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Bill Peschel

Goodreads author profile

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http://www.goodreads.com/Bill_Peschel

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The United States

gender

male

website

http://www.planetpeschel.com

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Bill_Peschel

genre

Nonfiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Science Fiction & Fantasy

influences

Terry Pratchett, Elmore Leonard, George MacDonald Fraser, Mark Twain,...more

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April 2010

About this author

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I was born in a manger, but told to get out as someone had already reserved the creche, which hurt my ego a bit. Went to school to be a reporter but learned I hated asking questions of people with blood all over them, so switched to editing copy for newspapers. Also wrote bits for my website, but when I learned that didn't pay, took the stuff and turned it into my first book, "Writers Gone Wild." I've been finding more interesting things that I'll turn into more books, as I found the process very enjoyable and didn't involve any blood at all, except my own.

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Bill Peschel's Blog

At Planetpeschel, the winds of change blow through

I'm nearly done with the major tweaking, so it's time for me to switch over from the Expression Engine software I've been using to a WordPress installation.

In the next few days, the front page of the site (http://www.planetpeschel.com) will change to a more conventional static front page. A new blog has been set up at http://www.planetpeschel.com/wp. All the old posts and comments are there.

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Bill Peschel's Books

Average rating: 3.28 · 109 ratings · 29 reviews · 3 distinct works · Similar authors

	Writers Gone Wild: The Feuds, Frolics, and Follies of Literature's Great Adventurers, Drunkards, Lovers, Iconoclasts, and Misanthropes 3.23 of 5 stars 3.23 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Writers Gone Wild: The Feuds, Frolics, and Follies of Literature's Great Adventurers, Drunkards, Lovers, Iconoclasts, and Misanthropes 4.4 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, #1) by Dorothy L. Sayers, Bill Peschel (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 12,287 ratings — published 1923 — 92 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Excerpts from "Writers Gone Wild," my new book from Penguin Perigee (Nonfiction)

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Description: In these excerpts from my new book, "Writers Gone Wild," Gustave Flaubert runs into trouble when a sex scene he writes offends France's guardians of public morality; Johann Goethe's debut novel causes a sensation and several suicides; Norman Mailer wields a sharp knife; Samuel Taylor Coleridge plays Gomer Pyle; James Boswell gets a knee-trembler; and John Milton Rises from the dead.

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Bill Peschel is now friends with Dale Schlundt
May 07, 2013 09:11am
Bill Peschel rated a book 5 of 5 stars The Entertainer: Movies, Magic, and My Father's Twentieth Century by Margaret Talbot read in January, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
In his long lifetime that spanned the history of popular entertainment, Lyle Talbot believed he was lucky. The former carnie hustler and stage actor on the Midwestern circuit never became a star despite a contract at Warners playing opposite Bette Da...more
Jan 25, 2013 07:35pm · see review
Bill Peschel rated a book 1 of 5 stars APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur. How to Publish a Book by Guy Kawasaki (Goodreads Author) read in January, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
As a writer who has a book in each camp ─ professional and self-published ─ I picked up a Netgalley version of “APE” hoping to learn more about the process and to pick up some good tips. By the time I reached the book’s end, I had three pages of note...more
Jan 25, 2013 06:43am · see review
Bill Peschel voted for Defending Jacob in Best Mystery & Thriller in the Semifinal Round of the 2012 Goodreads Choice Awards. cast your vote
Nov 14, 2012 11:50am
Bill Peschel rated a book 4 of 5 stars One of Our Thursdays Is Missing (Thursday Next, #6) by Jasper Fforde	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Oct 19, 2012 09:02am
Bill Peschel rated a book 3 of 5 stars The Woman Who Died A Lot (Thursday Next, #7) by Jasper Fforde read in October, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The series is well worth reading, and this was a good entry (good Jasper Fforde is better than most writers' best). Episodic, humorous at times, but there was little happening with the two main plots (the smiting of the world and the revenge plot aga...more
Oct 19, 2012 09:01am · see review
Bill Peschel said "yes" to attending the event: Murder As You Like It Mystery Conference date: September 22, 2012 09:30AM location: Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church, 5000 Simpson Ferry Road, Mechanicsburg, PA, The United States description: Day-long mystery convention with 17 authors, panel discussions, workshops and booksignings. With Maria V. Snyder, Victoria Thompson, Marcia Talley, Rosemary Harris, Shelia York, David Stewart, George Appelt Jr. and Bill Peschel
Sep 14, 2012 12:11pm
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