Look for my story, "Fresh Finch," to appear in the Pretty-Scary.net anthology!  I'll post the cover and the TOC as soon as they're available!

I'll be attending New York Comic Con April 18 - 19, 2008 at the Jacob K. Javits Center
to promote my collection Apple of My Eye.

I hope to see you there! I'll sign just about anything if you buy my wares...

I just Goggled myself--admit it, you do it, too--and discovered that my collection, Apple of My Eye is available in the land down under, courtesy of Seek Books!

The world shall be mine!

I stumbled upon another Apple of My Eye review last night.  The reviewer compared my writing with Stephen King's.  That's the ultimate complement, since I grew up reading Stephen King's novels.  He's one of the Authors who inspired me to write Horror; others include,  H. P. Lovecraft, Jack Ketchum, Franz Kafka, and Edgar Allan Poe.

The reviewer also said she's never been so disturbed by horror stories, ever...My work here is done! 

Check out this interview with moi!

All of this is spot on!

What Amy Grech Means

You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality. You are confident, self assured, and capable. You are not easily intimidated. You master any and all skills easily. You don't have to work hard for what you want. You make your life out to be exactly how you want it. And you'll knock down anyone who gets in your way! You are a free spirit, and you resent anyone who tries to fence you in. You are unpredictable, adventurous, and always a little surprising. You may miss out by not settling down, but you're too busy having fun to care. You are deeply philosophical and thoughtful. You tend to analyze every aspect of your life. You are intuitive, brilliant, and quite introverted. You value your time alone. Often times, you are grumpy with other people. You don't appreciate them trying to interfere in your affairs. You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something. You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense. You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun. You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together. You are very open. You communicate well, and you connect with other people easily. You are a naturally creative person. Ideas just flow from your mind. A true chameleon, you are many things at different points in your life. You are very adaptable. You are truly an original person. You have amazing ideas, and the power to carry them out. Success comes rather easily for you... especially in business and academia. Some people find you to be selfish and a bit overbearing. You're a strong person.

Now that I have your attention...My story, "Prevention," is available at Midnight in Hell for your reading pleasure...

Look for my story, "Prevention,"  online in the December issue of  Midnight In Hell just in time for Christmas.  It's bound to scare the pants of many unsuspecting men...Hey, it's a gift!    I'm in good company:  Ken Goldman,  D.F. Lewis, and Paul McAvoy have all spent Midnight in Hell...

Download my Halloween Story, "Damp Wind and Leaves." I hope everyone has a Happy Halloween! I'll be hard at work--I'm launching a new Web site at work and I have to ask the Web Developer to fix things at least three times...Talk about stressful! It's kind of like house training a puppy--my puppy still craps all over the house and things are still quite messy...

I'm looking forward to whymercy 's post-Halloween party next Saturday

“Apple of My Eye is a twisted collection of short stories by Amy Grech, including the sexy and deadly title story that makes you want to stay home with the door locked and the lights on. Grech's stories are sinister, sneaky, convoluted and dangerous—and absolutely not to be missed!”

— Jonathan Maberry, Bram Stoker Award-Winning Author of Ghost Road Blues and Dead Man's Song

I subscribe to Google Alerts, a free service that sours the web for you! yes, my name is one of several alerts I have set up--hey I never claimed to be humble. Good Reads ended up being my Amy Grech Google Alert of the day.

If you're in the area this Saturday, I hope to see you here:

Halloween Horror Book Signing. Pick up books about zombies, vampires, monsters and other horrors and meet the people who wrote them. Authors include J.F. Gonzalez, Amy Grech, Karen Koehler, David F. Kramer, Sarah Langan, Jonathan Maberry, Thomas F. Monteleone, Kim Paffenroth and Mary Sangiovanni. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 421 Arena Hub Plaza, Wilkes-Barre Township. Oct. 20, 2 to 5 p.m. 829-4210.

I'll be signing copies of my collection, Apple of My Eye.

ambasadora  has been good enough to feature me over at Heidi's Pick Six.  Check it out and see what I have to say about Apple of My Eye, among other things...

Download my story, "Perishables" at Screaming Dreams.

The issue features cover art by Alan M. Clark Twelve short stories by Peter Tennant, Amy Grech,
Michael Kelly, Barbara Pratt, A.R.Yngve, Chris Morris,
Mark Howard Jones, Garon Whited, Darran Martin,
Brick Marlin, Carmelo Rafala and Hugh MacDonald.

This explains my wandering eye...

Amy Grech

"You can never browse enough"

'What is your personal life motto?' at QuizGalaxy.com

My short story collection, Apple of My Eye, continues to pique book reviews' interest.  I'm thrilled the book has left so many of my readers hungry for more!

I personally guarantee Apple of My Eye will distort your perceptions of reality and all that's good and right in the word by exploiting depravity and deviant behavior.  Have a good scare or two and some unexpected thrills, on me.  If you're not completely satisfied, I will refund your sanity...See, you really have nothing to lose.

Here's  the latest Apple of My Eye Review.  It's brief and direct.  Dare I say it goes for the jugular?  Most of the stories in Apple of My Eye  are extreme.  The Reviewer, Michelle Lee, liked the tamer tales in the collection.

 

I’m here in Northport, where I grew up, visiting my parents and my brother and sister-in-law.  We did some shopping last night at the local Target Store; they had a sale, so I got lots of good things!  I also get to see my adorable cat, Scooter; he’s always happy to see me and loves to play.  One of his favorite things to do is follow a piece of twine as I drag it around the house.  He makes a game of it, pouncing on the sinuous string just before it’s beyond his reach.  Scooter holds it between his paws and chews on it, pleased with his victory.

 

Random web users are like cats chasing string…You may wonder why I’ve written about Target in this blog entry and also tagged it.  The answer resembles the string Scooter loves to catch; by linking to popular Web sites, I drive quality traffic to my Live Journal and make my shameless self-promotion effortless.  When some Googles the keyword “Target Store,” the changes are pretty good that the Search Engines will add this entry in the list of results it generates with that keyword, thereby increasing the number of visitors to this blog.

 

Here, kitty-kitty!

My Live Journal has a dark new look! I wanted a tasteful layout that lets the world know I'm a Horror Author and proud of it!

I'll have an October Book Signing and convention date to announce shortly...I'm still hashing out the gory details...In the meantime, watch the skies.

Look for my short story, "Crosshairs" online in the September Issue of The MagusZine.  It's a cautionary tale about a young boy learns the perils of hunting fare game firsthand.  You'll see what I mean after I read it.  This story is very dark...You have been warned...Proceed at your own risk!