New Plotting Tool!

 Did you ever have a magic 8 ball?

I think 8 is my new lucky number!

Do you have a lucky number?

Banaga Canyon Short Story!

Did you know there are over 30 FREE activities in my Nadavir Kids Club? I add a new one each month! This month's activity is an interactive short story "Banaga Canyon" that I read at a kids' workshop at the Cascade Park Library last weekend. The kids and I had a lot of fun acting out the parts of the Nadavir characters in this story based on a scene from my middle grade novel Frigg's Journey to Anasgar. I'll be announcing the story in my newsletter on November 15th. You won't want to miss out! Sign up at my website! https://debcushman.com

Chicken Writing Buddies!

I spent last week on a retreat at a lovely home on 10 acres designed for creatives. I went by myself and was able to get a great amount of work done on my novel without interruptions, but I was far from alone. I had the company of these three lovely ladies! Only one of them was shy, the other two came right up to the window where I was writing and peeked in as if to ask, "What are you doing?" Then they each ran back to the shy one to report on my activities.

Writing Desk Choices

There were three desks to choose from in the house where I held my retreat last week. Which one would you choose? I chose the first one! The chair was comfortable, but very squeaky! The high-backed one was nice, but I'd have to climb the stairs every time I wanted to work and I was afraid that might be one more excuse for procrastination! The sparse one had the same difficulty of being located upstairs. So the larger one on the main floor with the huge set of windows (and the visiting chickens outside) was my choice.

A Writing Retreat

 

My week-long retreat at The Rice Place near Portland, Oregon was a magical gift to myself and my writing. The house was built by an author and his artist wife, Clyde and Ginny Rice. From the website: "The Rice Place is a seminal and ongoing endeavor of the Friends of Clyde Rice. Clyde and Ginny Rice's historic home will serve as a retreat for writers, artists, musicians, naturalists, and others who seek a safe haven in which to reflect and create."

http://www.clyderice.org/

Happy Halloween!

 

Hope your Halloween is Treat-Tastic!🎃👻

A New Perspective

     An opportunity to see something from a new angle is sometimes all you need to shift your perspective.