A Little Piece of Heaven follows an eccentric Mayor as he navigates political battles, legal challenges, and quirky characters, all with sharp wit and humor, in an action-packed tale that’s a thrilling ride. What were some sources that informed this novel’s development?

I’ve worked with politicians and in real estate development and investment financing, so I’ve met a lot of rogue characters. I think most of us recognize these people each night on the evening news. You only have to allow the absurdity and humor to overcome your initial frustration with them.

Your characters are exceptionally vibrant and unique. Can you share any insights into how you develop characters, and were any of them based on real-life figures?

Most humor is based on exaggeration. This type of ridiculousness isn’t hard to find today. It’s all around us. Many years ago I wrote humorous social commentary for CBC Radio in Canada. I poked fun at political and social leaders and trends. This is much harder to do today because the lines separating reality from absurdity are blurring. Fortunately, many folks can still see the comedy in it all.

The book seems well-suited for adaptation into a film or mini-series. Have you considered this, and if so, who would be your dream cast for the main characters?

Films and books are very different beasts. Writers create characters, and actors give them life. The people in this book, like all of us, are motivated by a variety of emotions, appetites, and ambitions that are not always disclosed or obvious. Therefore, performers that demonstrate this human quality like Tom Hanks, Jennifer Lawrence, Zoe Kravitz, Simu Liu come to mind. There are many, many other huge acting talents that could breathe life into the book’s people and situations. However, it is not my place to cast films and series. That is the director’s and actor’s world.

What is the next book that you are working on, and when will it be available?

Through the coming year I am publishing several books, fiction, and non-fiction, I wrote, and shelved, over the past decade. (Life’s short and I had other stuff to do.)

I am currently completing a second book (Post-Human Apocalypse. December 2023 release.) in a trilogy from my earlier novel Lesbian Vampire College Girls. These books take a humorous, and sometimes uncomfortable, look at life in the 21st Century through the eyes of the protagonist, Jack Knowles.

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