He’s Not Hard To Find
“Lesbian Vampire College Girls” plunges readers into a journey of fame, self-discovery, and unexpected advocacy, woven within a tantalizing tale that blurs the lines between the erotic and a discourse on gender inequality. What was the inspiration for the setup of your story?
I was looking for a topical subject that I could inject into an absurd situation. I wasn’t trying to take a side, I was only hoping to cast a humorous perspective on how we often stampede to judgements without really thinking.
How did you navigate the balance between the erotic elements and the deeper themes that emerged in the novel, especially the unintended feminist championing?
That was relatively easy. I simply took a real subject, introduced it into a ridiculous situation and gave it unwaranted attention and credibility. Then I threw fame and money into the mix. We see this all the time today in our discussions and disagreements on politics, religion, sexual orientation, professional relationships and media. I think today’s generation think that the day of the hard-sell ended in the1950s-60s with Mad Men. Sorry, but I’m afraid that the day of the hard-sell is just beginning.
Jack Knowles is depicted as an enigmatic protagonist with eccentric and whimsical behavior. How much of his character is drawn from your own experiences or people you know?
Let’s just say that I KNOW Jack Knowles, and that I see him everywhere I look in social media, movies and newspapers today. He’s not hard to find. He’s a good and decent guy that just got lost along the way and wants to find his way back. It’s a Faustian Tale in the 21st Century.
The comedic undertones in the novel, particularly with Knowles’ neighbors, add levity to the story. How important was humor in conveying the broader themes of fame, friendship, and self-discovery?
Humor is the glue that holds people together around the world. Humans are the only animal that shares this common bond. It crosses all cultural, religious, political and racial lines. Without looking at each other’s shared absurdities and laughing, this story would serve no purpose.
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at our culture’s worship of celebrity without
consideration of the merits associated with fame.
Basically, we have ceased to care about what the
celebrity contributes to society. In today’s WOKE world
fame and money alone, are all that counts.
We see this first hand through the eyes of Jack Knowles,
a writer of critically acclaimed books, but lacking rock
star fame or money he feels cheated. Dissatisfied with his
life he embarks on a Faustian contract seeking celebrity
and fortune without consideration for the personal
consequences. This leads him to the doorstep of Cyn
Poloski, a celebrated book publicist who knows the sort
of books that sell, and the kind of author Jack Knowles
has to become to become a celebrity. So, with the
seductive lure of unimagined success cast before him
Jack Knowles writes, Lesbian Vampire College Girls. But
rather than it simply becoming a pulp fiction best seller,
it miraculously becomes a critically acclaimed
cornerstone for the women’s movement. Jack Knowles is
seen as the champion for women’s equality. This bizarre
and totally absurd turn of events leaves him in a moral
dilemma; risk losing his newfound fame and fortune by
confronting this case of misplaced adulation, or go along
with it and sacrifice his artistic soul.
Lesbian Vampire College Girls, takes us on an absurd
comic ride making us look squarely at our obsession with
celebrity at any cost.
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