cover of “From Here to There”

Sorry about the late post, everyone! But, here we go: Monday Blog, on a Tuesday. This week, I wanted to take another trip into W.E.’s past, and share a little info about a book I wrote about fifteen years ago, which later turned into one of the best books I’ve published. That book is From Here to There. This is the story of Amy Edwards and her friends, and their final year in high school. It is a hand-written book, one I never expected to publish. Years later, in 2015, I took a look at the story, did some extensive editing, and wrote the manuscript for Our Lady of Righteous Rage, and published it.

While Our Lady turned out to be a pretty decent book, I decided there was more I could have done with the story. For example, this version, along with From Here, didn’t contain any profanity. I considered using profanity while writing the book, but changed my mind. After Our Lady became available to the public, I re-read it, and decided to add profanity after all. Personally, I think it works for this story, There have been several debates between writers about the use of profanity in writing. Some say, don’t  use it. I say, if it works for your story or dialogue, go for it. I’m not saying, every other word in your book should be f-this and f-that, but sometimes, it does work. It depends on your audience. Our Lady of Righteous Rage: Extended and Uncensored, does contain some profanity, but its not excessive.

While the story may have changed between the original and the current versions, the theme has remained the same: kids coming of age in high school. I’d like to put together a book which would contain the original versions of all of my stories, giving readers a chance to contrast and compare, or just to see where my younger mind was , all those years ago.  We’ll see.

Punk and Whiskers is an Ebook!

Yes, yes, there is finally an ebook version of Punk and Whiskers: Short Stories Featuring Our Lady of Righteous Rage. If you have an Amazon Kindle, or the Kindle App, you can download a copy for only $1.99. If you haven’t already read this short story collection, this is a great opportunity to check it out.  Its available here: https://www.amazon.com/Punk-Whiskers-Stories-Featuring-Righteous-ebook/dp/B078B1C1YT/ref=sr_1_1_twi_kin_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1513714563&sr=8-1&keywords=punk+and+whiskers+nicole+woolaston

Until next week…