OUT NOW: The World Has Gone To Shit (Loathing Lola 2011) April 28, 2011

It’s out! Click here.

The year is 2008. It’s a simpler time. The Jersey Shore is just a place, and Snooki’s just a sound you make when you sneeze…

16-year-old Courtney Marlow is Australia’s newest reality TV star, and this is a year she’ll never forget. Two cameras shadow her every move but they’re the least of her problems… There’s Lola (Dad’s new wife), Liam (dead boyfriend, or is it ex-boyfriend?), Katie (Lord knows what she’s up to) and Mrs Hammond (the President of the Mothers’ Mafia and occasional pimp).

Funny, smart, silly and sweet, Loathing Lola is the startling debut from then-teenage Australian author and Sydney Morning Herald Young Writer of the Year winner, William Kostakis. This revised 2011 edition contains never-before-read content and will be serialized in four parts, released every week.

I’ve always loved the idea of serialized novels, so I thought, as my first digital self-published release, I’d revisit Loathing Lola, tidy it up and release it in four parts. “Tidy it up” you say? Well, I didn’t just change the -ise verbs to -ize, I finally got the chance to reinstate my original vision. Now, Greedo shoots first. Originally, Loathing Lola and its three sequels were named after what characters say (yep, originally wrote four books, and back then, Book 1 was called If You Must…, can’t imagine why that title never stuck haha). So, keeping that tradition alive, I decided to name each quarter after fan-favourite lines from the quarters. Part 1 owes its title to Katie Watson, who is adament the world has gone to shit.

Click here to buy the Kindle version of Loathing Lola 2011: The World Has Gone To Shit. Don’t have a Kindle? Don’t fret, you can download the free Kindle app for iPhone/iPad/iPod or your computer.

Part 2 coming soon. And if all goes to plan, before the end of the year, you’ll be reading an all-new Part 5.