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RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR WRITERS:
  • A good dictionary
  • A good thesaurus
  • Crossword puzzle dictionary
  • Making Crime Pay by Andrea Campbell
  • Techniques of the Selling Writer by Dwight Swain
  • The Writer's Journey by Chris Vogler
  • Scene and Structure by Jack Bickham
  • The Deluxe Transitive Vampire by Karen Elizabeth Gordon (great book on grammar)
  • Rights of the Accused by Andrea Campbell
  • Writers Digest Howdunit books
  • The Bone Lady by Mary H. Manheim (forensic anthropology)
  • The Arsenic Milkshake by Sylvia Barrett (forensic science)
  • Baby name book
  • Phone book (for last names)
  • The Sell Your Novel Toolkit by Elizabeth Lyons
  • Stein on Writing by Sol Stein
  • The Complete Book of Scriptwriting by J. Michael Straczyniski (great on character and plot)
  • Forensic Science: Evidence, Clues and Investigation by Andrea Campbell
  • Getting the Words Right by Theodore A. Rees Cheney
  • Making Your Words Work by Gary Provost
  • Creating Story People by Dwight Swain
  • The Art of Dramatic Writing by Lajos Egri
  • The Deadly Directory by Kate Derie
  • Legal Ease: A Guide to Criminal Law, Evidence and Procedure by Andrea Campbell
  • Don't Murder Your Mystery by Chris Roerden
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LINKS:
These links are for your information only and constitute no endorsement by The Guppies or Sisters In Crime

Agent-Related Sites:

Agent Research & Evaluation
WritersNet: Agents
AAR
SFWA's Writer Beware
Speculations Discussion Group

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Professional Mystery Organizations:

Sisters in Crime (National)
Mystery Writers of America
Sisters In Crime Internet Chapter
Crime Writers of Canada
International Association of Crime Writers, North American Branch
American Crime Writers League
Mystery Writers Forum
The International Thriller Writers, Inc.

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Other Writer Websites:

Romance Writers of America
SFWA
RWA Kiss of Death Chapter
Writers Write
Writing Corner

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On-Line Discussion Groups:

DOROTHYL
Murder Must Advertise

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Print Magazine Websites:

Writer's Digest
Poets & Writers
Black Raven Press


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Other Mystery-Related Sites:

ClueLass
Mystery Writers' Resources
Ultimate Mystery/Detective Web Guide
About.Com Mystery/Suspense


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Forensic and Law Enforcement Sites:

OfficerCom
Zeno's Forensic Site
Police Sciences Links
Crime Library: Serial Killers
Forensic Psych FAQs
Florida Department of Corrections

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Miscellaneous Sites:

Ask Jeeves, a super search engine
Fiction Writer's Character Chart


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Reviewer Sites:

Crescent Blues
January Magazine
The Mystery Reader
Romantic Times

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MYSTERY CONFERENCES AND CONVENTIONS:


Bloody Words
Book Passage
Bouchercon
Cape Fear Crime Festival
Conmisterio
Deadly Ink
Edgars Week Symposium
Festival of Mystery
The Great Manhattan Mystery Conclave
Hardboiled Heroes and Cozy Cats
Harriette Austin Writers Conference
Killer Nashville
Left Coast Crime
Love is Murder
Magna cum Murder
Malice Domestic
Mayhem in the Midlands
Murder In The Grove
Murder in the Magic City
New England Crime Bake
Of Dark and Stormy Nights
Pikes Peak Writers Conference
Sleuthfest
Southwest Writers Mystery Writers Conference
Tony Hillerman Writers Conference
Thrillerfest
Whidbey Island

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CONTESTS:

St. Martin's Press/MALICE DOMESTIC contest for Best First Traditional Mystery

St. Martin's Best Private Eye Novel Contest

Daphne du Maurier Awards: Sponsored by RWA Chapter Kiss of Death. $25 entry fee. Deadline March 15.

Colorado Gold Writing Contest, June each year, $25 entry fee ($50 if you wish a critique).

Sara Ann Freed Memorial Award

The Debut Dagger Award (British Crime writers contest)

Oklahoma Writer's Contest

CNW/FFWA Florida State Writers Competition has a novel chapter division. Two Guppies (Denise Tiller and JoMarie Gtinkiewicz) have placed in this contest in past years. Prize money, no critique. Fee for non members is $10.00.

Malice Domestic Grant: Our Susan Wrona Gall won a $500 grant last year. Deadline is in December--get information from malicedomesticgrants@hotmail.com

Murder In The Grove Mystery Writer's Contest: Sponsored by the Idaho Popular Fiction Association, Inc., open to all unpublished in novel-length mystery fiction. $25.00 entry fee. Deadline February 28, 2005.

Byline Magazine runs contests continuously, such as Advice to Beginning Writers, Short Story, Flash Fiction. Write Byline Magazine, PO Box 130596, Edmond, Oklahoma 73013, or visit the website. Entry fee, $5.00, prize money.

Paul Gillette Memorial Writing Contest, associated with the annual Pikes Peak Writers Conference. The contest has a Mystery/Suspense/Intrigue category. Go to ppwc.net/contest.html for details.



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