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Perhaps you want to write your own crime novel. Then
you may find the following web links useful: |
Literary Agents, Publishers,
Research for Writers |
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Research for Writers
Daniel Starer. If you need
facts for a book this is the place to go. |
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Writeres Research Group:
Research, editing,
permissions negotiations, writing |
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Literarymarketplace
Literary agents,
publishers, editors, marketing of books, how-to-do advice |
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Guide to Literary Agents
Another list of highly
successful literary agents |
Blogs, Fora |
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Detectives Beyond Borders:
A forum for international crime fiction (because murder is
more fun away from home). |
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The Gumshoe Site:
Opened on January 8, 1996. |
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Don't Shoot the Writer:
Blog of Britt
Vasarhelyi |
Associations of Professional
Crime Writers |
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American Crime Writers League:
Formed in the late 1980s by a group of writers who wanted a private
forum for exchanging ideas. |
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Mystery Writers of America:
Dedicated to promoting higher regard for crime writing. |
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Crime Writers of
Canada: National association for professional crime writers.
Newsletter, information on authors,
awards, and links. |
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Crime Writers Queensland:
Based
in Brisbane, Australia. |
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International Association of Crime Writers:
Organization of professional writers to promote crime
writing as a significant art form. |
The Art of Crime Fiction
Writing |
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Raymond Chandler:
The Simple Art of Murder. 1950 (Houghton Mifflin) [Classic literary
criticism] |
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Douglas Wynn:
The Crime Writer's Sourcebook. 2000 (Allison & Busby) |
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Stephen King:
On Writing. 2002 (Pocket) |
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Stephen King:
Secret Windows - Essays and Fiction On The Craft Of Writing. 2000 (Book
Of The Month Club) |
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Sol Stein:
Solutions for Writers. 1999 (Souvenir Press) |
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Dorothea Brande: Becoming a Writer. 1996 (Pan) |
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Paul Mills:
The Routledge Creative Writing Coursebook. 2006 (Routledge; 2nd Ed.)
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Julia Bell:
Creative Writing Coursebook. 2004 |
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Natalie Goldberg:
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within. 2006 (Shambhala) |
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David Lodge:
The Art of Fiction. Illustrated from Classic and Modern Texts. 1994
(Penguin) |
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Damon Knight:
Creating Short Fiction: The Classic Guide to Writing Short Fiction. 1997
(St. Martin's Griffin; 3rd Ed.) |
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BBC: Writing Crime Fiction
A master-class held by
crime fiction authors Minette
Walters and Mark Billingham in March 2004. |
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Martin Roth:
The Crime Writer's Reference Guide: 1001 Tips for Writing the Perfect Murder.
2003 (Michael Miese Productions) |
Selling Your Manuscript |
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T.W. Whalin / D.C. Goodrich / S.R.
Laube: Book Proposals That Sell: 21 Secrets
to speed your success. 2005 (Write Now Publications) |
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Robert Brewer:
Writer's Market, 2009.
Over 3,500 listings for book publishers, magazines and literary agents |
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Michael Larsen:
How to Get a Literary Agent. 2006 (Sourcebooks) |
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Chuck Sambuchino:
2010 Guide to Literary Agents. 2009 (Writers Digest Books) |
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Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Publishers, Editors, and Literary Agents 2010: Who They Are! What They Want! How to Win Them Over!
2009 (Sourcebooks) |
The Criminal Mind |
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James Blair, Derek Robert Mitchell, Karina Peschardt: The Psychopath: Emotion And The Brain. 2005 |
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Katherine Ramsland:
The Criminal Mind: A Writer's Guide to Forensic Psychology. 2002 (Writer's
Digest Books) |
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Robert K. Ressler:
Whoever Fights Monsters: My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI.
1993 (St. Martin's True Crime Library)
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Stanton E. Samenow:
Inside the Criminal Mind: Revised and Updated Edition. 2004 (Crown) |
Forensic Science / Police
Procedure |
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Lee Lofland:
Police Procedure & Investigation: A Guide for Writers.
2007 (Writers Digest Books)
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Douglas
P. Lyle:
Forensics for Dummies (2004) |
Other Excellent Links |
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The Crime Museum:
National Museum of Crime & Punishment |
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addictivebooks.com
Amazon shop specialized in thrillers |
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Copyright © 2012 by Claudia Heilig-Staindl. All Rights Reserved. |