Robyn Shelbourne

This is NOT a book review. I repeat, this is NOT a book review.

Not A Book Review Last year I was right in the middle of a perfectly serendipitous life: real and beautiful relationships with friends, perfect marriage, a steady business, a leadership role in my community, social for the first time in a decade, travel opportunities, confidence, and the feeling of being on top of th...

Mr. Crabtree is a puke-worthy antagonist in Lady Riot and a lush.
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Puke-Worthy Protagonist Mr. Crabtree, the father of young Norah Crabtree in my novel Lady Riot, is an alcoholic. It’s a sad situation, especially for Norah and anyone who has experienced an alcoholic parent. I do not, so I’ve had to do a bit of research on specific terminology and phrases. I wanted to share a website I...

You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
-Southern Idiom
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Southern Sayings PHOTO: H. ARMSTRONG ROBERTS/CLASSICSTOCK/GETTY IMAGES PHOTO ORIGINALLY POSTED BY SOUTHERN LIVING I grew up in Kentucky backwoods and farmland. There are certain words and phrases you just "know" when you're from the South. As a kid, I always thought Southern sayings were silly. I thought it made peo...

Here's a sneak peek at my debut novel, Lady Riot! I am beyond excited to wake up every day and write about the world of Norah Crabtree and her riots. I can't wait to share her with the rest of the world!

Lady Riot: A Debut Novel Lady Riot A Debut Novel By Robyn Shelbourne Lady Riot, is a debut historical fiction novel by Robyn Shelbourne, and is set in 1960s Paducah, Kentucky. After nine-year-old Norah Crabtree's mother died, she was forced into a world that belonged to grown women. Her father hired a live-in nanny, Mrs. Jo...

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6 famous Authors who wrote about their hometown "Write what you know." Mark Twain They say: "Write what you know." I always wondered who the collective "They" were. Haven't you? I like to think of them as women operating telephone switchboards and men with booming radio broadcast voices, both from the 1920s. "They" have a mouthful of words and a....

Welcome to my world! I'm super excited to hang out with you all on here while I write my debut novel, Lady Riot. Stay tuned for updates!

Handshakes, High Fives, and Formalities Well, hey there, I'm Robyn Shelbourne. What's your name? I'm not sure if you're a fan of handshakes or high-fives, but go ahead and pick your preference. Got it? Cool, now let's both extend our hands in an awkward virtual exchange. You first, no, you first! I shook when you fived. You shook when I f...