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Alex Gabriel

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Gay and Lesbian, Romance, Fantasy

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August 2014

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I am a writer. Mostly, I write gay romance – frequently with an element of the supernatural, fantastical or futuristic.

About Me

It all began when I learned to decipher the alphabet. I soon found that the world was full of wonderful stories – but not all of the tales I wanted to read were being told. In self-defense, I began to write, and haven’t stopped since.

In what little time my busy schedule of reading and writing has left me, I’ve worked as a copywriter, a translator, an English teacher, a linguistics tutor, an alibi S.O., a soap maker, a cloakroom attendant, a bartender, and other such things. Only the jobs that involve writing have stuck.

About My Stories

My primary focus is always on the characters. My goal is to create real, interesti ...more

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	Love for the Cold-Blooded, or The Part-Time Evil Minion's Guide to Accidentally Dating a Superhero 4.20 avg rating — 1,318 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Still Waters 3.84 avg rating — 544 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	First Contact 3.79 avg rating — 177 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Learning How to Lose, in Six Easy Steps. Step One: Tetris / Step Two: Fun and Games 3.67 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Learning How to Lose, in Six Easy Steps. Step Three: Innocence / Step Four: Perspective 4.06 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Learning How to Lose, in Six Easy Steps. Step Five: Love / Step Six: All the Rest 4.22 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Learning How to Lose, in Six Easy Steps: Walk the Walk (Learning How to Lose, #3.5) 3.97 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret to Appetite Control: What The Diet And Fitness Industry Are Not Telling You 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Ali Di Un Sogno, Scienza Iniziatica: Armonia Della Libert� Interiore by Sandro Gabrielli, Alex Gabriel (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scienza Iniziatica, Le Ali Di Un Sogno: Armonia Della Liberta Interiore by Sandro Gabrielli, Alex Gabriel (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Why it is never “just” fiction

In recent months, I’ve had several discussions in which I criticized the way a sensitive topic was treated in a fictional work. The topics in question varied, as did the fictional works, but the course these discussions took was always the same. I’d object to the way the matter in question was portrayed, and would be told that it was just a book / movie / TV series, and I was making a fuss over...

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Alex Gabriel made a comment on On Fanfiction " Fanfic for the win! :-) I actually started out in X-Files fandom, four score and seven years ago... Mulder/Krycek, of course. ;-) Those were the days.. ...more "
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Alex Gabriel wants to read Volatile (Treacherous Chemistry, #1) by Avylinn Winter (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Alex Gabriel wants to read Heroine Addiction by Jennifer Matarese	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Alex Gabriel wants to read Guardian (Aisling, #1) by Carole Cummings (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“All things come to those who lurk. Skulking is also an option.”
― Alex Gabriel, Love for the Cold-Blooded, or The Part-Time Evil Minion's Guide to Accidentally Dating a Superhero

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“Turned out Pat had tragically low standards. Sad, but hardly a surprise.”
― Alex Gabriel, Love for the Cold-Blooded, or The Part-Time Evil Minion's Guide to Accidentally Dating a Superhero

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“It will be an incredible victory when Serpentissima turns from ev— from… her ways. But don’t make the mistake of believing yourself to be a pawn or a prize, Patrick. You’re not the means. You’re not the end, either. You are the reason.”
― Alex Gabriel, Love for the Cold-Blooded, or The Part-Time Evil Minion's Guide to Accidentally Dating a Superhero

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August Book of the Month Poll: Superheroes

Love for the Cold-Blooded, or The Part-Time Evil Minion's Guide to Accidentally Dating a Superhero by Alex Gabriel

8 votes, 27.6%

Hero by Perry Moore

7 votes, 24.1%

Villainess Love by Lexi Archer

5 votes, 17.2%

Perfect World by Shari Sakurai

3 votes, 10.3%

Dandy by Jaidon Wells

2 votes, 6.9%

Titan in Chains by Zoe Perdita

2 votes, 6.9%

Heroes & Villains by Harper Kingsley

1 vote, 3.4%

Stranger by Stranger

1 vote, 3.4%

Rise of Heroes by Hayden Thorne

0 votes, 0.0%

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Alex’s Quotes

“All art is quite useless.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

tags: art

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“There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book.
Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

tags: books, dramatist, morality, novelist, poet

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“I never read a book I must review; it prejudices you so.”
― Oscar Wilde

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“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.”
― W. Somerset Maugham

tags: writing

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“You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.”
― Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing

tags: writing

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