SOURPUSS by Merricat Mulwray -- Sourpuss is a blistering satire of the depraved and entitled culture that pervades college campuses. ***Guest Post - See what the Author has to say about Comedy in Writing -- Giveaway***
Sourpuss by Merricat Mulwray
Publication date: January 20th 2019
Genres: Comedy, Contemporary, New Adult
Sourpuss is a blistering satire of the depraved and entitled culture that pervades college campuses.
Mallory Wahl loathes the campus party scene . . .
She’s sprinting through her senior year obsessed with winning a spot on the US Olympic track team. But she runs straight into a hurdle in the form of fraternity president Graham Patterson, an intern assigned to help her recover from an injury – one she blames on him.
Once Graham’s therapies begin to work, Mallory pretends to fall in love but traps herself in her own scheme and tailspins deep into his debauched world. When a scandal erupts which threatens to shatter her Olympic dreams once and for all, Mallory must finally face the dark truth she’s been running from since freshman year.
In the style of a ’90s dark comedy flick, Merricat Mulwray’s debut brings an insightful and humorous perspective to the reckless behavior college students perpetually get away with. Mallory, herself a flawed heroine, is backed by a self-serving cast of athletes, party girls, townies, and fraternity brothers so hilariously dark that the book will leave you wondering if anyone ever gets what they deserve.
Guest Post
Comedy In Writing By Merricat Mulwray
Comedy in writing is incredibly difficult. Mostly because what each particular person finds funny is personal. There were times when we thought about holding back or changing something we thought was funny to make it more palatable to a wider group of people. But then we didn’t think it was funny. It was just lame it was no longer accurate. It didn’t tell our truth. So we decided we could only be ourselves and if we thought it was funny then that was good enough. That’s the key. Everything is not for everybody and that’s perfectly fine. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve laughed hysterically while relaying a story only to be met with wide eyes. But other people laugh along just as hard. Perhaps that’s because what we find funny is based on truth and sometimes the truth is absolutely horrible. How true something is, is directly related to how funny we think it is, no matter how wrong it is, that and people falling. I can never get enough of that. I love those Japanese game shows where people just eat shit the whole time. Recently my sister went on vacation. I got a text from her that said, “Help me.” I was super worried. She was in Mexico and anything could have happened. But before I could call she sent another text telling me that she basically had Montezuma’s revenge and was grateful that whoever designed the resort made it so the shower and the toilet were close enough to be used at the same time. I almost pissed my pants. I was laughing so hard I couldn’t see. The desperation of those two words was so funny. Of course, I felt terrible, I didn’t want her vacation ruined nor did I want her to feel bad. Food poisoning is one of the worst physical feelings in the world. But it was hilarious. I, in turn, got super sick on a trip the following month. I hope she giggled her as off, while still caring, obviously.
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