Why it’s Important for Reoccurring Characters to Inhabit your World Why it’s Important for Reoccurring Characters to Inhabit your World By Megan Cutler | February 5, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment Writing any story involves a complex balancing act between various different elements. Plot and pacing are two of the bigger ones, so they receive a lot of conversation. But lots of things contribute to the overall quality of the composition. Atmosphere is also important, and usually balanced according to individual scenes. Characters are another of … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: Humpty Dumpty – A Random Picture Prompt Freebie Mondays: Humpty Dumpty – A Random Picture Prompt By Megan Cutler | January 29, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment I decided to do a random picture prompt but with a bit of a twist. I shared the picture in my discord and invited my Twitch chat to participate if they wanted to. (The picture I chose is the background of the splash image for this post.) My immediate thought when I looked at this … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: The Birth of a Wood’s Witch (Flash Fiction) Freebie Mondays: The Birth of a Wood’s Witch (Flash Fiction) By Megan Cutler | January 15, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment As I mentioned last week, I don’t often write flash fiction. I have trouble with short. Most of my stand-alone novels grow into at least trilogies, and most of my trilogies turn into longer series. Even the shorts I share on my blog here rarely ring in at under 1,000 words. But every now and … Read More Read More
Goodbye 2023, Welcome 2024! Goodbye 2023, Welcome 2024! By Megan Cutler | January 8, 2024 | Comments 1 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
Soul of the Sun is Finally Here! Soul of the Sun is Finally Here! By Megan Cutler | December 18, 2023 | Comments 0 Comment “I’m going to do it for real this time. I’m going to write a whole series from start to finish.” Was the promise I made when I sat down to pen Symphony of the Stars, what became the first book in the Celestial Serenade. It was somewhere in the area of 2008. I was about … 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
Freebie Mondays: A Brief History of Darfinfaelar (Flash Fiction) Freebie Mondays: A Brief History of Darfinfaelar (Flash Fiction) By Megan Cutler | December 4, 2023 | Comments 0 Comment I don’t often write flash fiction. I have trouble with short. Most of my stand-alone novels grow into at least trilogies, and most of my trilogies turn into longer series. Even the shorts I share on my blog here rarely ring in at under 1,000 words. But every now and then I feel the itch. … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: Meet the Lost One Freebie Mondays: Meet the Lost One By Megan Cutler | November 20, 2023 | Comments 0 Comment Not all who wander are lost… Every traveler knows to be wary when passing through Quequena, especially in winter. Though the forest grows thick and lush during the summer months, and rains fall gentle during spring and fall, snow makes the pathways treacherous. And when they fall into their long months of hibernation, the trees … Read More Read More
How a Fitbit Helped Boost My Fitness Activity How a Fitbit Helped Boost My Fitness Activity By Megan Cutler | November 13, 2023 | Comments 0 Comment I got a fitbit for Christmas. But since our Christmas vacation was delayed this year, I didn’t actually receive and start using it until March. I have always been opposed to the idea of a smart watch. I don’t really want something attached to my person that is connected to all of my devices. And … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: Meet the Trickster Freebie Mondays: Meet the Trickster By Megan Cutler | November 6, 2023 | Comments 0 Comment Many speak of Emorad and the various forms he takes… They speak of him as handsome, charming and stylish. They speak of him as wild beneath stars and moon. They speak of his fluid ability to shift like the wind, taking form as beast or man – whichever suits his needs. But the most defining … Read More Read More