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GregCarrico

Name	Gregory Carrico
Location	upstate New York
Birthday	Feb 06
Member Since	Feb 29, 2012
Votes Received	961
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My name is Gregory Carrico, and I'm a writer.

Welcome Gregory

"Thanks, y'all. I've been hooked on words for as long as I can remember. It started with the light stuff; Tolkien, Lewis, you know how it is. After my first hit of Heinlein, I knew I couldn't stop. 

Before I knew it, I was into King and Koontz. Things got pretty dark. There were Elfstones, Shrikes, heroic lepers...  I couldn't get enough.

One day, I peered over the top of cardboard screen from my seat at the head of the kitchen table. I needed more words, but I had to have some control over what they said. I hit a new low. I had turned to role-playing games for my fix.

A gang of bloodshot, greasy haired social pariahs were calling me Dungeon Master. Their Cheetos-stained fingers aimed accusations of murder at me over pyramids of Mountain Dew cans. They were dead. I had killed them all! They had to know the Alien King was a plot device! How could they have missed the clues? Idiots!! All my hard work, Wasted!

I knew, then, I had hit rock bottom. But thanks to you, my readers, I turned my life around! I don't write for those guys anymore. Now, I write for you.

My name is Gregory Carrico, and I'm a writer.

My Books:
Apocalypstick
Tales from the Mist
Children of the Plague

Coming soon:
Sand, a dark super-hero story.
King of Rats, my short story from Tales from the Mist

Works

Sand

2 parts / 3 pages, updated Apr 20, 2013 PG-13

A suspected terrorist attack simultaneously and mysteriously incapacitates hundreds of people in a Baltimore hospital, but the only witness, a former police detective with severe psy... read more

68 reads

Children of the Plague

Horror #51

24 parts / 66 pages, updated Mar 03, 2013 PG-13

In the darkest corners of lower Manhattan, a battle like no other rages. The city is home to a hidden group of survivors of the nanite plague, and a brother and sis... read more

142,649 reads

911

150

Killing Tiffany Hudson

7 pages, updated Jan 15, 2013

Killing Tiffany Hudson is one of two stories in the Apocalypstick collection. It is the story of two genetically altered people who must decide the fate of humanity... read more

515 reads

SAMPLE Children of the Plague, Chapter One: Waiting for the Scream

5 pages, updated Jul 12, 2012

****This sample chapter of Children of the Plague is now part of the full novel, available right here on Wattpad. Please use the link bel... read more

478 reads

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Connect The Dots

27 reads

Dark Sanctuary: Book One in The...

128,232 reads

Deep Into the Game (S.W....

620 reads

Legends from the Warlocks Chair...

64 reads

Message Board

JaclynTittering...
9 hours ago

@GregCarrico I'm all for disturbing literature, gives me a new view on writing antagonists.

GregCarrico
9 hours ago

@JaclynTitterington If you haven't read any of TW Brown's zombie novels, he's the new master of the genre. He has two series of zombie books: Zomblog, and the Dead series. Both are great. very disturbing at times, but very realistic.

JaclynTittering...
10 hours ago

@GregCarrico Ghouls and zombies? You have me intrigued to the highest point.

GregCarrico
11 hours ago

I  reviewed TW Brown's "That Ghoul Ava and the Queen of the Zombies" at Live the Story today. Leave a comment on the post I may buy you the eBook and audiobook! Also giving away a copy of Forever Road by Catie Rhodes. Both excellent stories. I'd love to see some Wattpad pals there!
http://www.gramico.com/blog/thirty-minute-reader-wrap-free-ebooks-and-a-review/

GregCarrico
2 days ago

@KittenKishes That's very kind of you to say so. Your support means a lot to me, so here's a huge THANK YOU! 
Have a great day--you just made mine ;-)

GregCarrico
2 days ago

@knowitall5437 Anytime! I hope it was helpful.

KittenKishes
2 days ago

I loved children of the plague, finding great stories like that on wattpad can be hard to find sometimes and I'm glad I found yours! I'll definitely be trying to get some friends to read it too! ;D

knowitall5437
4 days ago

Thanks for the advice! I appreciate it! :)

GregCarrico
4 days ago

@WeNeedPeace Glad to help spread the word! Y'all did a great job with the 1st issue.

GregCarrico
4 days ago

@knowitall5437 Howdy! You aren't bother me at all. I love hearing from my fellow WattPadians. I hired an artist to design and create the cover for Children of the Plague. A professional cover makes a TON of difference in attracting readers to your book.
If you are going to design your own a cover, there are a some basic ideas to keep in mind. You want to make sure that the Title and Author Name are easy to read, and aren't lost in the background. Typically, you want the Title to be in a different font than the Author Name, too.
I like to keeps things simple. Stick with a unified color theme, and Font Colors that contrast, and your cover stand out. 
Like anything else, Practice Practice Practice until you are an expert with the software you are using (Photoshop, Gimp, etc.).
I hope this helps, and sorry for taking so long to reply.
Cheers!

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