Tuesday, July 13, 2021
WINGED VICTORY FOUNDATION'S NEW VIDEO: Our Purpose and Mission
Watch this new video on YouTube and see how exciting storytelling and liberty can be!
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Monday, May 24, 2021
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Sunday, January 17, 2021
As Close to My Life Story as I'll Every See!
Aleeplus.com published this article about me.
Career Transition Interview with Gen LaGreca (aleeplus.com)
Career Transition Interview with Gen LaGreca
December 10, 2020
Ellen Freed
There are very few individuals who are fortunate enough to make a living or earn money through creative expression. For these privileged artists, work, although difficult at times, is infused with moments of joy. One such person is Genevieve (Gen) LaGreca, whose path to becoming a successful award-winning romantic suspense novelist began in childhood.
At age 5, she saw King Kong about a man
who rescues the woman he loves from danger. Because of this dramatic film, the
concept of romance was first instilled in Gen’s young mind. Then in 2nd grade,
without an assignment, she started spontaneously writing poetry in class. When
her teacher read the material, she put the work on the bulletin board for all
to read. Early in life, Gen displayed an artistic bent toward writing. And then
she read Gone with the Wind and was blown away by the interweaving of
vivid historical events with a romantic love story. Again, she was struck by
the power of romance and also took note of dramatic depiction of events rather
than the dry approach one encounters in history books. These flashes of
artistic awareness remained latent in the back of her mind for decades covered
up temporarily by an interest in science.
After completing a BS in Chemistry from
Polytechnic Institute of New York, Gen worked as a pharmaceutical chemist for
several years. The discovery of Ayn Rand during this period reactivated her
interest in novels because of the author’s interweaving of philosophical themes
with riveting plots. Rand’s influence led to a desire for work in the
humanities and a subsequent MA in Philosophy from the Columbia University
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. This degree cemented the fact that Gen
had become a “thinker.” However, it was not a prescription for employment, and
after searching for work, she became a waitress at a Steak and Brew chain
restaurant.
Although this job bore no relationship to
Gen’s educational achievements, it did serve to start her on the road to
becoming a writer. There was a contest for who could sell the most specialty
cocktails, and she won. Being noticed for excelling at suggested selling, she
was asked to put together a training program on that subject. This involved
writing participant materials and serving as a facilitator. Eventually, she
became Director of Training first for the Steak and Brew corporation, then for
Windows on the World at the World Trade Center.
With this track record, Gen was able to
start her own company. Called Hospitality Industry Training, it included the
writing of video scripts and served as a significant turning point in the
strengthening of her artistic voice. Noticing that her scripts were becoming more
and more plot oriented, Gen began to realize for the first time that she wanted
to write novels. This internal message was supported by feedback from a
restaurant client who said: I can’t have romance in a training program about
restaurant sanitation.
CareerTransition Interview with Gen LaGreca (aleeplus.com)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)