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GeneralI spend most of my time writing, talking with writers, and did I mention writing...

Another interest I have in life is the philosophy of "Paying It Forward." So with that idea in mind, I'm using this space to highlight the work or activities of interesting, talented and wonderful people. I hope you enjoy it!

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MusicI spent the first half of my life as a musician, so I love music of all kinds - I was trained as a classical musician but I have a real fondness for a wide variety of World Music, including African, Celtic, Asian, Bluegrass.... Traditional jazz is always delicious, and of course, I was raised on ROCK N ROLL!
MoviesI love movies almost as much as I love writing and books! I especially enjoy indie films from the UK, but my favorite movie genre is sci-fi. Few things make me happier than a great movie!
TelevisionConsidering all the channels, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot to watch on TV these days (good thing, or I'd waste WAY too much time in front of the tube), but I do enjoy The Daily Show, NOW, Doctor Who, Heroes, Battlestar Galactica, Torchwood, Eureka, LOST, Extras and Northern Exposure (love those reruns).
BooksI read mostly sci-fi, horror and fantasy with a few mainstream and literary titles thrown in for good measure. I love books...the look, the feel, the smell of them...YUMM.

BOOK FAVE - Latest:

GRATIA PLACENTI
From Apex Publications

Brilliant Anthology
From Cover to Cover!

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Status:Married
Here for:Networking, Friends
Hometown:Born in Maryland
Zodiac Sign:Gemini
Smoke / Drink:No / Yes
Children:Proud parent
Education:Grad / professional school
Occupation:Writer - Horror, Sci-fi and Fantasy

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FRAN FRIEL is a Bram Stoker nominated author living in rural New England with her husband and their band of animal masters. She spends quality time with said hubby pretending they live in Maui. Residing in Connecticut, this pretending requires a vivid imagination, which brings us back to the writing.

Fran's collection, Mama's Boy and Other Dark Tales was released by Apex Publications on July 28th. A hardcover signed and numbered limited edition as well as a fine quality trade paperback edition are now available available - CLICK HERE for Apex Book Company!

In 2005, Fran joined The Horror Library as a fiction contributor, weekly columnist and blog wrangler for the The HL Blog-O-Rama. Her debut novella, MAMA'S BOY, was sold-out by Insidious Publications, Summer 2006, and nominated for a Bram Stoker Award in Long Fiction. Also, you'll find Fran's "Bad Music" in the anthology, TINY TERRORS 2 from UK publisher, Hadesgate Publications.

You can also visit Fran at the Yada Feast, The Yada Annex at LiveJournal, and at her website The Lair of Author Fran Friel.

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Dear Friends,

Thanks so much for visiting!. Please leave a comment if you find something you like. I'm looking forward to meeting you.

Wickedly Yours,
Fran Friel

Borrowed from my friend, Melissa:

"If one advances in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours." -Thoreau

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WHAT'S NEW:

**BRAM STOKER AWARD

MAMA'S BOY AND OTHER DARK TALES has been nominated for the Horror Writer's Association Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Collection. See the complete list of finalists here!

**BLACK QUILL AWARD WINNER!

Fran's collection, MAMA'S BOY AND OTHER DARK TALES, has won the Reader's Choice Award for Best Dark Genre Fiction Collection.
CLICK HERE to see the full list of winners at Dark Scribe Magazine!

**Liquid Imaginations Interview - An interview with Fran and the wonderful AJ Brown, for the inaugural debut of the new fantasy zine, Liquid Imaginations.

**Fran is the Featured Author for August at Horror World!
Read her story, "Bessie Green's Thumb"--it's FREE through the end of the month.(No longer available, but tentatively will return next year in a Horror World 2008 story anthology. I'll keep you posted.)

**Fran's collection, MAMA'S BOY & OTHER DARK TALES, is available at Apex Book Company. This 14 story collection is available in signed and numbered limited edition hardcover and trade paperback (100 copies only). It includes the Bram Stoker nominated novella, MAMA'S BOY plus short fiction and three additional novellas written expressly for the collection.

Now Available
at Apex Book Company

Also available at:
The Horror Mall
Amazon.com
Barnes & Noble

**REVIEWS - Mama's Boy and Other Dark Tales:

C. Michael Cook at GOODSCARES

Chris Perridas at the Horror Mall

Kent Allard at Dead in the South

Shanna Wynne at Shanna Wynne.com

**Cross-Ponding: A Conversation with Authors, Barry J. House and Fran Friel - You can read their UK v. US interview at:
Whispers of Wickedness - PART 1 and Horrorworld - PART 2!

**CHRISTOPHER ELSTON Reviews MAMA'S BOY at Monsters In My Closet and at Dark Animus (Australia)

**Interview with AD John at HorrorScope (Australia)

**Interview with AJ Brown at The HL Blog-O-Rama - NiNe QuestioNs with FraN Friel

**JOE MCKINNEY Reviews MAMA'S BOY at Skullring.org

**ANDREW JOHN Reviews MAMA'S BOY at HorrorScope.com

**GARRY CHARLES Reviews MAMA'S BOY at Whispers of Wickedness

**NICKOLAS COOK Reviews MAMA'S BOY at Hellnotes.com

**bQueen Reviews MAMA'S BOY at HORRORWATCH.COM

My First MAMA'S BOY Review - Click Here!

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HORROR LIBRARY NEWS!

**A Fantastic Review of HORROR LIBRARY, VOL. 1
from Nick Grabowsky at Downwarden.com!

**The birth of the first anthology created by the dark authors of The Horror Library. Count 'em - thirty wicked stories, including my own Wings with Hot Sauce, are waiting to test your nerve and tickle your spine.

CLICK HERE for HORROR LIBRARY, VOL. 1
Available at SHOCKLINES.COM,
AMAZON.COM, and Cutting Block Press!



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Kat

Kat



Dec 21 2009 7:52 AM



I hope u have a very happy holidays and get something good this time of the season!! I also hope all is well with you and your family!!Hugs Kathy 
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Dec 20 2009 8:35 PM

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WISHING YOU A WONDERFUL WINTER SOLSTICE
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Dec 12 2009 5:32 AM

Happy holidays!



Nadia Lee

Nadia Lee



Dec 11 2009 1:12 PM

Happy December!

As a winter present for everyone, I'm offering a free novella on my website.

A Happily Ever After of Her Own

Melinda Lightfoot, a preschool teacher with an unusual ability to flit in and out of fairy tales, never thought she would get into trouble...

...until the Fairy Tale Police arrest her while she is in Beauty and the Beast. They offer her a deal: Find Beauty, who left the story when Melinda trespassed into it, or be charged with the ultimate crime -- Fairy Tale Killer. If that's not bad enough the Beast tags along in search of his true love, and Melinda starts falling for the fairy tale prince. She must choose between doing the right thing and having her own happily ever after.

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Frank Burton

Frank Burton



Dec 8 2009 11:52 AM

Just to let you know, my short story collection “A History of Sarcasm” is now available to buy.  (It’s great, by the way.)

 

You can get it from www.doghorn.com

 

More details on my website, www.frankburton.co.uk

 

“The writer William Burroughs once called language “a virus from outer space”, and there’s a sense of that in A History of Sarcasm, where Burton holds words up to the sun and lets the light shine through them.”

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Bryant McGill

Bryant McGill



Nov 30 2009 8:51 AM

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Nov 15 2009 4:31 AM

Hi! Just wanted to make sure all my friends know that my new erotic horror novel THE 13TH is now in stores everywhere! I hope you'll check out this debauched and demonic horror ride!

There's even a website devoted just to the book, with an interactive map of the places and characters at www.the13th-horror.com.

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Jacob Green



Nov 13 2009 8:59 PM

Hey how's it goin?
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Bryant McGill

Bryant McGill



Nov 11 2009 6:51 PM

Hey. :) We have been friends on here for many years, and I thought I would check in to say hello. :) Since PEACE is one of your interests, I wanted to remind you to join over 60K others, and sign the Goodwill Treaty for World Peace, (link below) and please tell your friends too.

I am mostly on Facebook these days, so please do come join me on my personal profile at:

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Please say 'hello' if you are a positive entity. :)

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www.bryantmcgill.com
www.mcgillradio.com (Know a good Guest?)
www.goodwilltreaty.org
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Nov 3 2009 6:17 AM

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Zombie Zak

Zombie Zak



Nov 1 2009 3:38 AM

I want candy ...
I want cookies ... 
I want brains ...
I want bacon ...
Can you give me
Something full
Of all the stuff
That's bad for me?
Liquid

Liquid



Oct 31 2009 5:25 AM

Have a safe and fun holiday!
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Lisa Kessler Writer

Lisa Kessler Writer



Oct 31 2009 4:11 AM

Hi Fran -

I hope all is well with you!!!

If you get a chance, please vote for Across the Veil in the Paranormal Fight Club...


I made the Finals, but I can't win without your votes...  Please help! :)

Happy Halloween!!!  Talk to you soon!!!

Lisa :)
Michael West

Michael West



Oct 30 2009 1:55 PM

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Kat

Kat



Oct 28 2009 8:27 AM

I was thinking about all the horror movies for the Halloween season like classics the Wolfman , Nosferatu, Dracula, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, Dawn of the Dead and even Halloween, Friday the 13th, Texas Chainsaw Masscre etc but this year this has got to be the scariest....

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Mathew McConHorrorhey.... the horrifing things that hollywood sends us now!!!!!! MAKE IT STOP

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Big Hugs Kathy

Michael West

Michael West



Oct 24 2009 2:55 PM

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