RESOURCES FOR AUTHORS

Whether you want to go the traditional publishing route or indie route, the people and books listed on this page have something that will help you. I tend to seek them out first when I have questions. I hope they help you. You will also find websites I use for research. This list will constantly be updated and added to.

Writing Resources I Use Regularly

Craft Books I Can't Live Without

Adobe Blog: Preventing plagiarism: a guide for students and educators.

Maryville University - Creative Jobs for English Majors

Maryville University - BLOG

Zen Business - Article on Writing Careers

Kathy Stienemann 400 ways to describe eyes

Linq Digital Business Card

Author Lab and MockUp Shots

Grammarly Editing Software

ProWritingAid

Smart Edit Software

Dave Chesson - Kindlepreneur

Writers Helping Writers

Nick Stephenson - Your First 10K Readers

10 best Blogging Sites with Detailed Comparison

Annie Jackson

Science Daily - Forensics

CSI DDS

Evidence Technology Magazine

Strange Remains

Nature.com - Scitable - Topic Page - Forensics - DNA - Fingerprinting and Codos

International Criminal Police Organization - INTERRPOL

Crime Scene - Miami Herald Blog

Forensic News Blog

Crime Scene Investigator Network

Forensic Magazine

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Explore Forensics - UK

Forensic Science Simplified

Crime Scene Investigation

Crime Museum

Crime and Clues

Crime-ology Crime Blog

Marcy Kennedy - https://marcykennedy.com

Twitter - @MarcyKennedy

Angela Ackerman - https://writershelpingwriters.net

Twitter -AngelaAckerman

Joel Friedlander - https://www.thebookdesigner.com

Twitter - @JFbookman

Jane Friedman - https://janefriedman.com

Twitter - @JaneFriedman

Frances Caballo - http://www.socialmediajustforwriters.com T

wtitter - @CaballoFrances

John Gilstrap - https://www.johngilstrap.com

Twitter - @JohnGilstrap

Derek Murphy - https://www.creativindie.com

Twitter -@Creativindie

Joanna Penn - https://www.thecreativepenn.com

Twitter - @thecreativepenn

~~The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide To Character Expression~~

~~By Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi~~

~~Emotion Amplifiers - A Companion to The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression~~

~~By Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi~~

~~Dialogue - A Busy Writer's Guide~~

~~By Marcy Kennedy~~

~~A Busy Writer's Guide - Showing and Telling In Fiction~~

~~By Marcy Kennedy~~

~~Character, Emotion & Viewpoint - Techniques and exercises for crafting dynamic characters and effective viewpoint~~

~~By Nancy Kress~~

~~How To Write Descriptions Of Eyes And Faces~~

~~By Val Kovalin~~

~~Write a Brilliant Hook-5 Easy Steps To Writing Your Scene & Story Hook!~~

~~By Susan May Warren~~

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MY QUERY LETTER

If you are having trouble formulating your Query letter, take a look at mine. It may help you.

If you are having trouble writing a synopsis of your book, I would suggest you check out author John Gilstrap's post on his website for this. He breaks it down in an easy to understand way.

http://www.johngilstrap.com/essays/the-synopsis-demystifying-the-mystery/