Beautification and Fresh Meat!





Have you noticed how darn fine The Horror Library Website is looking these days? Our beloved Bailey Hunter and her powerful web wizard, Jed Verity, have been behind the scenes cleaning house and coding away to make the site beautiful, fast and functional.

Have a LOOK!

And while you're there, check out the HUGE haul of HALLOWEEN FRESH MEAT, including my dark fantasy story, "The Raven's Heart," and be sure to cast your vote for the HL with the Horrorfind link at the bottom of the site menu.

Enjoy!

Wickedly Yours,
Fran Friel

HWA Offers Free Publicty Class - Today!

Press Release:

FREE PUBLICITY CLASS

"The Horror Writers Association is sponsoring
a free publicity class to help creators who
are planning events around Halloween. While
the publicity effort is geared to Horror Day,
which is Oct. 13, anyone is welcome to use the materials. The
four-step class is posted on the front page of the
HWA site (www.horror.org) and on the Horror Day
Myspace site (www.myspace.com/horrorday).

"In connection with the chat, HWA officers Steven Wedel
and Scott Nicholson are co-hosting a chat on publicity
on Thurs, Oct. 4, at 9 pm EST. Nickolas Cook will
moderate the chat at Shocklines, and the chat is open
to anyone.

http://shocklines.stores.yahoo.net/chat.html

"Remember, you don’t have to be an HWA member or Horror
Day participant to join in and learn. The class is
free and no passwords or registration are required."

Wickedly Yours,
Fran Friel

Short Notice!











I'm just getting back into the swing of things here, so I'm sorry for the short notice, but I didn't want you to miss a chance at a fantastic opportunity to aquire some incredible books and art while supporting one of THE best print mags on the planet - APEX DIGEST!. Yeah, I'm biased because it's my personal fave, but seems I'm not alone in my love of APEX DIGEST. Gads of folks have donated their fine wares so that you can join in on the raffle. All the proceeds go to APEX.

Only SEVEN hours left!

CLICK HERE NOW for your chance to get some goods while supporting a fantastic genre mag that supports its writers with great care.

Viva la APEX!!

Wickedly Yours,
Fran Friel

Your Words














My deepest thanks to you all. Your words were such a comfort, I can't begin to express how much they've meant to me. I've been blessed to live a long time without losing someone very close to me, so I had no idea how much even a small gesture of care could mean when you lose someone. I'm deeply grateful for all of you and your prayers and gentle support.

The week of funeral activities, taking care of my dad and meeting literally hundreds of grieving friends and family was harder than I imagined. I have a lot of peace about my mom's passing but being in the wake of the pain of so many others was intense. I found myself holding weeping people in my arms for days. After a long drive home from Maryland, I felt such a weariness that I couldn't think straight, hence my delay in writing to you. I'm much better today, but I'm taking everything slowly and giving myself space to grieve in my own time and in my own way.

Someday when I'm ready, I'll tell you some cool stuff about my mom, or maybe I'll write a story, but for now I just really want to say thank you from deep in my heart for your support and love. I'm not just saying this...it made an enormous difference and it has meant the world the to me.

With Love and Deep Gratitude,
Fran Friel

Final Daze!

FINAL DAYS FOR YOUR FREE PDF COPY!

You'll still find Dark Recesses Issue 4 at Shocklines.com in high rez CD-Rom, but if you want a free PDF download, you'll need to hurry - Issue 5 will be taking its place on October 1st.

Great dark fiction and an arse kickin' interview with bestselling author, John Skipp. Download it NOW! Save it to read when you're looking for a little fun on the darkside. Happy Reading! *grinz*

Wickedly Yours,
Fran Friel