Greetings, everyone. Here’s the  Monday Blog from woolastonentertainment.com.  This week’s blog will be brief.  I’m focusing on the leading ladies of the W.E. books.

If you’ve read the W.E. books, then you may have noticed most of my lead characters are female.  The Fortune’s Wing series is the only exception, but even Haverdy Oyama deserves a little more credit.

Erin Michaels of Novocaine

She starts out as something of an indifferent teenager, and as the story develops, becomes a semi-mature adult.  Not to ruin your enjoyment of Novocaine with spoilers, but the event s that unfold in Erin’s life shape her into a wise, and more responsible person.  Also, the people she encounters, mainly her boyfriend Gerard and rick star Amy Edwards. I didn’t want Erin to be the average, “angry at the world so I’ll hurt myself” teenager.  That’s a bit clichéd. Instead, she’s smart, well-read, and openly sarcastic.

Amy Edwards of Our Lady of Righteous Rage

You meet her as a 12-year-old in the beginning, and then you get to watch her grow into an adult.  Much like Erin, Amy uses music to help her find her place in the world.  This is especially important since she becomes part of the music industry. I wanted her to be an example of “girl power”, without making the story too sugary sweet and fluffy.  Ultimately, she gets a happy ending, but there are speed bumps along the way.  If you learn anything from her, its that women can do anything, be anything, and you should always be true to yourself.

Val Entienne of Valentine

What’s better than a young badass with a pair of guns, doing her best to protect her family? Val is the embodiment of girl power: she’s strong willed, fearless, and will do anything to defend the ones she loves.  She’s not the kind of girl who sits around waiting to be rescued…she’ll rescue herself if need be.

These aren’t the women who sit around feeling sorry for themselves, when things don’t go their way.  They won’t lose their minds when a relationship ends, or hope that a problem will simply resolve itself.  I like to base my female characters on the strong women I have known, the primary one being my mother, who raised me single handedly.  I wanted to present female characters who don’t back down, or run and hide when things turn ugly.  These are the women who hold their heads up, go forward, and keep pushing.

Until next week…