Author L.E. Perez on How Her Background in Law Enforcement Has Influenced Her Writing

L.E. Perez, author and owner of Palmas Publishing, spent 15 years in law enforcement within victim services. She explains how she integrates the stories, the emotions, and the encounters she had with victims of domestic violence and their families into her writing. In addition, she shares her own experience as a survivor. Doing research on domestic violence is vital before creating a character who encounters domestic violence. “If you’re writing about a domestic violence survivor and you’ve never...