. The idea is that a professional pastry chef tries to recreate common snacks and candies while improving the taste to make them more gourmet. The show’s host, Claire, focuses on a couple different things during each project. First, she tries to replicate the appearance of … Read More Read More