Never underestimate the power of a hot steaming shower hitting stiff achy muscles. Didn't realize how much I needed that hot soak until I was in it.

In case you missed it, Book 8 of the Aruvalia Chronicles - and the start of the 3rd story arc - is finally here! ~No matter the pressures, A warrior never neglects his duty, Even when the past threatens to break down his door...~ amazon.com/dp/B0GMZTBC9Y #epicfantasy #NewRelease

There's nothing quite like ripping out stitches 6 times in order to get it right. But, on the flip side, once you find the perfect alignment of the details for a pattern, it does feel really damn good!

Despite more than a century of running, Domerin's past is about to catch up with him in a major way. And I couldn't be more excited to share the results with you :3 megancutler.net/2026/02/intr... #MondayBlogs

There's always a fine line to be struck when writing a short story when it comes to how many words you should devote to description. I am definitely reading one that needed more words x.x It's so bare bones, the story is rapidly growing confusing.

For anyone looking for a follow-up to yesterday's post, fried chicken and couch relaxation night went exactly according to plan :3 Well worth the wait. And I think the hubs enjoyed sleeping in our bed again as well!

The hubs gets home from camp tonight. Before he left, we promised we'd order fried chicken sammies and veg on the couch when he gets back - that promise has been getting me through this week ^^;;

It never fails... no matter how hard I try, as soon as my husband is out of town overnight, my schedule just flies out the window and won't come back. At least he's coming home tomorrow, that should whip me back into shape XD

Ever since Domerin's kingdom was attacked and overrun by raiders, he's been trying to find a way to go back and undo the damage. Now the final preparations are being made - but can he find the right past event to manipulate? megancutler.net/2026/02/free... #MondayBlogs

Not only did it not snow this weekend, as forecasted, it was brighter and sunnier than it has been in weeks. I even walked down the street to talk to the neighbor without a jacket. That's usually unheard of for mid-February in our area XD

In the last 2 weeks I've received something like 5 emails that appear to be written by AI praising my books based on information found only in the blurbs and I assume hoping I will reply so that the sender can scam me out of money 🙃 This is not the attention I hope my books will receive.

Here's your semi-regular reminder that I upload some of my Twitch VoDs to my youtube channel - in case you want to know whats up with me or need a work buddy while I'm not streaming ;) www.youtube.com/@starbornstr...

There was actually some snow in our forecast for this week (our first real snow of the year). But as I suspected, now that we've reached the appropriate time, it looks like it's going to be rain instead ^^;;

My craft update was too big to fit in one post - so here's part 2! This one includes my current project and a look at some of my upcoming projects! megancutler.net/2026/02/a-fr... #MondayBlogs

Can't believe I'm already starting to schedule posts for the 15th of February o_o Wasn't New Year's Day like a week ago?!

Here's my first set of word totals for the year. January was chaotic, to say the least. But I'm pretty happy with my progress, considering I took a week and a half off :3 #amwriting #WritingCommunity #WordCounts

Maybe it's a good thing I recently had to re-make all of my custom dictionaries for Word because in the process I realized I had somehow entered one of the names for Everyone's Child wrong... Which means I have a few things I need to fix in the last instalment >.> #JustWriterProblems

Domerin has finally acquired the asset he needs to finish his mission - but it comes with another unanticipated, difficult to solve problem... megancutler.net/2026/02/free... #MondayBlogs

Every year I promise myself I'm going to be more on top of my administrative tasks and give myself more time to get formatting done. And guess what I fail to do every year...

Found out this morning that one of our favorite brunch places is closing down next month, and I'm not sure if we'll be able to get over there one last time 😭

I haven't written about my cross stitch projects in almost a year. So here's a look at what I've been up to in all that time! megancutler.net/2026/01/a-fr... #MondayBlogs

It took most of January, but I'm finally feeling a bit more grounded in the regular routine. There's still lots of chaos that needs dealing with, but at least I feel like I have a good grasp of the day to day.

One thing I always forget to backup is my custom dictionaries for Word... Luckily I keep a list of all of my character and place names so it isn't too difficult to put them back together ^^;; #amwriting #WritingCommunity

Every year, I update my social media account banners, and every year I remember why I hate doing it. Really wish we could get one standard banner size that works everywhere the first try x.x

It's been over a year since I touched the project I'm editing at the start of this year, and I'm pleased that the first book is far better than I remember. I expect the next book to be a disaster... but I have about a month before I need to worry about that ^^;; #amwriting #WritingCommunity

My Little Domerin is back! The Funnel Cakes have stolen an asset Domerin needs to complete his time-hopping mission. Now he has to decide between appeasing them and revealing the truth about his mission... megancutler.net/2026/01/free... #MondayBlogs

Last week's attempt to return to the regular routine was somewhat derailed by feeling like a dumpster fire. So here's hoping this week's attempt goes better. Would really like to dig my fingers properly into this new year.

These were my final word counts for 2025 - and they're well beyond what I expected. Here's hoping 2026 can be just as productive! #amwriting #WritingCommunity #WordCounts

2026 is here, which means it's time for a brand new set of goals. But first, a look back at how I did with my goals for 2025! megancutler.net/2026/01/2026... #MondayBlogs

In case you missed it, the second Aruvalia Chronicles Box Set - The Beast's Wicked Gleam - is finally here! ~When presented with difficult tasks, A warrior never questions their orders, Unless their actions represent danger...~ amazon.com/dp/B0G4V96KCC #NewRelease #EpicFantasy

Almost the moment I turned my computer on this morning, the power flickered. Grateful that my in-laws gave me this fancy UPS so that I never lose work when that happens!

Every story changes quite a bit between its inception and its execution. Here are some things that never ended up making it to the Aruvalia Chronicles: megancutler.net/2025/12/the-... #MondayBlogs

Hard to believe we've reached the final work week of the year. This week, I'll be trying like a mad woman to finish the last book of the Everyone's Child series and next week I'll be baking cookies and hosting the in-laws!

This is one of the most common questions I get on stream. How do you get good beta reader feedback? This is my method: megancutler.net/2017/04/how-...

November was an interesting month. But it was also very productive :3 I set a goal to hit 150,000 words in a single project - and I hit it! :D #amwriting #WritingCommunity #WordCounts

Spent 2 hours on Monday with a friend trying to figure out why my computer keeps randomly blue-screening every 8 - 10 days. I'm really hoping we solved it, but I guess I have to wait 8 - 11 days to see ^^;;

When Domerin stepped through his princess's time portal, he expected to end up in the past. Instead, he ended up in the future. Now in order to fulfill his mission he needs to solve a silly and frivolous problem... megancutler.net/2025/12/free... #MondayBlogs

My husband's school decided to have their Christmas party early this year. Not to be outdone, the weather has decided to dump snow on us starting in the middle of the morning. Tonight is going to be interesting XD

I finished Ghost Path - my big novel project for the year - and it's a bitter sweet feeling. This is the shortest thing I've written in awhile (only 3 books total). So while it was refreshing not to juggle tons of moving parts, I already miss my new friends ^^;; #amwriting #WritingCommunity

This year, my in-laws bought us a coffee advent calendar - and it's pretty nifty! Every day there's a little information about where and how the coffee is grown and some tasting notes. The best thing is there's exactly enough for each me and @gh0stpeppr.bsky.social to have 1 cup :3

Every princess has their own specialty - Domerin's princess deals with time. But his first step through her time portal doesn't take him where he expects to go... megancutler.net/2025/12/free... #MondayBlogs

I shouldn't be surprised that it's snowing on December first, but I did hope we had maybe another week before it started looking like this XD

For November 28th - December 1st, for Black Friday weekend, these 950 e-books are on sale for #99cents! Hop over to romancebooklovers.com to browse every genre of romantic fiction - including fantasy, where you can find Island of Lost Forevers!

I think the most challenging thing so far about doing my own custom patterns is constantly second-guessing my color choices. I've already swapped out a few colors after seeing the way they hit the canvas - but I hope I'm not just creating more problems later by doing so 😬

My husband bought me a book nook as a Christmas present (which he is assembling for me also) and it's crazy detailed! Last night, he built a table that folds out and reveals a trio of tarot cards! Plus it has a tea kettle floating over it! 😍 And all of this fits in the palm of his hand!

Watching a bunch of old TV shows has introduced me to a problem with long-running stories. I call it the Hamster Wheel. megancutler.net/2025/11/intr... #MondayBlogs

This weekend, I discovered that The Martian is apparently one of my comfort movies. Just a cozy movie about a man stranded on Mars XD

Having one of those weeks where, instead of doing all the things I need to do, I really want to just curl up and never get out of bed. Why does it always happen in the middle of November - arguably the busiest writing month of the year? x.x

Asked someone with more computer know-how than me to help me troubleshoot my latest rash of random crashes, and they were able to identify me as a former IT support employee. I guess once you know how to document troubleshooting, you never forget XD

Domerin and the rest of the victims of the attack against Aruvaila have managed to survive the brutal assault on their capital. But what comes next, the first step in restoring their fair kingdom, might prove to be far more difficult... megancutler.net/2025/11/free... #MondayBlogs