A #3 Ranking on Amazon for New Releases, Organized Crime True Stories This morning’s good news is that, as of this writing, Greg Scarpa, Legendary Evil is ranked #3 on Amazon in the category of New Releases, Organized Crime True Stories. The book has been out less than two weeks. During that time WildBlue Press...Read More

A Surprising Use of a Legal Education The summer that I was honorably discharged from the Army, I started law school. My inspiration for attending law school was the character of Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird. That may sound corny and naïve, but there it is. I wanted to be in a courtroom...Read More

“Three Rules for Writing” When I started writing 30+ years ago the internet was in its infancy. Blogs, so far as I knew, did not exist; social media was just over the horizon; print books, magazines, and newspapers still dominated the reading landscape; and the number of accessible experts, self-proclaimed and accredited, on any subject...Read More

A Week of Promotion of Greg Scarpa, Legendary Evil Generates Sales in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. My gangster biography, Greg Scarpa, Legendary Evil , was launched a week ago by WildBlue Press. Sales have been picking up in the U.S., and the book has broken through in Canada and the U.K. My publisher...Read More

The Launch of Greg Scarpa, Legendary Evil Hits the Podcast Circuit WildBlue Press launched my gangster bio Greg Scarpa, Legendary Evil  on Tuesday, 7/22. In support of the launch I’ve been appearing on podcasts as part of the publisher’s marketing strategy. Those podcasts include True Crime Screening Room with Jim the Podcast Sherpa,  Darkness Radio’s...Read More

WildBlue Press Promotes Greg Scarpa, Legendary Evil with an Official YouTube Trailer! This morning, WildBlue Press posted an official trailer to coincide with their launch of my gangster bio, Greg Scarpa, Legendary Evil. View it here on YouTube! As always, I’ll keep you posted.Read More

WildBlue Press Promotes Greg Scarpa, Legendary Evil and Launches the Audiobook, Hardcover, and Paperback Versions The team at WildBlue Press has been working hard to get the word out about the upcoming launch of my gangster bio, Greg Scarpa, Legendary Evil. The results? In less than 24 hours they have received several requests for Advance Review...Read More

One More Week Until the Launch of Greg Scarpa, Legendary Evil The interior proof is in great shape; the formatting looks great; and the book is 524 pages cover to cover! The page count includes bibliography (18 pages), endnotes (146 pages), and index (20 pages). The launch date is still set for Tuesday, July 22nd....Read More

Top Ranking for Scarpa Bio in Newly Released Organized Crime Biographies! Even though the book is currently only available for prerelease orders as an eBook, this week, Greg Scarpa, Legendary Evil reached #1 on Amazon’s “Hot New Releases” of  organized crime biographies. Not a bad start. The release date is still set for 10 days...Read More

A Chance to Promote My Upcoming Book on “True Crime Talk” Last week I had the pleasure of being a guest on True Crime Talk, a podcast that is the brainchild of my publisher, WildBlue Press. We spent about an hour talking about my new book, Greg Scarpa, Legendary Evil. If all continues to go...Read More