Creative Writing with the Crimson League

The Blog of Fantasy Author Victoria Grefer

June 30, 2024

COVER REVEAL!!! Book THREE of the Herezoth Trilogy is coming your way Nov. 1!

I’m SOOO excited to reveal the cover and a draft of the back cover for book three of the Herezoth Trilogy, coming November 1, 2024. This means . . . and I’m so excited about it . . . the whole trilogy will be available in time for the Christmas season. The whole trilogy! The…
August 15, 2025

Meet Verony TODAY! Find redemption with her and the Crimson League

She took part in a sorcerer’s coup, then changed her mind. Can she find redemption fighting with the burgeoning resistance against Zalski Forzythe? It’s pub day for Verony and The Conflicted Conspirator. I couldn’t be happier. You can find the book here. (Please note, if you have not read any of my other books, this…
August 14, 2025

She took part in a sorcerer’s coup, then changed her mind.

IT’S PUB DAY TOMORROW, AUGUST 15! “The Conflicted Conspirator” is soon available on Amazon in paperback and for Kindle. Verony Staid takes part in sorcerer Zalski Forzythe’s coup against Herezoht’s royal family. When she changes her mind and joins the resistance movement opposing him, can she find redemption before the king’s sons discover what she…
May 23, 2025

COVER REVEAL!!!

I am so crazy excited to reveal the cover for the Herezoth trilogy prequel. The island nation of Herezoth has known peace ever since the king’s forebear put down an infamous sorcerers’ revolt in ancient times. Those born with magical powers—especially sorcery—hide their talents. Until now. When a nobleman overthrows the royal family under pretense…
May 18, 2025

My characters are kind of like my kids

There may be some writers who only care about making money. They rush out book after book, trying to capitalize on current trends that will sell. Such (theoretical) writers cares nothing about the quality of their “art.” They care nothing about the stories. It’s all a cash grab. You see it all over the place…
May 17, 2025

We are go! With magic of a different kind in this one.

I have started the process of formatting The Conflicted Conspirator: The Fight for Redemption! I’m doing the paperback first, as I believe it will be easier than the ebook. I need both the PDF of the paperback and the EPUB files for advance reader copies, so it’s all good, no matter where I begin. I’m…
May 15, 2025

Fighting procrastination…on why I write

I’m in a weird place lately. I have lots of things I need to do, other things I need space to process, and I’ve not been able to motivate myself to really get going. In terms of writing, I really need to get to formatting my prequel. I haven’t formatted anything since my first editions…
May 13, 2025

Why you should visit Herezoth (or let someone else know it exists) . . .

Why should you visit the kingdom of Herezoth? There are so many reasons! YOU ARE SICK OF CORPORATE, SOULLESS CASH GRABS TRYING TO PASS AS ART. I can promise you, if there is one thing Herezoth and its people have, it’s heart. So much heart. These are stories with depth and meaning that will stir…
May 8, 2025

Character Spotlight: meet Herezoth’s conflicted conspirator!

I needed time to get to know her and let her story unfold, but Verony (VER-oh-nee) Staid eventually became one of my favorite characters in my series. She is the protagonist of my upcoming release and ARC titled The Conflicted Conspirator: The Fight for Redemption. She is eighteen when the story starts. Physically, Verony’s most…
May 7, 2025

I’m back . . . with really big updates

Hi, y’all. I haven’t been good about coming around here. But I’ve been busy. At the end of last year, I wrote a first draft of book five. Technically, it was a rewrite of a really terrible, unworkable draft from 2012. It’s workable now, so I’m excited about that for the future. As for this…
January 4, 2025

My best promo ever! And it’s still going

I am so excited at how well this promo is going. I’ve technically had more total downloads before during a promo, but never as many paid ones. Make sure you don’t miss out! Here is the situation: Book two of my trilogy is current free on Kindle. I’ve had over 2000 total downloads, including 100…