Freebie Mondays: Welcome to Cryptonia! Freebie Mondays: Welcome to Cryptonia! By Megan Cutler | May 22, 2023 | Comments 8 comments The pages are very old, weathered and heavily stained. At some point in the past they must have been treated with a substance to preserve their core material, otherwise there is no way they would have survived this long. It still seems as though they will crumble at the slightest touch, so every part of … Read More Read More
Our Second Try at a Christmas Vacation Worked like a Charm Our Second Try at a Christmas Vacation Worked like a Charm By Megan Cutler | May 15, 2023 | Comments 1 comment It’s been awhile since I wrote a life update, hasn’t it? Back in December, we were supposed to fly back east, to Ontario, to visit with family. It would have been our first Christmas trip since 2018. Ironically, we bought a new house in 2019. We moved so close to Christmas it felt wiser to … Read More Read More
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: Pocket Preparation (Story 22 of 22 Stories in 2022) Freebie Mondays: Pocket Preparation (Story 22 of 22 Stories in 2022) By Megan Cutler | May 1, 2023 | Comments 0 Comment Here we are at last on the final story of the 22 Stories in 22 project! Since I write roughly 22 stories every year, I thought it might be fun to do a project for 2022. In 2022, the 22 shorts I write for my blog will be taken from prompts related to the 31 … Read More Read More
The Final Eternity’s Empire Box Set is Available Now! The Final Eternity’s Empire Box Set is Available Now! By Megan Cutler | April 24, 2023 | Comments 0 Comment As I’ve released the various installations of the Eternity’s Empire series, I’ve tried to discuss interesting aspects of the story’s development. In many cases, this involved inspirations for the various characters and events in the story. (Though I also talked about the re-writes and cover development, in case you’re interested in the more mechanical aspects … Read More Read More
What Does Deep Focus Sound Like to You? What Does Deep Focus Sound Like to You? By Megan Cutler | April 17, 2023 | Comments 1 comment I’ve been tracking my word counts for 8 years now. I first started tracking how many words I wrote, edited or outlined in order to prove to myself how much work I actually finish in a day, week or month. At the time I struggled with the idea that I was wasting time by trying … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: The Tree is Very Old (Story 21 of 22 Stories in 2022) Freebie Mondays: The Tree is Very Old (Story 21 of 22 Stories in 2022) By Megan Cutler | April 10, 2023 | Comments 0 Comment Since I write roughly 22 stories every year, I thought it might be fun to do a project for 2022. In 2022, the 22 shorts I write for my blog will be taken from prompts related to the 31 stories in 31 days project from January of 2022. Each will relate to the multiverse that … Read More Read More
Announcing a New Project – Everyone’s Child! Announcing a New Project – Everyone’s Child! By Megan Cutler | April 3, 2023 | Comments 1 comment Early in 2022, I finished writing my Eternity’s Empire series. I started it in 2014, shortly before we returned to Canada from England. It was meant to be a transitionary series. Something to fill the space while I learned enough about self-publishing to tackle more serious projects. It was a testing series, meant to teach … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: A Game of Chess (Story 20 of 22 Stories in 2022) Freebie Mondays: A Game of Chess (Story 20 of 22 Stories in 2022) By Megan Cutler | March 13, 2023 | Comments 0 Comment Since I write roughly 22 stories every year, I thought it might be fun to do a project for 2022. In 2022, the 22 shorts I write for my blog will be taken from prompts related to the 31 stories in 31 days project from January of 2022. Each will relate to the multiverse that … Read More Read More
4 Uncomfortable Truths All Writers Must Eventually Accept 4 Uncomfortable Truths All Writers Must Eventually Accept By Megan Cutler | March 6, 2023 | Comments 0 Comment If there’s one thing writers lament it’s people not understanding that writing is hard work. Some people seem to have the impression that writers spend the majority of their day sitting by the pool sipping martinis and maybe an hour on weekends making the magic happen. And since many writers also work day jobs, I … Read More Read More