All my life I have heard this phrase time and time again. “You gotta spend that money, to make that money.” I figured it made sense to spend a bit to make your dreams happen. We don’t live in a free world. But this statement’s larger meaning didn’t quite hit me until I started running …
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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 …
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 …
I suffered from a tiny cold this past week. The sickness killed my drive to do any work with my writing or my art. I only wanted to sit around and watch Criminal Minds. (I started all the way from season 1 episode 1. You don't want to know how far I got...it's amazing how …
An author can bring their story to life using any method they deem suitable for them. There are some authors able to start writing without a lot of planning ahead of time and it works out perfectly. I wrote this way when I brought my first series to life. (The Lyall Pack Series: Volume 1, …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
As many of you know, along with calling myself an author I also title myself as an artist. I sell my creations through my shop, ShelbyBoydeArt, on Etsy. Art is another form of creativity I truly love and I am happy to have a shop which allows me to share and sell my products with many …
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