characters | Bruce A. Shields

Feb 2, 20236 min read

AI Art Generators and How They Fuel Your Creativity

After using multiple A.I. Art generator websites and creating hundreds of works, I have created this blog to share what I have learned about

Dec 21, 20221 min read

Losing Dani Strumm Promotional Video

I am excited to present this new promotional for my upcoming novel Losing Dani Strumm! I hope you enjoy the video. Also, if you are one of t

Nov 5, 20222 min read

Losing Dani Strumm Tagline Revealed

One of the more difficult things you must do as a writer is developing a "tagline" or "hook" for your story, something that is a mere...

Nov 2, 20226 min read

Life After the Apocalypse: The Pandemic Dawn Chronicles

The world as we know it had come to an end. The cursed roam the streets, gangs fight for territories, and many become unwilling slaves to ev

Oct 17, 20226 min read

The Secret to Creating Compelling and Realistic Characters for Your Fiction Book

Over the years, I have met a lot of people. Through schooling, work, and extended family. But one thing is sure, almost no two people are ex

Oct 5, 20222 min read

Another Edition of Pandemic Dawn Book I is to be released by the end of the week

I have been working on finishing my upcoming novel, Losing Dani Strumm, and I cannot tell you how excited I am for its release! I have also

Sep 28, 20222 min read

Losing Dani Strumm is nearly complete, and Her Future is Still Unsure.

So this morning, I woke up early and got to work writing. I plan to have my upcoming novel, Losing Dani Strumm, available within the next mo

Sep 21, 20223 min read

Author's How-To Guide: How I Create Unique and Believable Characters for my Science Fiction Novels

Whenever I come up with a great story, I first write the synopsis with as many details as possible but try to keep it within a paragraph or

Sep 20, 20223 min read

Writing with Notecards and Mindmaps

I remember when I began writing Pandemic Dawn Book I and realized I had multiple storylines and needed a way to organize the book. Colored..

Sep 18, 20228 min read

Tumbleweed Hearts

He stood at the tent door for a moment, knowing what was to come on the other side. Furlough had been a welcome to all the men, and months

Get up-to-date messages from B.A. Shields