by Peter Leavell, @PeterLeavell When are you going to give into the peer pressure to write? When are you going to give up and live the life that calls you? …
The Obsessed Historical Fiction Writer
by Peter Leavell, @PeterLeavell My history professor was agog that fact checkers looked over my manuscript before it was published. His arms flailed about in frustration as he spoke. “It’s …
Historical Fiction: Research Tips
by Peter Leavell, @PeterLeavell Research is a kingly or queenly quest. You’re the hero in a foggy hallway filled with doors. You open one at a time to see what …
Jesus Wore a Dress: Reactionary Ideas in Our Novels
by Peter Leavell, @PeterLeavell I met a girl, Tonya. Yowzers. I liked her, and on our first date, I could do no wrong. However, the next time we got together, …
From Tragedy to Health: Learning to Write Again
by Peter Leavell, @PeterLeavell In chronological order, the following are the harbingers of my personal writing doom: My great grandmother and then grandfather died. Family health issues. I stopped making …