Laura Benedict
Laura Benedict
Laura Benedict I Make Stuff Up

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47 years old
Illinois
United States



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    Laura Benedict's Interests
GeneralReading, reading, reading. Writing. Hanging out with P. Hiking with my children--Doing anything with my children. Gardening. Cooking (particularly baking) for friends and family. Golf. Needlepoint. Shooting. Keeping in touch with people I care about.
MusicSteely Dan, Jim White, Loretta Lynn, Dusty Springfield, Johnny Cash, Diana Krall, Nat King Cole, Sinatra, Patsy Cline, Belle and Sebastian, Pink Floyd, The Allman Brothers, Chopin and more Chopin, Sarah Vaughn, Lyle Lovett, Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, Sonny Rollins, Susannah McCorkle, Tom Petty
MoviesCasino Royale (Daniel Craig), Rebecca, Anything Hitchcock, Brazil, The Thin Man Films, ‘50s Noir, Laura, The Manchurian Candidate, The Haunting, Conan the Barbarian, Highlander, Best in Show, The Passion of Joan of Arc
TelevisionDexter, Project Runway, The Tudors, Dirty Jobs, Wire in the Blood, BSG, PBS Mysteries, Days of Our Lives (40 years!)
BooksBeowulf, Translation by Seamus Heaney
HeroesMy Dad and any other current or former service U.S. Marines.

     Laura Benedict's Details
Status:Married
Here for:Networking
Zodiac Sign:Cancer
Children:Proud parent
Occupation:Writer



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About me:


Welcome to my myspace page! What you might like to know about me: I’m a thriller-writer, a mother, a wife. I’m living proof that dreams do come true. I wrote fiction for almost twenty years before selling my novel, Isabella Moon, and a second book to Ballantine Books in 2006. Isabella Moon debuted in 2007 and is also available on Brilliance Audio. (UK and Australian versions were released in early February.) Also in 2007, Press 53 published Surreal South, an anthology of surreal short fiction and poetry by some of the most remarkable living southern (and southern-minded) authors around. I had the privilege of co-editing Surreal South with Pinckney Benedict, my writer husband and all-around genius guy. Surreal South 2009 is in the works now.

My latest novel Calling Mr. Lonely Hearts is available in hardcover and audio in the U.S. now. It will be available in the U.K. and Australia in May 2009.

My first major short story publication was The Hollow Woman with Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine in 2001. It was later anthologized by the estimable Jon Breen in Best Mysteries of 2001. I was thrilled to have published another piece, The Erstwhile Groom, in the Sept/Oct 2007 double issue of EQMM. Also, I’ve reviewed books for The Grand Rapids Press in Michigan and other papers for the last decade as Laura Philpot Benedict.

Random facts about me: I live in the country, love to bake, never win at tic-tac-toe, don’t really care what sort of car I drive, am (to steal my good friend Margy’s phrase) stubbornly blonde and always hope to make enough money to support trips to my colorist, really like having all the trashcans in my house empty at the same time, think there are few things better than finding a pair of blue jeans that fit, am an unapologetic Christian and imperfect parent, enjoy meeting all sorts of people despite the fact that I’m actually quite shy, and I love to eat good sushi, dark chocolate, and all kinds of cheese (not at the same time!). If you want to know more, I hope you’ll check out my Notes from the Handbasket blog, and my website, www.laurabenedict.com.

Thanks for stopping by!

Who I'd like to meet:
Readers, Writers, Closet Optimists

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D. H. BROWN

D. H. BROWN



Nov 23 2009 9:26 PM

Thanks for the kind friend acceptance, Laura. It is in all ways a pleasure to meet another storyteller. May the adventure continue. I believe you would like Major Westfall as he tackled terrorists in HONOR DEFENDED as they attempt to attack the Washington State ferries. Let me know. May this turning of the Great Wheel of Life bring you many blessings. Be well, DH
Winner of  the 2008 Silver Medal for Fiction by the Military Writers Society of America (MWSA)
Honor Defended on sale now.
Book II of the Citizen Warrior series
Dedicated to the 'Quiet Professionals

The Books of D. H. Brown
"War Brothers are not chosen, for
In conflict mated, we were created
Sentenced as each other's keeper
Till death do us part
."
 ~The Major


Ask Buzzell™

Ask Buzzell™



Oct 3 2009 11:25 PM

www.Almost-World.com


Bill Ectric

Bill Ectric



Aug 28 2009 2:39 AM

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http://www.billectric.com/

Tim

Tim



Jun 28 2009 4:57 PM

Death of an Angel in Iran

You have surely heard about the tragic death of a
brave young woman who was murdered in Iran
just for peacefully protesting with her father
on the streets of Teheran.

Her Name was Neda - please remember her.

Neda

CNN: "Neda" becomes rallying cry for Iranian protests (click here to read)



Please re-post if you care.

Get the MySpace Codes from a text box on this site (click here).


Tim

Tim



Jun 12 2009 2:34 PM

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Great to meet you, Laura - Happy Writing !!!

Cheers :)

Tim
Mystery of the Ages

 Mystery of the Ages



Jun 7 2009 11:25 PM

Dropping by to say hello and seeing how you have been..
Don Fareno

Don Fareno



May 15 2009 2:49 AM

COMING THREW TO SHOW LOVE 2 YOUR PAGE KEEP IT SEXY!
RJ

RJ



Mar 29 2009 7:12 PM

I’m writing to update you on three new developments. First, Rock & Roll Homicide is now available at Barnes & Noble. Second, last Thursday the cover art was featured on the top mystery blog, Poe’s Deadly Daughters, for the Anthony Awards nominating committee to review. The next day, my novel was the lead on mystery site, Baker Street Clarion. I put a link to both sites on my Media page.
To take a look click here.
Keep in touch.
Jill

Jill Sheets



Mar 28 2009 10:31 PM

I just stopped in to say "Hi," and to see how you are doing.


Sending love,

Jill
Mark-just typing

Mark-just typing



Mar 13 2009 7:44 PM

Hi Laura.
Happy Friday and Happy Writing!!


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Dames of Dialogue

Dames of Dialogue



Mar 9 2009 10:33 PM

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Maggie, Christy, & Caitlyn
Simon Wood - Author

Simon Wood



Feb 27 2009 7:27 PM

Yes?
ksfrnd77

ksfrnd77



Jan 31 2009 4:54 PM

Kitty

Goonie Forever



Jan 13 2009 9:09 PM

I'm in the middle of Isabella Moon and its wonderful! Couldn't hardly put it down to do my homework! lol Oh! I got my local library to order your books.
:)
Susan

Susan



Dec 30 2008 1:42 PM

xo!
Brenda

Brenda Wallace



Dec 24 2008 6:19 AM

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Sheryl Monks

Sheryl Monks



Dec 15 2008 6:15 PM

Thanks, Laura.
Are you guys all set for Christmas?
Destiny Booze, Novelist

Destiny Booze



Dec 13 2008 8:01 PM

I asked Santa for a special love letter from my husband this year - the cheesier, the better. I want lots of romance! I hope I get it...

May you have a joyous holiday full of love, laughter and happiness!

Destiny
www. destinybooze. com

Make-believe is more than a child's game!
Sheryl Monks

Sheryl Monks



Dec 12 2008 4:12 PM

The new website is gorgeous.
Sheryl Monks

Sheryl Monks



Dec 12 2008 3:47 PM

Hi, Laura. Thanks for re-friending me.
Wendy Nelson Tokunaga

Wendy Tokunaga



Dec 12 2008 3:35 PM

Laura, thanks for being a tomodachi (friend).
Your road to publication sounds somewhat like mine -- how nice it is when things finally come to fruition!
KEN BOE

Ken Boe



Dec 10 2008 1:44 AM

Thanks for adding me. Let me continue the conversation by saying that its hard to remember what hasn't yet existed, so we forget to create or even like new things, and this is reinforced by cliches such as "every thing's been done" and "there's nothing new under the sun." Just the same, cliche, idiom, type, and other familiar forms and figures are a good place to start.
Cliche can be seen as "dead metaphor", so its a healthy job in society for artists to re-invent them and bring them back to life, as well as create the new ones through .. Synchronic Alchemy .. ..TEA FOR TWO WORLDS 418 SULLIVAN STREET, MIAMI AZ 85539: COPPER MINE PICTURE GALLERY Featuring an exhibit of oil paintings from Ken Boe's "Tea Pot" series which will be on exhibit until January 3rd 2009. Click above link to gallery for more information, or call Miami Art Works at 928-273-7679 for directions, where to stay, etc. We are an hour and a half East Of Phoenix, one block over from HIGHWAY 60.
ChelSierra Remly

ChelSierra Remly



Dec 9 2008 12:29 AM

You're welcome. I hope Santa is good to me too. =D I am a co-Admin of the Whoosh. org message board and finally thought to start a thread for you and your works.

The website and message board are owned by Kym Taborn.

http://www. myspace. com/ktaborn

Thread:
http://whooshorg. proboards33. com/index. cgi?board=readers&action=display&thread=4298

I forget the number symbol causes the link not to work, so I remembered to take it out this time.
@^@
Luanne Rice

Luanne Rice



Dec 6 2008 3:49 AM

hi laura,
congratulations on all your wonderful book news...and thank you for your comment on the kitties' portrait...they're really enjoying the spotlight! have a good december...
xxoo
Elizabeth Zelvin

Elizabeth Zelvin



Dec 1 2008 6:07 PM

Hi Laura! Wishing you an abundant and joyful holiday season. :)
Liz
PS I'm celebrating a deal from St. Martin's for Death Will Help You Leave Him, the follow-up to Death Will Get You Sober.
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