All posts by Brian Christopher Shea
Twisting Real Life
So, I find that one of the challenges in writing thriller fiction is taking the realistic aspect of the “job” and tweaking it for entertainment value. As a detective and former Navy officer, I find that the biggest challenge is my direct knowledge of the way things really work. In writing a fictional story I […]
Continue readingCharacter Development
So, now that my book has been out in the world for almost two months and it has stretched its legs. Readers are reaching out and many ask where my characters came from. My answer…every personal encounter that I’ve had in my 44 years of life has in some way, shape or form contributed […]
Continue readingWalk About
Every writer hits a wall or block to a scene or character’s story. The doomed “writers block” which so many authors have talked about. I’m a problem solver. My day job requires that I find solutions to cases that may seem otherwise unsolvable. To that end I have found that whenever I encounter a temporary […]
Continue readingThe Decision to Self Publish
So, I had a unique offer yesterday. I was contacted by a small publishing house that had read my book and was very interested in taking on the series under their press. I was excited by the prospect and was immediately conflicted by it as well. When I set out down this writing path […]
Continue readingRainy Day Writing
I used to love to sit and read on a lazy, rainy morning. Now, I find that the same mental juices that helped me dive into the lives of those characters are the same ones that help me create mine. I awoke this morning and could feel the cool breeze carried in by the […]
Continue readingBook Launch
It’s been an amazing start to the launch of The Camel’s Back! Amazing support and lots of new connections. The local press has done a great job covering the story. A recent article from the New Britain Herald has been released giving a favorable review of the novel and its story line. In the […]
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