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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 12h

There should be a hotel that deliberately has only one bed in every room but they always pretend it's the result of a convoluted series of coincidences and you're going to have to make do. #RomanceNovels #Booksky

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Dying hitman tells his life's story to a detective. And also it's gay. #GayBooks #IndieAuthor

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The calm before the storm. Hunter and Prey Chapter 7 is OUT NOW Read completely for free here: www.wattpad.com/story/415372... (Art by @blakekamui.bsky.social as always 💜) #Wattpad #Shifters #QueerFiction #ParanormalRomance

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Something something gay werewolves idk man it's Sunday

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Brainstorming is weird bc a lot of the time really dumb ideas make really great projects. Like "Gay Abraham Lincoln romance" sounds ridiculous but tbh is it really any more ridiculous than "Race swapped Alexander Hamilton sings" #IndieAuthors #Writing

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I know people are constantly accusing things that aren't AI generated of being AI, but is the Coven Academy script AI? Bc there are lines of dialogue that I simply cannot imagine a human coming up with and thinking 'Yep, nailed that, nothing to fix here' #CovenAcademy

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Please someone talk me out of writing the 300K word epic fantasy novel with dragons that I do not have time in my schedule for

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Did you know that a lot of classic novels have underrated sequels you've probably never heard of? Sequels like: 2 Kill a Mockingbird Catcher in the Rye: Caught Again East of Eden 2: The Forbidden Lands The Queequeg Diaries: A Moby Dick Story Johnny Eyre The Lottery: New Selection #Books

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Accidentally finished the rough of my novel. Wrote a sentence and realized I'd put myself in a situation where no additional sentences would make sense and the book had to be over. Full stop. So that was a first. #IndieAuthors #Writing

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

YOU CAN READ HUNTER AND PREY CHAPTER 6 FOR FREE RIGHT NOW 🥳 And the other 5 chapters, too! Context is important. Otherwise you'll be confused why this girl is in a giant cage. www.wattpad.com/story/415372... (Art by the incredible @blakekamui.bsky.social as always 💜) #Serializedfiction #BookSky

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Why does my WIP feel like those graphs where the line continuously gets closer to zero without ever reaching it?

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Disaster gay criminals pretend to be genius detectives to steal the world's largest sapphire I wrote it, it's awesome, and it's on KU, so you can probably check it out for free. #BookSky #GayBooks

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

So Sunderfolk letting you name things is amazing

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who's been supporting Hunter and Prey! Was expecting to have zero reads for a while so this is... not that lol. Have never had this kind of response to a project and it's awesome seeing y'all enjoying it. #IndieAuthor #BookSky #LGBTQbooks

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Serialized fiction is weird rn bc nobody comments or votes anymore. People used to leave so many comments and reactions and it'd be fun to see them go through the story, but that's not really a thing anymore, and that's sad. #SerializedFiction #Wattpad

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Actual #VerticalDramas that are real: "Ex-convict Nanny and Billionaire Single Dad" "I Am Married... But!" "Hidden Detective Falls for Criminal" "Sneak Me In Your Closet My Prince" "Tss... He's Not My Husband, He's My Target" "Your Bride Is a Hunter, My Vampire Lord" "Objection! I'm not Gay!"

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

New Hunter and Prey chapter is out! Ty is fighting for his life while Sylvia has a much more chill evening in the van Read for free: www.wattpad.com/story/415372... (Art by the incredible @blakekamui.bsky.social as always 💜) #WebNovel #QueerFiction #Romantasy #BookSky #Shifter

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Writing mafia romance is fun bc I can be like "I wrote the grocery store scene today" and nobody knows if somebody's getting killed or fucked in the grocery store. #SmutWriters #Mafia

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Got two DMs from 'people' who can't wait to 'Connect with an author who writes.' Finally, I don't have to be lumped in with all those authors who elegantly poop out their fully formed manuscripts. #IndieAuthors #Writing #AuthorLife

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

For anyone interested in trad publishing a book: 1. 99% of the time you need an agent. Find those here: manuscriptwishlist.com/find-agentse... or here: querytracker.net That's pretty much the whole list of what you can do, it's just that the 1 step is really fucking hard. #Publishing

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Agents – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

“It shall be her honor to birth the first son of the new master race, and once she-” Monologues made for the easiest kills. Ty fired a bullet into the guy’s chest. ~Hunter and Prey Chapter 4 available now; link in bio 🫡 #UrbanFantasy #WebNovel #SerializedFiction

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It's really strange how much spam you get as an author. Soooo many bots asking to turn your story into a comic, so many obvious phishing scams. Like I'm some dude publishing serialized MM werewolf fiction do you REALLY think this is the best use of your resources? #IndieAuthors #Writing

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Is prayer the religious equivalent of asking to speak to the manager

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Passed 100K words on my mafia project today that was supposed to be 'quick' and 'a small break between bigger books' 😂 #IndieAuthors #Writing

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

HUNTER AND PREY CHAPTER 4 IS OUT Dom's cooking up something good in the kitchen after a hunt 🍔🍔🍔 (Yes I know he's stirring a sauce but you can't prove that it won't magically become a burger) www.wattpad.com/story/415372... (Art: @blakekamui.bsky.social) #WebNovel #SerializedFiction #MMRomance

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

My main takeaway from museums is that deep down, all people are united by their desire to touch art

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Anyone else find it exhausting to read while you're doing revisions/edits? You're already reading so much of your own stuff and it's really hard not to critique everything you're trying to read for fun. #IndieAuthors #Bookskychat

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

If you read fiction online, where do you do it? Wattpad, AO3, Inkitt, a blog, Substack, etc. #SerializedFiction #Reading #Books

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I can spend hours worldbuilding, researching, crafting the perfect plot, dreaming up characters and twists and deep themes and none of it -- NONE OF IT -- will be as successful as if I just write 'Heated Rivalry but with minotaurs.' #IndieAuthors #Writingcommunity #Romanceauthors

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I aspire to one day have my gay werewolf book be popular enough that right-wing commentators will deliberately misinterpret the intentions of the text while butchering out-of-context quotations. That's really the dream right there. #Booksky #Indieauthors

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

MY BOOK IS IN THE TOP 500 GAY BOOKS ON WATTPAD RN! 🥳 I'm not actually clear on how difficult this is to achieve so I'm just gonna pretend it's a massive accomplishment lol. This puppy is me rn: #IndieAuthors #Wattpad #MMRomance

An image of a real cute puppy being all cute and stuff.

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Coyote Vs Acme is a better and more technically impressive movie than the Odyssey but I guess in 2026 we're just not ready for that conversation. #CoyoteVsAcme #Odyssey #Movies

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

HUNTER AND PREY CHAPTER 3: WEREWOLF JESUS IS OUT NOW! 🐺 You want gay werewolf hunters? Action? Slow burn? Here you go: www.wattpad.com/story/415372... Art by the incredible @blakekamui.bsky.social #WerewolfRomance #ParanormalRomance #MMRomance #Romantasy

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Please, if you're building a house or an apartment or anywhere like that, don't put the smoke detectors twelve feet up on the walls. Nobody is going to consider them being up there until they're beeping for new batteries.

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A pair of gay disaster jewel thieves impersonate a genius detective + his partner and accidentally have to solve a real murder. www.amazon.com/dp/B0G3FT2MB...

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

If you were writing the smut in a way where you CAN remove it from the book, you were doing it wrong. Stuff like Heated Rivalry is so beloved because the smut communicates so much about the characters + plot and is an essential part of the story being told. #writing #smut

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

No, a random 20% of your Hispanic character's dialogue being in Spanish does not constitute representation. #writing #representation

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

HUNTER AND PREY CHAPTER 2: SHACKLES IS OUT NOW 🥳 Take a break for a few minutes and read about gay werewolf hunters! www.wattpad.com/story/415372... #Booksky #Mmromance #paranormal #indieauthors #ReadWithPride #GayAuthors #LGBTQreads #BookRecommendations (Art by @blakekamui.bsky.social )

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

HUNTER AND PREY CHAPTER 2: SHACKLES IS OUT NOW 🥳 Take a break for a few minutes and read about gay werewolf hunters! www.wattpad.com/story/415372... #Booksky #Mmromance #paranormal #indieauthors #gayfiction #lgbtfiction #BookRelease #ReadWithPride #GayAuthors #LGBTQreads #BookRecommendations

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The cavepeople drawing it: Haha and then it does a squiggle. No TWO SQUIGGLE

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I got my first reader on Hunter and Prey and their name is Poopoowizardpoo and I love that. #indieauthors

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Started this last night and I'm already ready to say it's the best MM debut of the year. Seriously worth checking out. #BookRecommendations

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Gabriel Lake @gabriellake1.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Any time you feel like your #writing is bad, just know that this is the actual first paragraph of The Maltese Falcon, one of the most famous detective stories ever written.

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