Leonard Anderson Jr.
Interviewed by: Lauretta Pierce
A. Born: November 8, 1959 in Philadelphia Pa
A. The Blackavellian Knights is part reality and mostly fiction based loosely about my life.
A. The term Blackavellian is a spin off of Ma·chi·a·vel·li·an which the American Dictionary defines as Suggestive of or
characterized by expediency deceit, and cunning. One of the American Dictionary's definition of the word Knight is a defender,
champion, or zealous upholder of a cause or principle. And that is the birth of the title The Blackavellian Knights!
A. I would apply it to the Action/Adventure genre although a very bright person suggested the Christian genre.
It does have a spiritual basis to the story.
A. Lenny B and So Good's characters are apart of my personality and represent different stages of my life.
A. It took approximately a year and a half to write the "Knights"
A. Absolutely! It will be entitled "Royam's Revenge"
A. I'm currently working on the sequel to the 'Knights"
A. I can write in any atmosphere. I've awaken in the middle of the night, during a movie, or while traveling back and forth
from work.
A. The message that I would like people to receive from reading the Blackevellian Knights is that we all have something hindering us
from being all that we can be as a Christian and as a person. We as people naturally categorize our sins to make us feel better
than someone else. A perosn who commits Gluttony feels as if they are better than an alcoholic who feels better than a drug addict.
It's all a matter of perception.
"The Blackavellian Knights"
March 2, 2004
Sign: Scorpion
Poet, lyricists, novelist, playwright
Employment: Manager of Two Clinical Practices at the University of Pennsylvania Health Systems
Currently enrolled at Pierce College
Q. What inspired you to write the novel The Blackavellian Knights?
Q. How did you come about the title?
Q. Which genre (s) applies to The Blackavellian Knights?
Q. What method did you use to develop Lenny B's and So Good's character?
Q. How long did it take you to write The Blackavellian Knights?
Q. Will there be a sequel to The Blackavellian Knights?
Q. Are you currently working on another book?
Q. What type of atmosphere do you require write?
Q. What message would like readers to receive from reading The Blackavellian Knights?