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December 8, 2022
an exclusive sneak peek at ARCA on io9!
Such excitement — the sequel to Scorpica, called Arca, is on its way! And you can see not only the gorgeous cover but also a sizable excerpt at io9!
Get ready to meet new character Stellari, a scheming senator from Paxim, on the day before the beginning of the Drought of Girls.
December 6, 2022
Scorpica in paperback - a great holiday gift!
If you’ve been waiting for Scorpica to come out in paperback, wait no more! You can buy it from your local independent bookstore, Barnes and Noble, other bookstores, or online.
Want a sense of what’s inside? This was a fun little graphic to put together:
November 7, 2022
enter to win a signed galley of ARCA by pre-ordering SCORPICA in paperback!
Hello! The paperback of SCORPICA will be here before we know it, on November 15!
Need a little nudge to get your order in before then? Well, if you pre-order and enter this giveaway, you’ll have a chance to win a signed galley of ARCA, the next book in the series! Which means not only a rare signed advance copy of the book, but you’ll find out what happens to these characters several months before everyone else! Cool, right?
Click here for the thingamabob for entry (not glam but it does the trick).
And remember, they’re only pre-orders until November 14, so order your copy before then! Where should you pre-order from? Literally anywhere. Here are a few of my favorite options:
November 6, 2022
a #MonthOfMatriarchy manifesto!
I’ve been dropping a few hints here and there about November being the #MonthOfMatriarchy, so I figured I’d better have one central place where I actually talk about what that means. (Also, this isn’t one of those scary manifestos. It’s just laying out facts, beliefs, goals. Making it all manifest!)
Because:
In many obvious and many less obvious ways, we live in a male-default, patriarchal society
In speculative fiction we have the freedom to change all that, but we often don’t
It would be nice to talk about what that means and how we could change it, maybe just one month out of twelve?
So personally, I’ll be highlighting fictional works set in matriarchal societies — some I love, some not so much — throughout the month. But I encourage everyone to figure out what conversations YOU’D like to have around this. The world is big! The possibilities of fictional worlds even more so!
Let’s have a #MonthOfMatriarchy. You in?
November 3, 2022
get in on this Goodreads giveaway!
The paperback release of SCORPICA is right around the corner! November 15, a couple Tuesdays from now.
To celebrate, my publisher is running a 100-copy giveaway of the paperback on Goodreads — so be sure to enter to win!
(But don’t rule out pre-ordering your own paperback either — there’s an announcement coming soon on what that might win you! Stay tuned…)
November 2, 2022
coming to the Texas Book Festival!
Hi there! Such fun stuff happening this fall! First of all, New York ComicCon was an absolute blast. Also, did you know SCORPICA will be available in paperback in just a couple short weeks? Yay!
Last but not least for today, I’ll be appearing at the Texas Book Festival this weekend and I absolutely cannot wait! It’ll be my first book festival in quite a while. I’ve got a panel on Saturday, November 5, in conversation with Rebecca Roanhorse: it’s called “Big Fantasy” and it’s going to be awesome.
Hop on over to the festival site for details!
October 23, 2022
have you seen the cover of ARCA?
The paperback of SCORPICA is coming out shortly, but of course in publishing we’re always living in both the present and the future — so don’t forget that ARCA, second book in the Five Queendoms series, comes out this spring! Right now the release date is March 7 (but you know how release dates are.)
If you haven’t seen the absolutely breathtaking cover of ARCA, rush to check it out now! The official reveal was part of this Saga Press roundup post at Tor.com. Soooo pretty.
(And did I mention you can pre-order? You can pre-order anywhere you get your books, including my longtime fave One More Page.)
October 5, 2022
come see me at NYCC!
OK, dream-come-true time — I get to appear at my first-ever con! (Historical fiction has conferences, yes, but fantasy has cons, and that’s a whole different ball of wax. I’ll be at New York Comic Con on Thursday, October 6. Lots of info, so I’m just going to paste in the listing from my Events page, so you’ve got it all right here:
Thursday, October 6 — New York Comic Con! Back to Javits, baby.
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM In-booth SCORPICA signing at the Saga Press booth
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Kickass Women in Fantasy Panel Signing, Location: Table 4
6:45 PM - 7:45 PM PANEL: Kickass Women in Fantasy: Sit down with some of your favorite authors writing in the fantasy space as they discuss the fantasy heroines they love, crafting their own badass characters, and how they smash the patriarchy with every word they write. Featuring M. J. Kuhn (Among Thieves, Saga Press), G. R. Macallister (Scorpica, Saga Press), Katee Roberts (Electric Idol, Sourcebooks), and Scarlett St. Clair (A Game of Retribution, Sourcebooks), Moderated by Phoebe Cramer, Publishers Weekly; Location: Lit Room 1B-02
Do I even need to say how excited I am? SO EXCITED. Watch for lots of updates on Instagram at @theladygreer!
August 10, 2022
sharing surprises!
Hello! I know it’s been quiet around here, but surprise! I’m back. Hoping to get back in the saddle, updating this blog regularly. For one thing, the second book in the Five Queendoms series is now available for preorder, and it has a GORGEOUS cover, and I’ll be talking plenty about that in the months to come!
But for now, just a quick update! My latest Writer Unboxed post is about the power of surprise (hence the title of this post) — surprise for your characters, surprise for your readers, and surprise for the writer, too.
Read about the power of surprise.
(And stay tuned for more soon!)
June 9, 2022
online again, this time on Instagram!
Remember when I said I had two online events this week? It’s actually three, surprise! I’m on Instagram Live with Kate Khavari, author of A Botanist’s Guide to Parties and Poisons, talking about “Writing While Momming” tonight.
Join us if you can!
