There’s no need for me to mention my silence over my writing. You know it’s been a while since I’ve shared a post, and no doubt you might be a little curious as to the reasoning. Honestly, the reason is because I’m working on finishing my latest project. I have shared with you time and …
Author: Shelby Boyde
Creativity Requires Patience
You might be ready to paint the greatest of all paintings or you could be sitting down to type up your greatest masterpiece yet. No matter where you hold your creativity, you must always be willing to wait. How many times have you been in line at checkout when a sudden comment from a stranger …
Moving Forward With a Story
Almost three months ago I shared this blog post: “Free to Read” in Progress. I was super excited to share my plans. They were there and progress what guaranteed. Although, that last detail might be a little bit of a lie. I would start and stop every couple days. It was hard to settle on …
Don’t Be Afraid to Take Breaks
In my previous post I mentioned how I was working to create a free to read comic to share online. It's been slow progress, but progress nonetheless. I've been doing my best to work on writing a couple chapters each week. There have been weeks when those couple chapters turn into zero chapters. Believe it …
“Free to Read” in Progress
It’s been quite some time since I last shared any updates with my followers so I wanted to break the silence for you. I might have been silent on my blog but my keyboard has been hard at work. There has been on obvious bouncing back and forward with my ideas for my latest story …
A Draft Will Make Writing Easier
How do you start writing your novels? Do you outline? Do you create characters? Do you push together random notes? There are a lot of ways to get your story moving forward. Everyone has their own way and they need to do what's best for them. I've tried different methods and every time I write …
Don’t Let Your Excitement Ruin Your Tale
Before I begin knocking down anyone's excitement I need to make one fact clear: There is nothing wrong to hold excitement over the work you are trying to complete. It's always a thrill when you finally think up the prefect line for your work. I know you want to write it all out because it …
Back to Work After the Holidays!
This blog has been silent for a long time and there were several reasons keeping me away from my followers. The first reason is the most obvious. The holiday season and celebrating the new year. This takes many people away from their extra activities. (Yes, I would consider my blog an extra activity). Once …
Back in Action!
Hi, again! I recently took a bit of time away from this blog for a big move that took a lot of time out of my schedule. I'm going to skip sharing the boring details about my move and instead I'll jump back in to talk about my latest project. The graphic novel I want …
Should I Write A Graphic Novel Series Or A Traditional Novel Series?
As I am sitting here with my coffee, I am trying to sort out what my plans are for today. Whenever I try to create plans I start thinking about everything I want to do. Usually, this pushes me away from all my possible plans and I get nothing done. This morning, all of my thoughts …
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