Marc J Gregson
@mjgwrite.bsky.social
NYT bestselling author of the Above the Black trilogy and BEHIND THE GLASS | 8th Grade ELA Teacher |
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Marc J Gregson
@mjgwrite.bsky.social
· Jan 9
"A joyous romp through gore."
AMONG SERPENTS is out now in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook.
AMONG SERPENTS is out now in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook.
My next book after the Above the Black trilogy...
BEHIND THE GLASS, planned for release on November 10th, 2026 from Blackstone Publishing.
Can't wait!
BEHIND THE GLASS, planned for release on November 10th, 2026 from Blackstone Publishing.
Can't wait!
November 18, 2025 at 12:01 AM
My next book after the Above the Black trilogy...
BEHIND THE GLASS, planned for release on November 10th, 2026 from Blackstone Publishing.
Can't wait!
BEHIND THE GLASS, planned for release on November 10th, 2026 from Blackstone Publishing.
Can't wait!
Utah readers!
I will be signing books at Barnes & Noble in Park City on Saturday, November 22nd from 1-4PM. If you have not had your book signed, this is a great chance for you to come meet me.
I hope to see you there!
I will be signing books at Barnes & Noble in Park City on Saturday, November 22nd from 1-4PM. If you have not had your book signed, this is a great chance for you to come meet me.
I hope to see you there!
November 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Utah readers!
I will be signing books at Barnes & Noble in Park City on Saturday, November 22nd from 1-4PM. If you have not had your book signed, this is a great chance for you to come meet me.
I hope to see you there!
I will be signing books at Barnes & Noble in Park City on Saturday, November 22nd from 1-4PM. If you have not had your book signed, this is a great chance for you to come meet me.
I hope to see you there!
I've been very fortunate that my author career has picked up enough that I have gone part-time as a teacher for the last two school years.
I have no idea how I'd manage 2026 with two books coming out, and a deadline for another book due in May, if I was still full-time.
I have no idea how I'd manage 2026 with two books coming out, and a deadline for another book due in May, if I was still full-time.
November 16, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I've been very fortunate that my author career has picked up enough that I have gone part-time as a teacher for the last two school years.
I have no idea how I'd manage 2026 with two books coming out, and a deadline for another book due in May, if I was still full-time.
I have no idea how I'd manage 2026 with two books coming out, and a deadline for another book due in May, if I was still full-time.
One thing that helped me in my author journey is maintaining the perspective that there will always be authors more "successful" and authors who are less "successful" than I am.
Never compare journeys. It'll just make you unhappy.
Never compare journeys. It'll just make you unhappy.
November 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
One thing that helped me in my author journey is maintaining the perspective that there will always be authors more "successful" and authors who are less "successful" than I am.
Never compare journeys. It'll just make you unhappy.
Never compare journeys. It'll just make you unhappy.
When my brothers and I were kids, we'd look at the TV guide and find an awesome rated R 80s movie on network TV.
I vividly remember watching Bloodsport with my brothers, and renacting the scenes by play fighting during the long commercials.
Makes me feel old. But those were the days, man.
I vividly remember watching Bloodsport with my brothers, and renacting the scenes by play fighting during the long commercials.
Makes me feel old. But those were the days, man.
November 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
When my brothers and I were kids, we'd look at the TV guide and find an awesome rated R 80s movie on network TV.
I vividly remember watching Bloodsport with my brothers, and renacting the scenes by play fighting during the long commercials.
Makes me feel old. But those were the days, man.
I vividly remember watching Bloodsport with my brothers, and renacting the scenes by play fighting during the long commercials.
Makes me feel old. But those were the days, man.
Okay Predator: Badlands is excellent!
November 15, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Okay Predator: Badlands is excellent!
Something fun that has started happening to me is I'm now being invited to out-of-state reading festivals and schools for visits.
My publisher is also pitching me to places, too, and sending me on tour again. So lots of travel, but it's super fun meeting readers all over. 😀
My publisher is also pitching me to places, too, and sending me on tour again. So lots of travel, but it's super fun meeting readers all over. 😀
November 14, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Something fun that has started happening to me is I'm now being invited to out-of-state reading festivals and schools for visits.
My publisher is also pitching me to places, too, and sending me on tour again. So lots of travel, but it's super fun meeting readers all over. 😀
My publisher is also pitching me to places, too, and sending me on tour again. So lots of travel, but it's super fun meeting readers all over. 😀
My oldest prefers reading physical books and has been waiting since AMONG SERPENTS to read DOWNFALL.
I gave her a physical advance readers copy of DF and she's already on chapter seven. Each morning when I drive her to school, we talk about what she read.
It's pretty special.
I gave her a physical advance readers copy of DF and she's already on chapter seven. Each morning when I drive her to school, we talk about what she read.
It's pretty special.
November 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
My oldest prefers reading physical books and has been waiting since AMONG SERPENTS to read DOWNFALL.
I gave her a physical advance readers copy of DF and she's already on chapter seven. Each morning when I drive her to school, we talk about what she read.
It's pretty special.
I gave her a physical advance readers copy of DF and she's already on chapter seven. Each morning when I drive her to school, we talk about what she read.
It's pretty special.
Seeing the new Predator tomorrow! Can't wait!
November 14, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Seeing the new Predator tomorrow! Can't wait!
Got an email this morning that I wasn't sure was AI spam at first and seemed like an okay author opportunity. It was a little strangely worded, so I was looking at it with suspicion.
Then it said, "We will need a setup fee."
I was like, "NOPE. Blocked."
Then it said, "We will need a setup fee."
I was like, "NOPE. Blocked."
November 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Got an email this morning that I wasn't sure was AI spam at first and seemed like an okay author opportunity. It was a little strangely worded, so I was looking at it with suspicion.
Then it said, "We will need a setup fee."
I was like, "NOPE. Blocked."
Then it said, "We will need a setup fee."
I was like, "NOPE. Blocked."
Added another pin this morning.
Look at all the places I've signed my books!
Look at all the places I've signed my books!
November 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Added another pin this morning.
Look at all the places I've signed my books!
Look at all the places I've signed my books!
Among all the cool stuff that happened for me today, we also sold out of my books at the book fair! 😀
I left behind signed bookmarks for students who weren't able to get a book.
I left behind signed bookmarks for students who weren't able to get a book.
November 12, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Among all the cool stuff that happened for me today, we also sold out of my books at the book fair! 😀
I left behind signed bookmarks for students who weren't able to get a book.
I left behind signed bookmarks for students who weren't able to get a book.
Just learned today that SKY'S END made the Indiana state reading list!
That's now Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, and Utah!
That's now Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, and Utah!
November 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Just learned today that SKY'S END made the Indiana state reading list!
That's now Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, and Utah!
That's now Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, and Utah!
Today, I am going before a whole school of ~600 students to talk about my books and my journey to getting published. It's gonna be a good day!
November 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Today, I am going before a whole school of ~600 students to talk about my books and my journey to getting published. It's gonna be a good day!
My big school visit starts today. Today, I'll be teaching on "Writing a book" and "Getting a book published."
I'm going to eat lunch with the creative writing students, too. I can't wait for their questions.
And I'm going to be signing a lot of books, too!
Wish me luck!
I'm going to eat lunch with the creative writing students, too. I can't wait for their questions.
And I'm going to be signing a lot of books, too!
Wish me luck!
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
My big school visit starts today. Today, I'll be teaching on "Writing a book" and "Getting a book published."
I'm going to eat lunch with the creative writing students, too. I can't wait for their questions.
And I'm going to be signing a lot of books, too!
Wish me luck!
I'm going to eat lunch with the creative writing students, too. I can't wait for their questions.
And I'm going to be signing a lot of books, too!
Wish me luck!
A fan told me yesterday that she drove four hours to come see at my book signing yesterday!
November 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
A fan told me yesterday that she drove four hours to come see at my book signing yesterday!
Reposted by Marc J Gregson
TODAY! ⭐
Join us in the bookshop to meet New York Times bestselling author @mjgwrite.bsky.social! We'll be celebrating the new book in his Above the Black trilogy for teens, AMONG SERPENTS. 🐍
Don't miss it, y'all! buff.ly/6BroRv4
Join us in the bookshop to meet New York Times bestselling author @mjgwrite.bsky.social! We'll be celebrating the new book in his Above the Black trilogy for teens, AMONG SERPENTS. 🐍
Don't miss it, y'all! buff.ly/6BroRv4
November 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
TODAY! ⭐
Join us in the bookshop to meet New York Times bestselling author @mjgwrite.bsky.social! We'll be celebrating the new book in his Above the Black trilogy for teens, AMONG SERPENTS. 🐍
Don't miss it, y'all! buff.ly/6BroRv4
Join us in the bookshop to meet New York Times bestselling author @mjgwrite.bsky.social! We'll be celebrating the new book in his Above the Black trilogy for teens, AMONG SERPENTS. 🐍
Don't miss it, y'all! buff.ly/6BroRv4
Tonight I'll be in Houston, Texas at Blue Willow Books at 4pm CT.
Come see me!
Come see me!
November 8, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Tonight I'll be in Houston, Texas at Blue Willow Books at 4pm CT.
Come see me!
Come see me!
Just got the best email from my author contact form.
The complete message?
"Books."
Books, indeed!
The complete message?
"Books."
Books, indeed!
November 8, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Just got the best email from my author contact form.
The complete message?
"Books."
Books, indeed!
The complete message?
"Books."
Books, indeed!
Reposted by Marc J Gregson
TOMORROW! ⭐
Join us in the bookshop to meet New York Times bestselling author @mjgwrite.bsky.social! We'll be celebrating the new book in his Above the Black trilogy for teens, AMONG SERPENTS. 🐍
See event details and RSVP here! buff.ly/6BroRv4
Join us in the bookshop to meet New York Times bestselling author @mjgwrite.bsky.social! We'll be celebrating the new book in his Above the Black trilogy for teens, AMONG SERPENTS. 🐍
See event details and RSVP here! buff.ly/6BroRv4
November 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
TOMORROW! ⭐
Join us in the bookshop to meet New York Times bestselling author @mjgwrite.bsky.social! We'll be celebrating the new book in his Above the Black trilogy for teens, AMONG SERPENTS. 🐍
See event details and RSVP here! buff.ly/6BroRv4
Join us in the bookshop to meet New York Times bestselling author @mjgwrite.bsky.social! We'll be celebrating the new book in his Above the Black trilogy for teens, AMONG SERPENTS. 🐍
See event details and RSVP here! buff.ly/6BroRv4
Got my first royalty check featuring AMONG SERPENTS this week.
I'm a happy author. 😀
I'm a happy author. 😀
November 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Got my first royalty check featuring AMONG SERPENTS this week.
I'm a happy author. 😀
I'm a happy author. 😀
I'll be on at 1:50PM ET today if you want to watch my virtual panel!
November 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I'll be on at 1:50PM ET today if you want to watch my virtual panel!
It's on their website, so I guess its a good time to share! I'm going to the Southwest Florida Reading Festival in Fort Myers on March 6th and 7th, 2026!
I hope to see you there!
I hope to see you there!
November 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
It's on their website, so I guess its a good time to share! I'm going to the Southwest Florida Reading Festival in Fort Myers on March 6th and 7th, 2026!
I hope to see you there!
I hope to see you there!
How I felt while writing my trilogy:
1. SKY'S END was the most exciting, but also the most work
2. AMONG SERPENTS was the most fun and easiest to write, but did require some outlining
3. DOWNFALL was the most difficult, bittersweet, and satisfying
1. SKY'S END was the most exciting, but also the most work
2. AMONG SERPENTS was the most fun and easiest to write, but did require some outlining
3. DOWNFALL was the most difficult, bittersweet, and satisfying
November 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
How I felt while writing my trilogy:
1. SKY'S END was the most exciting, but also the most work
2. AMONG SERPENTS was the most fun and easiest to write, but did require some outlining
3. DOWNFALL was the most difficult, bittersweet, and satisfying
1. SKY'S END was the most exciting, but also the most work
2. AMONG SERPENTS was the most fun and easiest to write, but did require some outlining
3. DOWNFALL was the most difficult, bittersweet, and satisfying