Greg Sampson began writing in 2004 when he completed his first manuscript, Power In the Blood, as a humorous take on the vampire genre. Power In the Blood won a P.O.W. Award in 2006. Rush Week became his first published work in 2004. Tattered Flags followed in 2005. That book won a P.O.W. Award in the year of its publication. Since that time, he has worked on a manuscript titled Maybe Daddies, a coming of age story of boy who enters puberty guided only by the culture as he tries to figure life out.
His latest project is a series of adventures of a teenager who finds himself transported out of the urban world he knows into a world of the wild, where he must relearn everything he knows about survival. He learns to make friends who will help him face his great challenge. The next adventure will take the hero into hostile territory where he must rescue his friends from captivity. Afterward, he will find himself off the Outer Banks of North Carolina in a historical novel that depicts the Life Saving Station of Pea Island and the men who staffed it.
After the relaunch of the website, which you see here, he plans to make his novels available in all poplular e-book formats using the imprint Grand Graffiti.
Greg works as a middle school teacher in the Duval County Public School system (Jacksonville, Florida). He began teaching mathematics in 2005 and currently teaches Algebra 1 and 8th grade mathematics. His students perform well every year on the FCAT as they demonstrate learning gains in excess of one year. Many students progress to the next level of achievement after a year in his classroom. He works in after school tutoring and mentoring programs, chairs a faculty committee that works on data analysis, chairs the collaborative decision making process for administrators, teachers, staff, and workers, and serves as the local building rep for Duval Teachers United.
Prior to his school teaching days, Greg spent eight years as a United Methodist Pastor. He began his preaching in Canal Point, Florida, which is on Lake Okeechobee. He moved to Baldwin in 1998 and served there for six years. He continues to help in that church since he transferred his mission to the public school system. Greg particularly focuses on the challenges that face youth as they seek to know themselves and navigate the treacherous shoals of our secular culture.
Greg has operated businesses in publishing and real estate management. He obtained his Certified Public Accountant status in 1979, and spent a dozen years in auditing, business, and finance. His many responsibilities included bank relations, customer relations, financial reporting, marketing, sales, construction and contract management, corporate governance, and advertising. He draws inspiration for the stories he tells from these varied experiences.
Greg has two degrees: Master of Divinity, granted by Asbury Theological Seminary in 1996, and Bachelor of Science in Accounting, granted by the University of Delaware in 1979.
A committed bachelor, Greg maintains his home in Baldwin, Florida. He is active in CDS Publicity Group, a member of Florida Writers Association, and seeks more opportunities to expand his writing and publishing contacts. He loves technology and the potential for great writers to break through using the new tools of e-publishing and social media.
Find Greg by following him on Twitter (sampsongregory) or liking his Facebook page (Sampson Gregory).