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Gabriel Morgan is querying

@gabrielmorgan00.bsky.social

💜 He/Him 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Author of romance and fantasy 💜 Currently querying: COVENANT (MM gothic romantasy) 💜 WIP: Trans MM Little Mermaid retelling (romantasy with deep sea horror)

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Gabriel Morgan is querying@gabrielmorgan00.bsky.social · yesterday

A MARVELLOUS LIGHT X PENNY DREADFUL 💜 second chance MM romance 🛏 there's only one bed 🖤 opposites attract 🌑 gothic decadence 👻 big spooky house ✨️ dreamwalking magic 🏳️‍🌈 bisexual awakening 🏳️‍⚧️L,G,B, and T rep 🥀 horror as a metaphor 🔮 alternate London setting 🕯Victorian occult #DVpit #A #R #F #LGBT

Gabriel Morgan is querying@gabrielmorgan00.bsky.social · last mo.

Thank you so much for hosting #Sumluv. It's been so fun and inspiring, and I'm now very invested in everyone's fictional couples!! As I'm still querying, I'm mainly looking to build my profile right now, so if you could follow me and/or like my pinned post that would be great! 🥰

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · last mo.

I want to thank you all for some great conversations and connections this month. It's truly been wonderful to see everyone chatting and being excited for and supportive of one another 🧡 Let's keep the #SumLuv train going: drop your links, follow some new friends, catch up on some prompt replies 🧡

Romance Writers Summer of Love #SumLuv @EllieYellu Day 31: Support Swap! How can we support you? Don't be shy about self-promotion!
Gabriel Morgan is querying@gabrielmorgan00.bsky.social · last mo.

I'm currently querying COVENANT so fingers crossed! In the meantime I'm drafting a new WIP, which is an adult romantasy Little Mermaid retelling. Think deep sea horror as a trans metaphor, toxic M/M romance, BDSM, fictional Italy, anti-monarchy sentiments, and a giant squid. #SumLuv

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · last mo.

So...where's this going, #SumLuv ?? 🧡 What's next for you and your work? If you've been chatting about a WIP, what's the plan for it when it's finished? What's your next project? Are you waiting on any news? Will we stay like this forever? 🧡

Romance Writers Summer of Love #SumLuv @EllieYellu Day 30: Where's This Going? What's next for your work?
Gabriel Morgan is querying@gabrielmorgan00.bsky.social · last mo.

I love emotional angst, but I'm also a big softie. I think the reason I enjoy a HEA so much is because you can really dig deep into a character's insecurities and struggles while knowing that in the end, everything will work out for them and their relationship. #SumLuv

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · last mo.

Do you have a favorite variation on the HEA? #SumLuv No need to spoil your own work unless you want to chat about it There are some who might say a HEA is essential to the romance genre. Do you agree?

Romance Writers Summer of Love #SumLuv @EllieYellu Day 28: Happily Ever Afters. How do you feel about them? Is a HEA necessary for your particular story?
Gabriel Morgan is querying@gabrielmorgan00.bsky.social · last mo.

Oooh I love this one. Rowan and Darshil aren't jealous often in COVENANT, as neither is a very jealous person. However, there is one scene where I really wanted to use jealousy in a fun way. One of my fave spicy tropes is "character watches their love interest kiss someone else and (1/2) #SumLuv

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · last mo.

Swoony and darkly possessive? Anxious and insecure? A healthy dose of something natural to work through? Not explored at all? If not, what do you explore instead? #SumLuv 🧡

Romance Writers Summer of Love #SumLuv @EllieYellu Day 25: Jealousy. What role does jealousy play in your story?
Gabriel Morgan is querying@gabrielmorgan00.bsky.social · last mo.

YES! Rowan is a tall, hot, androgynous goth with eyeliner, rings, and good fashion, and he's adventurous and fun but also secretly romantic. Even in his cynical hedonist stage, he still cares deeply for his friends and family. As the love interest, Darshil was designed to be hot and (1/2) #SumLuv

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · last mo.

If they were datable, and available, would YOU date them? What qualities in them make that more or less likely to happen? #SumLuv 🧡

Romance Writers Summer of Love #SumLuv @EllieYellu Day 22: Smash or Pass. Would you date them?
Gabriel Morgan is querying@gabrielmorgan00.bsky.social · last mo.

Darshil falls first. Rowan falls harder. The middle is where the big pining happens. After lots of fighting, they declare a truce and agree to be friends, which causes all the suppressed feelings to emerge. Darshil, while still in denial about his sexuality, is a hopeless romantic (1/2) #SumLuv

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · last mo.

and is there pining? please tell me there's pining 🙏 #SumLuv 🧡

Romance Writers Summer of Love #SumLuv @EllieYellu Day 21: Level of Interest. Do your characters fall for each other at the same time?
Gabriel Morgan is querying@gabrielmorgan00.bsky.social · last mo.

As I've mentioned this scene a lot in my SumLuv posts and shared a tiny bit but not the full thing, I went with the corset tying scene! CW: I would say this falls between the "squee" and "🥵" categories. No actual sex, but sexual implications and descriptions. Hyped to read everyone's snips!! #SumLuv

Darshil heard the smile in his voice and inhaled deeply. He had faced visions from beyond the Veil. He could fasten a corset. He took the ties in his trembling fingers. Rowan bent over and braced his hands on the bedpost, the heat of his body palpable. Determinedly not looking down, Darshil adjusted the ties row by row before giving them a tug. “Harder,” Rowan said. Gritting his teeth, Darshil yanked furiously. This drew a sharp intake of breath from Rowan, whose back arched. “A little more,” he said. Darshil pulled again, then tied the lacings into a knot, fingers clumsy, chest tight. Somehow, he managed to do a somewhat acceptable job. The only thing left out of place was the undershirt, which had caught in the corset and ridden up, baring a sliver of him. A ridge of his spine. The dip of his waist. The mole near his hip. Darshil stared at the lace trim resting against Rowan’s bare skin. Then, holding his breath, he took a step closer and reached out to fix the shirt. His fingers brushed Rowan’s hip. Rowan gasped, and Darshil’s hand stilled against him, heart pounding at the feel of warm skin and hard leather beneath his palm. A familiar panic set in, the same one that had caused him to pull away from Rowan during their very first kiss. This time, however, the ache of want consumed the panic entirely. He should pull away. But, as Rowan had once said, should and want were different things entirely, so Darshil stepped forwards, until they were pressed together, thigh to thigh, groin to the soft curve of Rowan’s behind. Darshil hardened at that touch, and a soft, breathless moan left Rowan’s lips. Darshil felt that moan in his entire body. He wanted to swallow it, to kiss it from Rowan’s mouth and keep it, treasure it. The corset hugged Rowan’s waist, pressing it into a curve that seemed made for Darshil’s hand. It would be so easy to grab him fully, to bend him further over the bed and… “You’re done,” Darshil said hoarsely, pulling Rowan’s shirt down and ste…
📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · last mo.

Show us a point where you turn it up to eleven: a moment of over-the-top romance, of uber-sweetness, or hawt hawt spice! Take some time to react to other snippets 🧡 #SumLuv (knowing a variety of people will be browsing this one, please be considerate with your CWs)

Romance Writers Summer of Lover #SumLuv @EllieYellu Day 20: Swoon, Squee, or Sweat. Post a snippet from your story that will make us all reply "swoon!", "squee!", or "🥵" [hot face emoji]. Use content warnings as necessary.
Gabriel Morgan is querying@gabrielmorgan00.bsky.social · last mo.

I think it would be a good balance! Rowan would get along with my friends from the vogue and drag scenes and also my goth friends, while Darshil would bond with my more bookish friends. I could see us all going thrifting together or maybe taking Darshil to his first ever Pride. #SumLuv

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · last mo.

A silly one today about how your characters might behave in the "real" world, and how "real" people might react to them #SumLuv

Romance Writers Summer of Love #SumLuv @EllieYellu Day 19: Dinner Party. You're having dinner with your friends and your main characters. Is everyone getting along?
Gabriel Morgan is querying@gabrielmorgan00.bsky.social · last mo.

When I draft books, I usually only have about 70% of the plot/character journeys planned because it's only when I start writing prose that I can really dig deep. I knew Rowan started out cynical, self destructive, and closed off, and knew what I wanted to say with his journey, but (1/2) #SumLuv

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · last mo.

Did you always expect their story to play out the way it has? Is there anything about the story you had to change to accommodate this romantic relationship? #SumLuv

Romance Writers Summer of Love #SumLuv @EllieYellu Day 18: Surprises. What has surprised you most about writing these characters?
Gabriel Morgan is querying@gabrielmorgan00.bsky.social · 2mo ago

In COVENANT, I wanted to do a take on the experienced x virgin trope that isn't just "the feminine one is a virgin and sex is viewed as claiming". Rowan is promiscuous because he uses sex as an unhealthy coping mechanism. Darshil is inexperienced because he was taught by Victorian (1/2) #SumLuv

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Sometimes characters meet at very similar stages of their lives, but sometimes there's a mismatch—in age, in life experience, in background, in sexual appetite... Are your characters as worldly as each other? Does their baggage make a matched set, or do they need help carrying some? #SumLuv

Romance Writers Summer of Love #SumLuv @EllieYellu Day 17: Experience. What role does experience play in the dynamic between your characters?
Gabriel Morgan is querying@gabrielmorgan00.bsky.social · 2mo ago

💜 Because COVENANT is second chance, I had a really fun time playing with chemistry. Every physical touch, however tiny, can remind them of the night they spend together, which theyre both trying to forget. 💜 I also love playing with clothing as chemistry because Victorian outfits are #SumLuv (1/3)

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 2mo ago

How do you show that your characters have "it", have that somethin-somethin, that spark, that je ne sais quoi between them? It's not just finding each other hot, though that's big. It's that other thing... That... 🧡chemistry🧡 remember content warnings for spicy snips, please #SumLuv

Romance Writers Summer of Love #SumLuv @EllieYellu Day 16: Chemistry. What's your favorite way to show chemistry between your characters
Gabriel Morgan is querying@gabrielmorgan00.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Resharing some of my Questpit graphics for COVENANT, my gothic gaslamp romantasy pitched as A MARVELLOUS LIGHT meets PENNY DREADFUL. Because it's the summer of love, I've included info about my 2 main couples (second chance gay couple and friends to lovers sapphic couple) 💜👻🕯🌑 #SumLuv #amquerying

After their one-night stand ends in hurt, hedonistic occultist Rowan and repressed poet Darshil never want to see each other again. That plan is ruined when a being from beyond the grave heralds the apocalypse, and they are the only two witnesses. Forced together, Rowan and Darshil plunge into London's occult underbelly in search of answers to the apocalypse. But as the Veil between life and death slowly thins, and old passions reignite, Rowan realises the truth lies in memories he swore to forget, and that the past is a shallow grave, easily unearthed. Comps: The Magpie Lord: gaslamp world, occult magic, big spooky house A Marvellous Light: opposites attract, magical bonds The Gentleman and his Vowsmith: second chance, steamy romance The Resurrectionist: historical setting, self discovery Penny Dreadful: Victorian gothic, seduced by darkness Rowan: Sarcastic and self-destructive hedonist Secret softie Dark past Fiercely loyal A massive flirt Not as cool as he pretends to be Can walk through and alter people’s dreams Darshil: Hopeless romantic Aspiring poet Definitely Straight (don’t read all his poems about Rowan) Complex relationship with his father Maximum yearning Chronic people pleaser Repressed gentleman Art shows a thin white person with short black hair, blue eyes, and an unimpressed expression, and a plus-sized South Asian man with chin-length curly black hair, brown eyes, short facial hair, and a soft smile. Bernadette: Optimistic Terrible at keeping secrets Encyclopedic knowledge of the occult Can see ghosts A great listener Very lonely Lives in a graveyard for the vibes Cordelia: Snooty and mean Regina George energy Fashionista Knows everyone’s secrets The favourite child Fiercely protective Can rot things with her touch Art shows a thin Black woman with long curly black hair, black eyes, and a warm smile, and a plus-sized white woman with blond hair in an elaborate bun, green eyes, and a pink feather fan that hides the lower half of her face.
📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Let's get pitchy with it, #SumLuv 🧡 I wanna get hype seeing you get hype about your project If you don't have a pitch deck or a book trailer, that's totally cool! Write us a 🔥 one-liner with all the bold, precise, exciting language you can fit in it and edit up your favorite excerpt 😍

Romance Writers Summer of Love #SumLuv @EllieYellu Day 14: Pitch Time! Post your best pitch! Pitch decks welcome (Don't forget alt text)
Gabriel Morgan is querying@gabrielmorgan00.bsky.social · 2mo ago

In COVENANT, Rowan is deeply afraid to love again due to past traumas. He pushes Darshil away repeatedly, claiming their hook-up meant nothing and that he doesn't do feelings. Darshil is afraid of his sexuality and has to overcome his internalised shame as well as his misconceptions (1/2) #SumLuv

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Even the coziest of romances has some tension, some aspect between them that must be unlocked over the course of the story to bring them closer Is there some insecurity or some misunderstanding that must be overcome? Perhaps there is a very literal plot machination keeping them separate #SumLuv 🧡

Romance Writers Summer of Love #SumLuv @EllieYellu Day 13: Pulled apart. What keeps your characters apart?
Gabriel Morgan is querying@gabrielmorgan00.bsky.social · 2mo ago

COVENANT: On a plot level, they share a vision of the apocalypse and realise their dreams are connected. On a personal level, Rowan admires Darshil's passion, open heart, and warmth. Darshil admires Rowan’s confidence and authenticity, and how he encourages these things in Darshil. #SumLuv

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Tomorrow we'll chat about what keeps them apart Today, I want to know what brings them together! What do they find intriguing or admirable in the other, maybe despite circumstances? What keeps them from simply being strangers in each other's stories? #SumLuv 🧡

Romance Writers Summer of Love #SumLuv @EllieYellu Day 12: Drawn Together. What brings your characters together? What initially attracts them to each other?
Gabriel Morgan is querying@gabrielmorgan00.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I would best describe a lot of the COVENANT spice as "this isnt gay sex, but absolutely is gay sex" in the same way the tennis from Challengers is sex. Below we have 1) Watching Rowan kiss someone else 2) Corset tying 3) Sharing a cigar 4) Doing dream magic together All gay sex #SumLuv #amquerying

Then, his eyes never leaving Darshil’s, he slid his hand up Florian’s thigh. Heat exploded within Darshil. He was all fire and longing and desperation, his entire being fixed on the point where Rowan’s fingers met Florian. Florian’s hand moved higher, and Darshil wondered how far Rowan was willing to go. Would he let Florian fuck him right here, right now, knowing that Darshil would watch every moment just for a second-hand taste? Through it all, Rowan kept staring, soft moans escaping him as Florian’s hand worked beneath the chemise. Darshil felt those moans in every fibre of his being. He wanted to push Florian away and kiss Rowan until it ruined them both, fuck him just to prove a point, run and deny him everything. He took the ties in his trembling fingers. Rowan bent over and braced his hands on the bedpost, the heat of his body palpable. Determinedly not looking down, Darshil adjusted the ties row by row before giving them a tug. “Harder,” Rowan said. Gritting his teeth, Darshil yanked furiously. This drew a sharp intake of breath from Rowan, whose back arched. “A little more,” he said. Sometime before midnight, Rowan acquired a cigar, which he slipped between Darshil’s lips and lit with an unwavering stare. “That’s it. Good,” Rowan hummed under his breath as Darshil dragged obediently on the cigar. Darshil let the heady smoke overcome him. Rowan’s fingers were feather-light upon his jaw, a thumb brushing the edge of his mouth. When Rowan took the cigar and placed his lips where Darshil’s had been, he left lipstick stains. “We’re thoroughly debauched, darling,” Rowan mused, and Darshil laughed, taking the cigar back and chasing Rowan’s taste. He lay down, one hand tucked beneath his cheek. As soon as Darshil joined him, he realised his mistake. The window seat wasn’t designed for two. Rowan allowed Darshil as much room as he could, back pressed against the cold glass of the window, but Darshil’s body still brushed his. Muttering an apology, Darshil shifted away as far as he was able, watching Rowan expectantly. His eyes were a softer brown than Rowan remembered. Rowan tried to look literally anywhere else, found himself staring at Darshil’s lips instead, then hastily settled on studying his ear. “Do you remember what I showed you when we dreamwalked?” Rowan’s voice came out as a croak, and he cleared his throat. “I’m afraid not,” Darshil replied. “It was a while ago, and…uh…” “A lot of other memorable things happened that night?” “Just stick to the point.” Rowan opened the bottle. The mist emerged from its neck, testing the air curiously. When Rowan beckoned to it, it coiled around his wrist and adorned his fingers alongside his rings. Setting the bottle down beside him, he held out his hand. Darshil stared at it for a moment before threading their fingers together. Rowan breath hitched. Darshil’s hold was tender yet confident, as always. The mist responded to him like an old friend, wrapping itself around him and binding his hand to Rowan’s. Darshil inhaled sharply.
📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"Closed door" "high spice" "🌶️🌶️🌶️" YAWN! We can get a little more creative with describing the amount and explicitness of physical affection and sex in our works, so tell me: are you on the ridge of a volcano, or the top of icy Mt. Everest? Hit us with your metaphors 🧡 #SumLuv

Romance Writers Summer of Love #SumLuv @EllieYellu Day 11: Spice Metaphor. What's a metaphor for the spice level in your story?
Gabriel Morgan is querying@gabrielmorgan00.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I love a song prompt! Here's some songs that I think sum up COVENANT's hook-up to enemies to begrudging allies to friends to lovers arc: Rowan: 💜 How to Be a Heartbreaker - MARINA 💜 Night Sweats - Findlay 💜 Perfect Stranger - FKA twigs 💜 Yuck - Charli xcx 💜 Nauseous - Conan Gray (1/3) #SumLuv

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Is there a specific song in your text that is "theirs" or that plays a role in their romantic feelings? Alternatively, is there a song that reminds you of their dynamic? #SumLuv

Romance Writers Summer of Love #SumLuv @EllieYellu Day 10: Songs. Do your characters have an in-universe song?
Gabriel Morgan is querying@gabrielmorgan00.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This is a fun prompt! There's 2 ways you could take COVENANT 1) In his backstory, Rowan (the mc) attends University and has a relationship with a different character, so you could definitely make COVENANT a dark academia or contemporary romance story. Maybe the molly-house meetcute (1/3) #sumLuv

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Kind of a silly one today. Could you change subgenres for this story? Have you?? Would it drastically change the story? What would be the funniest romantic subgenre to swap your characters into? 🧡🧡 #SumLuv

Romance Writers Summer of Love #SumLuv @EllieYellu Day 9: Subgenres 2. How easy would it be for you to change your story's subgenre?
Gabriel Morgan is querying@gabrielmorgan00.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I write speculative romance! I find it makes the romance even more exciting because it gives you a whole new set of stakes to work with. I love it when the overarching fantasy plot and outside threats push the characters to address their own feelings. #SumLuv (1/2)

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The romance umbrella is beautiful and broad, as evidenced by all of you! 🧡🧡🧡 Why is it fun or interesting—or challenging, even—to tell a romance in your subgenre? Tomorrow I'll ask you about subgenres you didn't pick. Today I wanna hear about the one you did! #SumLuv

Romance Writers Summer of Love #SumLuv @EllieYellu Day 8: Subgenres 1. What do you find fun about the subgenres you write in?
Gabriel Morgan is querying@gabrielmorgan00.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Favourite romance tropes! 🖤 Opposites attract 💜 Silly x uptight ☀️ Grumpy x sunshine ✨️ Painful yearning/slow burn 🛏 Only one bed/horse ⚔️ Homoerotic sword fighting 💔 Second chance 🤭 "Oh no we have to hide and now we are pressed together in this tiny cupboard" 👀 Enemies to lovers #SumLuv

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I confess, I don't have a great grasp of the specific terms for romantic tropes (I know it when I see it lol) but, for better or worse, they are a good marketing tool. What about you? Do you love when There's Only One Bed? Not sure? Describe it! Maybe we can help you out #SumLuv

Romance Writers Summer of Love #SumLuv @EllieYellu Day 7: Tropes. What are your favorite romantic tropes? Do you need help figuring out your tropes?
Gabriel Morgan is querying@gabrielmorgan00.bsky.social · 2mo ago

COVENANT is set in a fictional Victorian London. That era's combination of decadence and secrecy makes M/M romance so juicy. You get sexual awakenings, subtle hand touches, secret meetings, deep yearning...Plus the clothing is great (sexually charged corset tying scene anyone?) #SumLuv #amquerying

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Sometimes it's a character unto itself in a romance! We have subgenre prompts coming up where we can chat more broadly about types of settings, so for now I would love to hear about your *specific* setting and why it's fun/interesting to write a romance in 🧡 #SumLuv

Romance Writers Summer of Love #SumLuv @EllieYellu Day 6: Setting. What do you love about writing in the setting you chose for this story?
Gabriel Morgan is querying@gabrielmorgan00.bsky.social · 2mo ago

💜COVENANT💜 Rowan finds Darshil endearing and attractive, while Darshil is fascinated by Rowan’s confidence and falls quickly despite being "straight". When Darshil tells Rowan he wants to rebel against his stifling life, Rowan suggests a harmless hook up. Darshil agrees. (1/2) #SumLuv #amquerying

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Meet cutes don't have to be "cute"! They are a plot device 🧡 But! Let's talk about how they DO feel about each other early on! Is it fairytale love? Is it *lust* at first sight? Hate at first sight? All?? Snips here are welcome (always welcome if you want to answer anything with a snip) 🧡 #SumLuv

Romance Writers Summer of Love #SumLuv @EllieYellu Day 3: Love at First Sight. Do they fall in love at first sight, or does it take them a little longer?