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A narcissist is never wrong. That's what I learned when I did several years' worth of research on the subject. The result is a book that is a fusion of dark humor and fact.  

"Narcissists Need Not Apply" is about a bumbling sexual predator, narcissist, and author of three insipid zombie books. Middle-aged Arlen J. Stevenson hails from Alabama. His relentless and often hilarious pursuit of women online leads him to our other protagonist, Los Angeles-based writer of term papers, Helena Huber. She isn’t aware of what Arlen is as she only sees his amusing and entertaining side in their daily email correspondence.  

Told in alternating points of view, we see Arlen’s self-absorbed lifestyle as he endeavors to screw his numerous catches. Helena and Arlen get friendlier via their online communication, and he invites her to be his personal manager because of her communications skills and gullibility factor. Unlike his other victims, she never sends him pictures of herself, but she launches a MySpace site for his new company. Soon he realizes there are thousands of available women in his region alone! Unlike the jailbait that many online stalkers pursue, Arlen chases after their mothers and grandmothers. Helena sees all his deception and decides to investigate it in person. What happens after that is alternately scary and darkly humorous.

The completed manuscript is available upon request.

A collection of short stories set in Hollywood will be completed by the end of October. Check back for more information.

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