The Ripped & Ready series began on a virtually unknown, but frequently visited blog for new writers called Story Alley back in October of 2009.  He wrote Ripped & Ready Season 1 and Dragged in their entirety on Story Alley, and upon completion he self-published and released them in print, removing chapters off of Story Alley.  During Season 2 of Ripped & Ready, he released ten chapters at a time for purchase on LULU and made them available as downloads – upon completion of Season 2; he released the entire project in print as he had done so with its predecessor, Season 1.  The marketing strategy for Season 2 made December 2009 and January 2010 the most successful sales months to date.  To visit Story Alley, go to this link: http://www.storyalley.com/

The Ripped & Ready series chronicles the lives of four, young, African American men, living in a small urban community in the San Francisco Bay Area.   Marco Thompson, D’Andre Washington, Todd Berry, and Collin Clarke are childhood friends who struggle with day to day dramas associated with family members and their lives become even more complicated as the deal with their sexualities as black men.  Marco and Todd identify themselves as Gay, while D’Andre and Collin slide in and out of the life, using the companionship of females to mask their homosexual activities.  The storyline intertwines the realities associated with street life, infidelity, romance, and substance abuse, as well as, a host of other life challenges and situations.  

To purchase Author, G. D. Grace’s literary collection, visit:

http://stores.lulu.com/enlightenment4theheart .

In April of 2010, he also embarked on another venture that would allow him to utilize and expand his writing ability; he started posting quotes, poems, and excerpts of his novels onto a WordPress blog that he simply calls: Author, G. D. Grace Literary Website.  In addition to his own creative writings, he also has written interviews for other authors as well as reviews on movies, books, television talk-shows and other newsworthy events. 

To visit his literary blog go to the link: http://author2be.wordpress.com/

On September 2, 2010 he produced and hosted his first blog talk radio show entitled, “A Touch of Grace”.  Over the course of an hour listeners are treated to in-depth conversations that highlight the author’s current and future projects, their motivation and inspiration to write, as well as, their personal experiences within the competitive literary world.  The impressive list of gifted writers that have passed through as guest on the show is growing rapidly.  For more details about the show, visit the blog talk radio link:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/author2beepa