Ash: – The Story of Ashanti Occhipinti

Don’t Publish Your First Book?!?

This has got to be the STUPIDEST thing I have ever heard. Why wouldn’t I publish a book I spent a lot of time on? I have heard it said a couple different ways but they all are based on “Your first book is going to Suck!” Now the people that say this, obviously your […]

Greg 2 years agoSeptember 14, 2021

dumb shit that makes no sense

I don’t care about the Grammar

Usually my titles are the opposite of my point, not today. I don’t care about grammar. I write, I am not good at grammar, spelling or punctuation rules. I speak well and type as I speak. I then go back and review the things word would have me change and usually ignore the concise to […]

Greg 2 years agoSeptember 9, 2021

Social Media

Did I create a great female story or a woke feminist propaganda

My goal was to create a great story that focuses on terrors of Human Trafficking. My story is better with a strong female character. Sure, I could have used a dad, but I am not writing Taken. Here the dad is not incapable, he plays his part and empowers someone who can compliment him. She […]

Greg 2 years agoSeptember 9, 2021

dumb shit that makes no sense

Making Mistakes… or am I

Be sure to subscribe to follow developments to this story –> I just read an article titled 10 Common Mistakes Most Fiction Writers Make in the Opening of a Novel. The number one mistake is Waking up. Guess how my book opens… 1. Waking up Unless you are writing a novel about insomnia or coming […]

Greg 2 years agoAugust 31, 2021

Teasers

Book images

Sometimes it is fun to see what the author was thinking about when they wrote the book as inspiration when writing the book. Some are obvious, some a little obscure. I thought I would create pages of references. Pictures of the objects I either used as a reference or actually used an actual item. I […]

Greg 3 years agoAugust 30, 2021

dumb shit that makes no sense pre launch

Show, Don’t Tell

I mentioned before that I have joined a few writers and author groups to learn more about writing and publishing. I keep hearing this concept of “show, don’t tell.” What the hell does that mean? I heard this in a group where a writer asks, “is Latino offensive?” That took the post down a rabbit […]

Greg 3 years agoAugust 31, 2021

pre launch

Book Cover Art

When is cover art created?

Greg 3 years agoAugust 31, 2021

dumb shit that makes no sense pre launch

I am not a writer

Ok, this is a little wierd, on a author’s blog claiming they are not a writer. But the truth is I am not a writer. I never wanted to write a novel and I wasn’t that good at language arts in school, I didn’t like reading growing up and my knowledge of grammar is not […]

Greg 3 years agoSeptember 3, 2021

pre launch

Who should read it first?

Now that I have the first draft written, I need to find people to read it and give me feedback.

Greg 3 years agoAugust 18, 2021

Marketing pre launch Social Media

Introducing Yourself in Groups

Part of the process successful writers recommend is building an audience for your book long before the book is published. The marketing concept is that people become invested in the book and the process, they want to see you succeed. They want to go out and buy the book. This should ensure a successful launch. […]