Pack Rat: North American, derogatory - a person who saves unnecessary objects or hoards things. I’ll tell the truth. I have always been a bit of a pack rat. I am embarrassed to think about how many useless items I store around my house. It’s annoying and I have been doing my best to break …
Author: Shelby Boyde
I am a woman trying to get by the struggle we all face day to day. Also, I'm trying to get myself out there as an author! The biggest factor to the struggle.
There’s Too Many! How Can I Focus on Only One?!
Good morning! (Morning for me anyway). For the past few weeks, I have been bouncing around with some interesting ideas. I'm so excited to get them started and share them with you once they are completed. I have a few plans for artwork, novels, and graphic novels deep in my brain. Too much to do …
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Change YOUR Setting
From time to time authors come across ideas outside things they never thought to write about. These ideas could be amazing but the author walks away because they have no idea how to do it. But no matter how far we try to run from these moments, we know the ideas are engraved into our …
Manga Style or American Comic Style?
While my husband and I were in the process of moving all our junk across several states, I chose to put a pause on my career as an author and as an artist. The pause I took on kept me away for almost two months and it was, no surprise, hard to sit down and …
Organizing My Thoughts x3
After I finished writing The Lyall Pack Series I was trying to figure out what to write next. It's a challenge I am taking on even to this very day. One minute I want to write another fantasy style, the next I'm scheming up a murder mystery, and as of late I've been aiming towards the idea …
A Break Could Be Necessary For Your Work
I have been away taking on a new stage of my life outside of writing and I am happy to say taking this stage in life provided me with a much needed break to open my mind. Working hard is always a great thing, but it is your job to know when you need a …
When You Want To Write, But Life Happens
In case you've been wondering about my silence, I wanted to let you know I'm still around. I'm even writing from time to time but my art has been pushed to the side. In fact, if you wanted to buy an item from my Etsy shop @ShelbyBoydeArt you wouldn't be able to do it. You will …
Real Life Needs To Happen To Your Characters
Can you imagine what it would be like living in a perfect world? You wouldn't get sick. You wouldn't have to go to school. You wouldn't be forced to work. You would fall in love with the perfect match. You would learn all the things you want to learn. And you would experience a peaceful …
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Character Building. Don’t Be Afraid To Start Again
For a while, it feels as if I have been struggling to get my novel moving forward at a steady pace. In fact, I have been annoyed with almost every attempt I've made to get through the book's start. I had to sit back and figure out what was causing these foolish moments. They seemed …
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You Need To Go Beyond The Basics Of Who, What, Where, When, Why, How
Whenever you start writing your story, you know you have to address the basic questions all readers ask when they pick up your novel. Who are the main characters? What events are going to take place? Where does your story take place? When do things happen? Why are these events occuring? How do these things …
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