Research Materials:
Murder One: a writer’s guide to homicide
Cause of Death: a writer’s guide to death, murder & forensic medicine
Body Trauma: a writer’s guide to wounds and injuries
Modus Operandi: a writer’s guide to how criminals work
Malicious Intent: a writer’s guide to how muderers, robbers, rapists and other criminals think
Scene of the Crime: a writer’s guide to crime-scene investigations
Police Procedural: a writer’s guide to the police and how they work
Amateur Detectives: a writer’s guide to how private citizens solve criminal cases
Just the Facts, Ma’am: a writer’s guide to to investigators and investigation techniques
Deadly Doses: a writer’s guide to poisons
Armed and Dangerous: a writer’s guide to weapons
Rip-Off: a writer’s guide to crimes of deception
Missing Persons: a writer’s guide to finding the lost, the abducted and the escaped
Private Eyes: a writer’s guide to private investigators
The Writer’s Guide to Character Traits by Linda N. Edelstein, Ph.D.
Writing Techniques & Grammar:
Essential Engish Grammar by Philip Gucker
On Writing Well by William Zinsser
The Writer’s Journey by Christopher Vogler
Sin and Syntax by Constance Hale
Words Fail Me by Patricia T. O’Connor
Strategies for Successful Writing (4th Edition)
Writing From Start to Finish by John Schultz
The Writer’s Handbook 1999 Edition
An Introduction to Literature (11th Edition)
Discovering Literature (2nd Edition)
Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory
Fiction Writing:
Scene & Structure by Jack M. Bickham
Beginnings, Middles & Ends by Nancy Kress
Description by Monica Wood
Writing a Thriller by André Jute
Fiction by Michael Seide
Writing Fiction Step by Step by Josip Novakovich
The Writer’s Digest Handbook of Novel Writing
Creating Unforgettable Characters by Linda Seger
Screenwriting:
The Screenwriter’s Bible by David Trottier
Making a Good Script Great by Linda Seger
Writing Screenplays That Sell by Michael Hauge
Screenplay by Syd Field
The Screenwriter’s Problem Solver by Syd Field
The Screenwriter’s Workbook by Syd Field
Writing the Script by Wells Root
Playwriting for Theater, Film, and Television by Laura Shamus
Writing the Character-Centered Screenplay by Andrew Horton
Alternative Scriptwriting (2nd Edition) by Ken Danyger and Jeff Rush
Elements of Style for Screenwriters by Paul Argentini
Writing Treatments That Sell by Kenneth Atchity and Chi-Li Wong






