An Introduction to The President's Exorcist

After writing Toxic, I still had a Nixon itch that needed scratching and had been wanting to do a book like this for some time. So, hence, The President's Exorcist. I really didn't want people to think this is an anti-Trump book or rather, just an anti-Trump book; it's a book that critiques the very nature of the White House. And, I must stress this, "critiques", not criticises, "critiques". The book wants to raise questions, not point fingers. I thought it would be fun to write a book where the White House is a haunted house and this is the book for that.

In a way, it's fun haunted house ride. But there's also more serious stuff about Vietnam and the country being wounded and bleeding. As I was writing this, the 250th Anniversary of American Independence passed, and that really made me appreciate Gerald Ford. I think I said at one point, "I bloody love Gerald Ford".

Because he is so good as a president and had such a nice, gentle way about him and positive vision of America, as well as honesty and decency. That made him perfect for a heroic supporting character.

The nun character, Sister Annie, I based on St Vincent and while writing this book, I listened to St Vincent. Ironically, the best album to write this to was the self-titled St Vincent with its themes of religion and deity.