3Q’s Special – Greg F. Gifune is Crom re-incarnated!
Got another special edition of the 3Q’s today! To celebrate the recent release of ‘Bridge of Souls’ co-written with Sandy DeLuca, Greg F. Gifune kindly stopped by!
Greg is a phenomenal writer and one who has become known as a master of the macabre!
Please, welcome Greg!
Steve: What does your writing time look like? Do you try and write at the same time each day? Do you have a word count you attempt to hit?
Greg: I generally work from about seven in the morning until around four or five, depending on how it’s flowing, Monday through Friday. Some of that time involves handling promotional things or taking meetings, business phone calls and written interviews, that kind of thing, but most of those hours are spent writing, taking notes or doing research. Sometimes I’ll work weekends too if I’m in the groove and don’t want to interrupt that, and now and then if I’m really locked in I’ll work until very late at night. On the writing specifically, I learned a long time ago to never force it, even if I’m on a deadline. So I don’t write specific amounts or pay any attention to word counts or any of that. I’m more concerned with producing good work, regardless of the amount on any given day. Some days it flows and some days it’s like pulling teeth. My objective is to come away with solid work, whether it’s a sentence or ten pages.
Steve: Which other author would you most like to see win a prestigious writing award?
Greg: I’m probably the last guy you want to ask. While there are plenty of other writers I respect, strongly support and love to see succeed, I don’t support awards in the arts and never have. Most hold zero interest for me, and in my opinion, have virtually nothing to do with writing. A few years ago I received a couple reader choice awards, and those mean a lot to me because they came directly (and exclusively) from the readers, not organizations, but in terms of organizations and their awards, I have no interest, and after 20+ years in this business it’s quite clear they have no interest in me either. So it works out.
Journalstone Direct: https://journalstone.com/bookstore/the-gypsy-moths/
Steve: Tell me about your newest release (novel/story/poem/novella) and why someone should read it!
Greg: My newest releases are THE GYPSY MOTHS, a novel published by Journalstone, VELVET ELVIS, released by Down & Out Books and BRIDGE OF SOULS, my second collaborative novel with friend and colleague, author Sandy DeLuca, also published by Journalstone. My novel SAVAGES was just reissued as well, from Cemetery Dance Publications. You can find them and my other titles wherever you get your books. I have another original novel coming soon from CD I can’t discuss publicly just yet, and several other projects in the works both in the novel and TV/film areas, but none I can talk about right now.
Journalstone Direct: https://journalstone.com/bookstore/bridge-of-souls/
Steve: Bonus Question! You wake up in a comic book. What is your comic book character and what is your super power?
Greg: I’ll go with Conan, no super powers necessary.
Excellent choice! Thank you so much, Greg!
To discover more of Greg’s work – check the links!
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Greg-F-Gifune/e/B002NWV4G2
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GregFGifune
Website: https://gregfgifune.wordpress.com/
