Glen Gabel

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Glen Gabel learned to love storytelling at an early age, enlisting his friends in short films, plays, and anything he could jot down on paper. Later his passion turned to screenwriting and eventually into novels and short stories.

After graduating from The University of Southern California with a B.A. in Creative Writing and Film, Glen worked under Joss Whedon at Mutant Enemy/Fox as a production assistant before transitioning to education and earning an M.ed at Portland State University. He later accepted a lead instructor position in Pasadena, California, before moving on to professional copywriting.

Glen’s work includes selling his supernatural thriller screenplay, “The Harrow,” script doctoring on several independent films, and his latest
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My Hybrid Publishing Experience

My Hybrid Publishing Experience
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"Mr. Gabel, we absolutely loved your manuscript!" a gleaming southern voice boomed through the phone, "And we are pleased to inform you we've selected your sci-fi novel for publication!"

I wanted to be excited; the publisher was saying everything I'd ever dreamed of - but there was a problem. My story was not science fiction. It was fantasy.

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"3.8 stars rounded up!

After a small plane carrying hard drugs crashes in the mountains of Manitou, all hell breaks loose, and the town's characters must combat a threat worse than their greatest imaginings.

I love cryptid horror so much, and this book" Read more of this review »
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"After reading the first chapter, I was immediately hooked. Gabel did such an amazing job with immersing the reader into the middle of a clusterfuck of a situation with all the characters not knowing what’s going on and only having little pieces of a " Read more of this review »
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" Hey everyone—just wanted to drop in briefly, again.

First, thank you again for taking the time to read Manitou. I truly appreciate it!

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The Soothsayer by Glen Gabel
""The Soothsayer" is a sweeping fantasy of unfolding secrets, ravaged kingdoms, and heroic defiance. This is a swift moving, soul-stirring, and wryly humorous adventure that embraces the atmospheric intensity of Peter Straub with the ethical luminosit" Read more of this review »
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Dave Buzan’s In the Lair of Legends is a fast-paced, action-packed read that blends history with gripping set pieces, at times rivaling the intensity of a classic Rambo film. His use of Western tropes carries an authenticity reminiscent of Louis L’Am ...more
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" Love your take on it Raven. We all need more cocaine bears in our lives. Thanks for your review. :) "
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