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Chip Scarinzi

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Sports, Nonfiction, Suspense

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Chip Scarinzi is an award-winning communications executive by trade and a dyed-in-the-wool baseball fan at heart. A lifelong Philadelphia sports fan, he lives with his wife and two young daughters in the shadow of the Oakland Coliseum in nearby Alameda, Calif. Diehards is the manifestation of his own passion for sports and a desire to understand why he and his tribe care so much about games. He is an Athletics season ticket holder, member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and spends most of his free time at the ballpark.

Ghosts is his first novel.

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Was your book “Ghost” real. As in like true story?

Chip Scarinzi Hi, Lily! Thanks for the question. "Ghosts" is a work of fiction, so no, it wasn't a true story. That said, there are elements of the real world in th…moreHi, Lily! Thanks for the question. "Ghosts" is a work of fiction, so no, it wasn't a true story. That said, there are elements of the real world in the story. The places are real, for example. But that's where the true bits begin and end! Did you read the book? If so, hope you enjoyed!(less)

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what inspired you to write ghost?

Chip Scarinzi Hi, Gavin - thanks for your question.
There are elements of the real world and some familiar experiences that initially led to the story. In my profess…moreHi, Gavin - thanks for your question.
There are elements of the real world and some familiar experiences that initially led to the story. In my professional life, I often take a ferry into SF from a sleepy little island town just across the bay. As I look out the window at the bay and my immediate surroundings, the seeds of "Ghosts" came into view. What if, while amid another standard workday, something out of the ordinary happened? What if the average, everyday commuter were to stumble into something he shouldn't have - and then what if he couldn't get out? That was the initial thought... the story of the main protagonist and his relationship with the key supporting characters evolved from there. I tried to share the story from different perspectives - after all, in times of trauma and distress, there isn't just a single, linear storyline. There are reverberations that span out and impact other people in different ways. So I thought it would be interesting for the reader to see the world through other characters connected to the lead.
Did you read the book? If so, thank you! I'm grateful.(less)

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A new short story series

I recently happened upon a treasure trove of writing prompts. As a creative exercise, I began posting the output from some of my writing sessions on Medium.com - if you're interested, take a peek via the link below!

The process is simple: I select two cards from the box of prompts and write whatever comes to mind based on the mashup of the two cards. For example, this week, I posted the a story th Read more of this blog post »

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