Shelby began his writing career September of 2017 during his last year of college. Finding triumph after a trying six months, Shelby wanted to share the process that brought him to one of his most memorable successes. "I honestly never had intentions on writing a book. I mean come on, I was 21, just had an amazing rebirth to my basketball career, and just received two pro contracts- but something told me go back for my last year of school. Didn't know it was to write a book." Shelby says his writing is inspired by his two favorite books, The Bully by Paul Langan and Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch. "I wanted to have that dialogue with God like he did. It never happened- at least in that form. I always tell people I didn't write my books; I was just the vessel for the information. Lo and behold, one turned into two, two turned into three and four a year later, then six by 24; My teachers always told me I had a skill with words but never saw this coming." Shelby also has ghost written, co-authored, and contributed on over 300 authors' books.