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The gift of books!

Don’t hate me, but… I’m ready for the holidays early this year. The tree is decorated. The lights are up. The shopping is done. The baking is nowhere near finished (or even started) but I’m way ahead of where I typically am on December 13.

It’s because I decided to simplify. We’ve had some losses in our family this year and it has caused me to question the whole purpose of the holidays. Lately I’ve been thinking it’s really about people. I think I’ve always believed that, but not always planned my holiday accordingly. This year I did.

So the decorations are simple. The lights are simple. The gifts are simple, but sentimental. I’m giving a lot of calendars made with family photos, for instance.

Another gift I’m giving this year is books.

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Tagged with: books, Christmas, gift books, giveaway, holiday, Laura Griffin, shopping, sliderpost
Posted in Books, Laura Griffin

The Perfect Murder?

I am happy to introduce my friend and fellow author Elizabeth Heiter. I had a chance to read her new book HUNTED, and suspense lovers out there are in for a treat! Please welcome Elizabeth, who is here today with a behind-the-scenes look at her new novel. –Laura Griffin

Is there such a thing as the perfect murder?

As a suspense writer, I like the idea of a (fictional!) killer who’s too good. Someone who thinks he can stage the perfect murder.

Most crimes are solved by good, solid police work. There’s a standard trail – motive, means, and opportunity. But what happens if that trail fails? What if the killer chooses random victims he doesn’t know? What if he’s skilled in forensic countermeasures?

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Tagged with: book research, Elizabeth Heiter, FBI, giveaway, Guest Bloggers, Hunted, Laura Griffin, murder, profiler, sliderpost, writing
Posted in Guest Bloggers, Uncategorized, Writing

Do You Have a Book In You?

Today is the first day of November, which means holiday craziness is just around the corner. So, hey, why not write a novel?

I’m not sure whose idea it was to make November National Novel Writing Month, but it is. Also known as NaNoWriMo, this is the month when thousands of writers across the globe challenge themselves to create 50,000 original words—either the first draft of a novel or the start of a novel that will be finished later.

I have to say, the idea of completing an entire book in a month (or even a draft, which is the goal) sounds daunting to me. I take longer to write, probably because I’m prone to distractions.

But that is the whole purpose of NaNoWriMo… eliminate distractions and WRITE YOUR BOOK.

I want to give a shout out to all the writers out there who are undertaking new novels this month. And I’d like to share some of my favorite sources of inspiration. After writing fiction for the past ten years, I have a ton of how-to books in my collection, but here are just a few of my favorites:

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Tagged with: fiction, giveaway, Laura Griffin, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, novel writing, November, On Writing, sliderpost, Stephen King, writing, writing tips
Posted in Laura Griffin, Writing & Publishing Tips

Fall Flicks

One of my favorite fall traditions is heading to the theater to see the year’s most highly anticipated movies.

I’m really excited about this year’s lineup. Top of my list is the second Hunger Games movie, Catching Fire, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth. I loved the first film in the series, and I’ll be interested to see how the second film turns out with a different person in the director’s chair.

In case you haven’t seen Liam’s brother Chris Hemsworth on the big screen, be sure to catch Rush,

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Tagged with: American Hustle, Captain Phillips, Catching Fire, Exposed, fall films, films, giveaway, Gravity, Laura Griffin, movies, Rush, Serena, sliderpost
Posted in Laura Griffin, Movies, TV & Music

Love It & List It

Have you ever staged a house?

I plan to spend my weekend helping a relative get her house ready for market. As an HGTV junkie, I feel up to the task, even excited! I watch Love It or List It, House Hunters International, Property Brothers–so you might say I’ve mastered Home Staging 101. Still, though, I reached out to some Realtors I know who were kind enough to give me some tips.

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Tagged with: book, Exposed, giveaway, HGTV, home, home sale, home staging, House Hunters, house staging, Laura Griffin, real estate, sliderpost
Posted in Home Decor & Design, Laura Griffin

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Allison Brennan is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of twenty romantic thrillers and mysteries, including the Lucy Kincaid series and the upcoming Max Revere series. She lives in Northern California with her husband and five children.

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Two years before the events in Notorious, Max travels to Colorado Springs to investigate the disappearance of a college student. Frustrated over the lack of interest from both friends of the victim and campus authorities, Max tags along with the leader of search and rescue and his dog through the beautiful and deadly Rocky Mountains in the hopes of finding answers. Every answer she finds leads to more questions--questions neither the police nor the college want Max asking.
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