R.P. (Rick) Heinz is a writer of contemporary literary fiction based on the trove of people, places, and experiences he has amassed through the operation of various small businesses dating back to his very first one at the age of sixteen.

           For over thirty years he worked his way through the ranks of the automotive industry where he rose from cleaning cars, to owning and operating his own car dealerships.

           He retired from the auto business at the age of fifty, at which time he resumed his education and received a late in life college degree that would also lead to the birth of his writing career.

The unique relationships he has developed over the years with characters from all walks of life give his writing a genuine, and credible, tone.

            He resides in Corona del Mar, California, and Telluride, Colorado, with his wife Susan and his dog Winston, where he loves to read, and collect, great American literature.