Morris The Spider

Half the songs by AJR.

Banner art for The Acid Trip, a serialized romance, featuring and illustrated rock guitar on top of and a pinup girl in the nook of an oversized electric guitar. The guitar strings lead into B-52 bomber contrails.

Querying is brutal so I’m writing for my mental health and serializing a story as exclusive content for my newsletter subscribers. I’m as jazzed about the banner art as much as the story. (🕸️ 🔗 in bio)

Thank you!!! 🙏

Need vs. Want. Eli wants to be a dad. Gettie needs him to admit it. He won’t because she can no longer conceive, and getting what he wants means giving up Gettie. Choosing means losing. #DVPit #WF #BC #R

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Psst. Did you know cancer is a disability with 20M diagnoses made a year? Fiction featuring characters who die outnumber those who survive. Let’s change that.

Scars, Cars, and a Rock Star features Gettie, an external thriver, yet internal hot mess, navigating love after breast cancer. #DVPit #WF

Illustration featuring a close-up of a man's face with an audience and band playing at the Red Rocks amphitheater reflected in his sunglasses.

From red carpets to Red Rocks, Borrowed Bandana follows a singer on his first solo tour, and his soulmate, who sacrifices their romance after losing their miracle baby, so he can reflect on his desires for another chance at parenthood, knowing it was her last. #DVPit #WF
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You’re better off.

Probably both.

I think the Geese fans are giving Taylor’s a run for their money.

#UnhingedPit
52 & 39-year-old protags? Unthinkable
Not one rock star love interest, but two? Unbalanced
Music tropes instead of hockey? Unsound
Book Club themes in the age of BookTok? Unfortunate

Borrowed Bandana. Unhinged

“Your Bike” Music by Muza Production, Adobe Stock education license

Do it. It’s fun.

Nice! Excellent place for it. Or on top of your S.I.B. 🤘

Is that a Devo hat?

#PosterPit
Need vs. Want. Eli wants to be a dad. Gettie needs him to admit it. He won’t because she can no longer conceive, and getting what he wants means giving up Gettie. Choosing means losing.

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Everything After
And Just Like That

#Q #A #BC #WF #R

Borrowed Bandana poster featuring a closeup illustration of a man with the Red Rocks amphitheater reflected in his sunglasses.

Need vs. Want. Eli wants to be a dad. Gettie needs him to admit it. He won’t because she can no longer conceive, and getting what he wants means giving up Gettie. Choosing means losing.

Deep Cuts
Everything After
And Just Like That

#PosterPit #Q #A #BC #WF #R

Borrowed Bandana poster featuring an illustrated man and woman on a red carpet superimposed in front of the Red Rocks amphitheater with a bandana pattern overlaid on the night sky.

From red carpets to Red Rocks, Borrowed Bandana follows a singer on his first solo tour, and his soulmate, who selflessly sacrifices their romance after losing their miracle baby, so that he can reflect on his desires for another chance at parenthood, knowing it was her last. #PosterPit #Q #BC #WF

Borrowed Bandana Agent's Guide: Title slide plus genres

Borrowed Bandana Agent's Guide: subplot slide featuring an illustrated open notebook with a summer tour packing list and polaroid photos

Borrowed Bandana Agent's Guide: pitch slide featuring an illustration of a male character holding a GRAMMY and female character with her arm linked through his

Borrowed Bandana Agent's Guide: comp slide featuring a man riding a motorcycle on a mountain highway

From red carpets to Red Rocks, a singer navigates his first solo tour as his soulmate sacrifices their relationship after their baby's neonatal death, forcing him to envision life with her or as a father without her.

#QuestPit #Q #A #BC #WF #R

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Borrowed Bandana pitch card featuring an illustrated man riding a motorcylce on a mountain highway with invasive thought bubbles hovering over his head

Need vs. Want. Eli wants to be a dad. Gettie needs him to admit it. He won’t because she can no longer conceive, and getting what he wants means giving up Gettie. He needs to figure his 💩 out.

#QuestPit #Q #A #BC #WF #R

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Borrowed Bandana agents guide title slide of a platinum record framed over a red bandana

Borrowed Bandana agents guide details slide featuring an open notebook page with Polaroid photos clipped on the top and a summer tour packing list

Borrowed Bandana agents guide pitch slide with an illustration of the male and female characters

Borrowed Bandana agents guide comps slide featuring an illustration of a man riding a motorcycle

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Need vs. want. Eli wants to be a dad. Gettie needs him to admit it. He won’t because she can no longer conceive and getting what he wants means giving up Gettie. He needs to figure his 💩 out.

#BluePit 📖 #DIS #Q #WF/BC/R

Illustrated faux Spotify playlist for the manuscript Borrowed Bandana.

BORROWED BANDANA PLAYLIST:

Adventure of a Lifetime
One Little Victory
Sweet Child O’Mine
Hurt
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Over the Hill
Too Good at Raising Hell
Jolene
Epiphany
Last Kiss
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough

#UnhingedPit #WF #BC #R

Illustration of the fictional character Eli Anders’ mug shot from the manuscript Borrowed Bandana

🚨BREAKING: Eli Anders (39) arrested for excessive speeding, a class 3 misdemeanor, at 1:23am. A sheriff’s deputy clocked the rocker on his motorcycle driving north on US-93. The singer’s alleged speed was 115mph. Arraignment scheduled at 10am.

Daisy Jones X Sex and the City
#UnhingedPit #WF #BC #R

Illustration of a newscast showing the mug shot of the fictional Eli Anders from the manuscript Borrowed Bandana

🚨 BREAKING: Eil Anders, the former frontman of Fifth and the Shots, facing allegations of using AI-generated vocals on his GRAMMY-winning hit song, was arrested in Mohave County, AZ. His arraignment is scheduled for 10 a.m.

Daisy Jones X Sex and the City
#UnhingedPit #WF #BC #R

Does anyone else feel like wishing someone “good luck” comes across snarky and disingenuous these days? Like it’s been ruined by sarcasm.

Cool work! Love the set up. Your variety of and affordable price points should be great for sales.

Loved me some rock and roll. Hit me up, if you want.

Are the YA contemporaries just modern-day stories without the romance? Do they have romantic subplots? Is this similar to a square is a rectangle but a rectangle is not a square? A contemporary can be a romance but not all romances are contemporary?

IU Vice President for Regional Campuses and Online Education Ken Iwama and Maria Morris smile and flash the sign of the horns. 🤘

I won an award. Got the VP for Regional Campuses and Online Education to flash the sign of the horns with me. Such a fun event, even without the award. 🤘🤘

a cat is sitting on a table looking at three red cups being stacked on top of each other . Alt: a cat is sitting on a table looking at three red cups playing a shell game.

Y’all! I just got followed by, not one but two, Elon Musks. They’re multiplying! If I can get one more, I can play a bot shell game.

Thank you! 😊

A snippet from Borrowed Bandana about how Ray fell on top of Gettie trippin' balls at Woodstock '99.

#WIPPIT Eli is content not being a dad, yet he and his partner conceive, changing his mind. But neonatal death rocks his relationship, and he desires another chance, knowing it was his partner’s last. With adoption off the table, he must choose—epic love or fatherhood. #WF #R #BC