Leslie Tourish is an Author Who Delivers Authentic Characters in Inspiring Novels
The Headshrinker’s Brigade
“Tourish’s use of metaphor is exceptional, transporting the reader to an emotional, in addition to, a descriptive place. The characters were believable and complex. The story was engaging with a surprise ending.”
Read the Story that Inspires Life Changes and Discovering Your Destiny
Leslie Tourish is an adaptive writer who uses her experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor to develop complex characters you’ll become deeply connected to.
In her breakout novel, The Headshrinker’s Brigade, Leslie Tourish has captured the hearts of many as the protagonist, Julia Longley, has her life flipped upside down and must make decisions which disrupt the security she thought she had.
“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.”
— Toni Morrison
Author Leslie Tourish is passionate about developing characters rich in the authenticity of everyday life. Using years of experience as a photojournalist herself, she contributes real-life experience into her characters. Then consider her second professional career as a licensed professional counselor, and she delves deeper into fundamental struggles many face in their day-to-day lives.
The Headshrinker’s Brigade is a fictional novel exploring the 20s coming of age and following a young lady through a significant medical scare where she didn’t get the support she expected – or deserved. You’ll fall in love with the main character, Julia Longley, as she embraces change and chaos associated with her new path.
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Leslie enjoys blogging about the process of becoming a first time writer and the writing process on her second novel, character development, and the integration of conflict, resolution, and imposter’s syndrome in having the audacity to become a writer. Enjoy some of her latest content:
The Seed of a Story
Sometimes the seed of a story can come from encountering an unexpected moment that captures the attention, and the moment resists becoming a passing memory. For me the idea of my first book, The Headshrinker’s Brigade, came when I had just started a counseling internship for my master’s degree at St. Edward’s University in Austin. …
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