Freebie Mondays: Love Is… (Pt 2) Freebie Mondays: Love Is… (Pt 2) By Megan Cutler | April 19, 2021 | Comments 0 Comment Way back in college, while I was bored in class one day, I decided to doodle some story details in my notebook. I was still searching for my narrative voice at the time, looking for ways to better express differences between characters. I decided to pick a simple prompt and write an answer for the … Read More Read More
The Fire Within The Fire Within By Megan Cutler | March 1, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment As I mentioned last week, it’s been awhile since I checked in with several of my characters. Zita is another one that doesn’t get near enough love. So here’s another little tidbit from her past, involving the awakening of her powers. . . . “You know what it is don’t you?” The statement snapped Zita … Read More Read More
Just a Fan; a Tale of Humility Just a Fan; a Tale of Humility By Megan Cutler | December 15, 2017 | Comments 0 Comment I’ve done two rounds of Seven Deadly Sins prompts, mostly because I have such a large pool of characters to draw from. While flipping through other prompt suggestions, I happened to find a list of the Seven Heavenly Virtues (which seem to get a lot less press). In case you’ve never heard of them, they … Read More Read More
Never the Time; A Tale of Sloth Never the Time; A Tale of Sloth By Megan Cutler | April 21, 2017 | Comments 0 Comment Continuing with my seven deadly sins series, here’s round two of Sloth featuring Zita. . . . Every Imatria library existed in a state of organized chaos. Some of the shelves were full of neatly ordered books, arranged according to an alphabet or dates or locations. Other shelves contained stacks of paper, rolled scrolls and … Read More Read More
Getting Inside a Character’s Head Revisited – Answers with Zita Getting Inside a Character’s Head Revisited – Answers with Zita By Megan Cutler | August 8, 2016 | Comments 0 Comment Way in the long ago I did this exercise with Domerin and Catilen. Since I’ve introduced a few more characters since then, I thought it would be fun to revisit. This time we’ll take a closer look at Zita/StarStriker. Where does your character live? Go with them through the door and tour every room of … Read More Read More
How They Relate to Their Race Revisited How They Relate to Their Race Revisited By Megan Cutler | May 27, 2016 | Comments 0 Comment There was something visceral about writing with pen and paper. It might have been the elegant swoop of her hand as she formed each letter. It might have been the satisfying scratch of the pen as it deposited its ink. But it might have had a lot to do with the warm, comfortable armchair and … Read More Read More
Introducing Zita, an Old Fanfic Character Introducing Zita, an Old Fanfic Character By Megan Cutler | May 9, 2016 | Comments 1 comment Confession time! I may have mentioned this before, but the first stories I ever wrote were Sailor Moon fanfiction. I’m not even ashamed, because Sailor Moon is awesome. Fanfiction is great because it gives you a chance to learn the writing ropes without having to build the foundation yourself. Certain series lend themselves extremely well … Read More Read More
This Will Be the Last Time This Will Be the Last Time By Megan Cutler | October 23, 2015 | Comments 0 Comment Dearest Little Star, This will be the last letter I have chance to write before we reach Abregia’s court. If we cannot talk some sense into him, I fear this war will be lost. The Kar’Shi are more relentless than we imagined. If they had spoken with such silver tongues before the council, we may … Read More Read More
What She Found Under the Snow What She Found Under the Snow By Megan Cutler | August 21, 2015 | Comments 2 comments Zita tied her green hair at the nape of her neck before she leaned over the sewing machine. With practiced fingers she adjusted the needle before pressing her foot to the pedal. Only for a moment, she wasn’t going far. Tiny stitches closed a tiny hole, her patient unaware anything had ever been amiss. The … Read More Read More