When you become an author, you allow your mind to gather details dancing through the world. Your creativity pushes together those facts and the possibility arises for a new story. But how often do you end up walking away from those possible stories with nothing more than a smile on your face? You might be …
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.
New Website For My Career??
What's going on with you on this cold yet beautiful morning? I'm in Pennsylvania and that means winter is starting to make its appearance. With this miserable coldness, I'm sitting at my computer in my warm slippers, drinking hot coffee, and wondering how long I should permit myself to sit in my pajamas...You know, the …
Back to Page One!
I have been working hard to complete the script for my graphic novel. I am happy to share the first draft is complete!! But I am thinking I need to start over. As I read through the draft all I could do was smile because it was finished. But I knew I couldn't jump to …
Obsess – Write – Edit – Don’t Stop
I have shared a few posts with you about my interests and attempts to write a graphic novel. (Check out my previous posts to learn more about it). It’s been one challenge after another. These challenges nearly convinced me to run away from it all. I mean, why should I force myself to work through …
Pack Rat Of The Mind
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 …
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 …
