The Story

24K: The Summer Saga, began as a simple car conversation. After visiting their favorite vacation spot, Lake George, NY, Andrew and Ashley Valitutto were on the car ride home when Andrew mentioned he’d love to do a trip up there with his guy friends. “What a great idea for a TV Show”, he thought. Once he revealed the idea to Ashley, the brain-storming process started, and writing began weeks later.  Andrew would use the vacation spot they loved so much as the basis for the fictional town of Lake Wildwood.

The story and its characters were inspired by childhood friends whom Andrew grew up with in the Wildwood development of Wappingers Falls, NY – giving away to the name Lake Wildwood. Written to the first chapter in a series, 24K: The Summer Saga, is a comedy driven by young adult subject matter.  It has described as “American Pie” mixed with “Entourage” and added in some twists and drama.

The Authors

Andrew and Ashley currently reside in Poughkeepsie, NY, doing the whole adult life thing while raising two awesome kids. They met together in a screenwriting class while attending community college. Now, they bring together their first collaborative work. Andrew developed the storyline and characters, as Ashley made sure he didn’t screw up the dialogue and continuity too much.

Ashley is a graduate of Hofstra University with a B.A. in English. She works professionally as a Marketing Manager and has a passion for writing poetry. She’s won multiple writing contests, is always enrolled in some writing workshop, and has a few projects in the works that will be published within the next few months. Because that isn’t enough, Ashley is also in the early stages of branding and creating a unique clothing line and community. Keep up with Ashley on Instagram at @ashleyabstract.

Andrew is a graduate of Hofstra University with a B.A. in Film Studies and Production. This is Andrew’s second self-published work alongside the his novel, The Marble Road, which was written over a decade ago. After 24K, Andrew will be looking to take some time off to focus on his next idea – a science fiction/time travel based script. But don’t worry, the next chapter in the series, will be slated to begin writing in Spring 2022.  Andrew has social media handles, but prefers the human experience more – aka, he doesn’t really use social media.