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Rhiannon Frater

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The Bronte Sisters, Bram Stoker, George A. Romero, Stephen King

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Rhiannon Frater is the award-winning author of the As the World Dies zombie trilogy (Tor) as well as independent works such as The Last Bastion of the Living (declared the #1 Zombie Release of 2012 by Explorations Fantasy Blog and the #1 Zombie Novel of the Decade by B&N Book Blog).

She was born and raised in Texas where she currently resides with her husband and furry children (a.k.a pets).

She loves scary movies, sci-fi and horror shows, playing video games, cooking, dyeing her hair weird colors, and shopping for Betsey Johnson purses and shoes.

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Rhiannon Frater As of 5/2015, I'm working on a top secret novel that I'm very excited about. It's a little bit different from my other works, so that's just a little …moreAs of 5/2015, I'm working on a top secret novel that I'm very excited about. It's a little bit different from my other works, so that's just a little scary.(less)
Rhiannon Frater All writers are weird in my honest opinion. We have vast imaginary worlds living in our heads. Because horror writers write about the darker aspect of…moreAll writers are weird in my honest opinion. We have vast imaginary worlds living in our heads. Because horror writers write about the darker aspect of the human experience, or about humanity's fears, we're seen as being weirder. We're definitely outside what society considers normal. Yet, all those "normal" people read our books.

Honestly, I get more grief for being a woman writing horror than actually for being a horror writer. At this point, I just do what I love and ignore the naysayers.

Besides, my philosophy of life is everyday is Halloween. :)(less)
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Writing Thoughts: Sex Scenes

Let's talk sex scenes:

First off, I'm not the biggest fan of them. Seriously, I'm not. Most sex scenes are superfluous, add nothing to the story, and bore the ever-loving hell out of me. A majority of sex scenes land in the book with a thud, out of nowhere, and bring everything to a screeching halt. I almost feel like the writer reaches a point where they're writing by the numbers and then reach a

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“The crux of the argument was that Jenni was a bloodthirsty psycho and would waste all of the ammo while Juan was too stupid to understand guns were made to be fired.”
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Rhiannon Frater P.J. wrote: "Hi Rhiannon,

I emailed you out of the blue a few years back, and you were kind enough to give me some sterling advice about Indie publishing.

Thank you, and mad respect in general to you. You wou..."


Best of luck with your new endeavor! Just finishing a book is a huge accomplishment. Publishing it even more so!

Best regards,

Rhiannon


message 23: by P.J.

P.J. Kelley Hi Rhiannon,

I emailed you out of the blue a few years back, and you were kind enough to give me some sterling advice about Indie publishing.

Thank you, and mad respect in general to you. You wouldn't remember me, most likely, but I will always be a fan.

I wrote a new book, and whatever you could do to help me would be greatly appreciated. I do think you might enjoy the book, and this is a very rare promotion from me.

I am sending this message to all my goodreads friends.

My new book is free tomorrow on Amazon (5/9/2015).

If you miss the free day, email me and I will send in any format.

You would be doing me a huge favor if you downloaded it and helped send it to the top of the free list for the day.

As an Indie writer, this is the best form of promotion I have.

The book is short, but it took me a couple of years to write, believe it or not, so I do not consider this request spam. I don't like everything I write, but I like this book, so am making this extra effort to promote it.

Also, if you do read the book, provide some honest input (I can take it) and pass the link along to your friends if you are willing.

Free 5-9-2015
Just published won't be free again.

Quick and the Grateful Undead by P.J. Kelley

http://www.amazon.com/Quick-Grateful-...


message 22: by M.P.

M.P. Sharma Thank you for the add Rhiannon :) I love your author profile btw!


message 21: by Dale (last edited Jul 20, 2014 12:29PM)

Dale Thele Rhiannon, thank you for accepting my friend request.
I've downloaded and look forward to reading The Living Dead Boy.
This sounds like an awesome read.
Wishing you the best in 2014!


Jennifer Thanks for adding me as a friend!


Cristina Sburlea thank you for accepting my friend request :)


Ms. MiLo Thanks for the add Rhiannon, looking forward to reading your books :)


Rhiannon Frater Echo wrote: "Thank you for accepting my friend request. Love your books :)"
Thank you :)


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Echo Thank you for accepting my friend request. Love your books :)


Rhiannon Frater Darlene wrote: "I love when I find awesome new vampire stories to read!!! I adore the Tale of the Vampire Bride and The Vengeance of the Vampire Bride. I hope a third book is in the making!! Gothic Horror is my fa..."

Darlene, there will be a third book. :)


Rhiannon Frater Diana (Offbeat Vagabond) wrote: "Thanks so much for the friend invite hon. I gladly accept. Just emailed you my interview. Hope you like it. Thanks again for everything. Talk later :)"

You're awesome, Diana. :)


Rhiannon Frater Misery wrote: "Just got done reading, As the World Dies Zombie trilogy, Holy crap!!
Awesome!!"


Thanks!


Diana (Offbeat Vagabond) Thanks so much for the friend invite hon. I gladly accept. Just emailed you my interview. Hope you like it. Thanks again for everything. Talk later :)


Savannah Rhiannon, thank you for the friendship.
Stay naughty,
Savannah
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message 10: by Darlene

Darlene Ruiz I love when I find awesome new vampire stories to read!!! I adore the Tale of the Vampire Bride and The Vengeance of the Vampire Bride. I hope a third book is in the making!! Gothic Horror is my favorite and my second favorite is probably vampire stories written in the south. Which is why I am reading Pretty when she dies!! Love Love!!


Beth  (YA Books Central) Siege was amazing...Truly an awesome book---Had so much energy and fast paced action but with romance and drama as well!! I loved it!!


Karina Halle Thanks for accepting! You're awesome.


Rhiannon Frater Beth wrote: "How in the world can I get a copy of Siege???? People are saying they have readit yet Amazon says its not available till April 24??? I'm dying to read the last book!!! Please let me know where I ca..."

A lot of the ratings are for the self-published version. The recent reviews for the Tor version (which is the BEST version) are by reviewers who got advanced review copies or people who won an early copy. Xpresso Reads blog is hosting a giveaway for Siege right now.

Siege could show up in stores a week or two early. Good luck!

Rhiannon


Beth  (YA Books Central) How in the world can I get a copy of Siege???? People are saying they have readit yet Amazon says its not available till April 24??? I'm dying to read the last book!!! Please let me know where I can order it from?? Pcemom11@gmail.com


message 5: by Jenna

Jenna Hope you get published in the UK as I am sure your trilogy would be a big hit over here. So gutted I can't buy it on ebook!


message 4: by Sofia

Sofia The Great Thanks for accepting my request. I thought "as the world dies" trilogy was awesome. I wish you tons of success.


William O'Brien Hi Rhiannon - Thank you for your friendship.

Please visit my website http://www.peteradarkenedfairytale.co.uk
to view a sample page and many other snippets about the book.
Expected release date late Jan.

Best wishes, William


Pamela Hi Rhiannon...Thanks for accepting my friend request.


Eva-Marie Nevarez Hi Rhiannon! I just started Eric's Story! I was only going to bring it up and then come back to it later but I'm already on page 22. I couldn't wait. LOL I'm not too far in yet but it's great so far and I can't wait to get back to it after dinner!


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