Friends! Way back in 2015 or so, I wrote a play for young people that won an award from a children's theatre in Arizona. Titled "Dot and the (Amazing Technicolor) Quest for the Real Santa Claus," it was a raucous, fun story that features a young girl and some very interesting companions, on a quest.
It was inspired by The Wizard of Oz, but totally messed up. LOL.
After a while, I turned it into a novella and published it under the title CATTYWAMPUS CHRISTMAS. It features a cat. Named "Cattywampus." Naturally.
Over the years, it languished on Amazon, selling a few copies here and there. I changed the cover twice.It was a difficult book to market. Some thought it was just a kid's book. It was not; it's filled with social satire, comments about how we treat Christmas, a little black humor and a whole bunch of really, really bad puns. And a whole lot of "Easter eggs."
It was one of those stories that did not let me go. In the back of my mind, the story grew. And grew.
I decided it was time.
Yesterday, I finished a 5,000 word addition, bringing it to around 17,000 words. I also made a preliminary (rough) new cover for it.
One of the old covers...
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