Gregory Gottfried - Aspiring Writer with the Skills to go Far

Gregory Gottfried

 

Gregory Gottfried has several jobs at the same time. By day, Gottfried pays his bills by working as a front desk agent for the Sheraton Tarrytown Hotel in Tarrytown, New York. His job involves greeting and welcoming guests, mostly travelers in town for a limited stay at the Sheraton Tarrytown, checking them in and out, answering phone calls and making calls to satisfy the operational needs of the hotel and on behalf of customers. He works with tourists often to help them make their stay in Tarrytown the best and most convenient that he can. In the process, he listens to their stories, the small glimpses into their lives—and it all goes to his writing.

Gregory Gottfried became interested in writing screenplays and stories in high school. He had always been enraptured by movies and novels, and from an early age he thought about the writing that goes into making his favorite movies come alive on the screen. He followed that passion throughout his life, re-writing famous movie scripts while he studied film and screenwriting at Tompkins Cortland Community College in Dryden, New York before transferring from Onondaga Community College in Syracuse, New York. He considers his work in the hotel a part of his normal day job, along with improving his writing constantly by working on his craft and reading voraciously.

Gregory Gottfried learned how to create and edit videos as well with his post-high school education. He helps friends who have bands and the desire to make videos for their music create better products that they can share and improve their image with. Gottfried also sharpens his storytelling skills by helping others strengthen their own stories and writing. His friends know that if they need any kind of their writing edited for content or technical clarity (punctuation, grammar, spelling, etc.) they can come to him. Gottfried is extremely busy holding down his many jobs and responsibilities for himself and his friends, but he loves the rush of creating a new story from an idea or an observation, or just a wandering thought.

Gregory Gottfried has plenty of professional experience in addition to writing talent and skill. He has worked in many retail stores in his young career, including the GAP and Aeropostale, and has plenty of customer service experience supporting his current position at the Sheraton Tarrytown, including stints at Olive Garden and Applebee’s. Gottfried uses his unique experiences in customer service to create his stories and weave in elements of his life and observations. He is on his way to creating his own books and stories for others to read and enjoy. Hopefully they will be inspired by Gottfried’s perspective on the life and world around him.