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COLLECTION
The following is a sample of
the materials currently available for checkout from the professional
writers' Library of St. Louis SinC housed at Steinway Piano Gallery,
12033 Dorsett Road. In addition to the printed material we also have
available for checkout a badge making kit and portable microphone
system.
COMPLETE LIST OF AVAILABLE MATERIALS
Feel free to suggest materials for chapter purchase. Contributions are
welcome. Give both to your SinC librarian -
Email
librarian@sincstl.org |
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 Mystery Women:
An Encyclopedia of Leading Women Characters in Mystery Fiction.
Vol. 1 (1860-1979). c1997 (2001 edition) by Colleen Barnett. |
Includes descriptions and has indices of both authors and
characters. |
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Becoming a
Writer. c1934 by Dorthea Brand. |
General Inspiration -
Harnessing the unconscious, Learning to see again, The writer's
magic. |
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Writing Mysteries: A
Handbook by the Mystery Writers of America c2002. Ed. Sue
Grafton |
Chapters topics such as
Outlining, Depiction of Violence, Revision, Working with an agent |
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Behind the Mystery. c2005. by Stuart Kaminsky. |
Kaminsky
interviews mystery writers Sue Grafton, Elmore Leonard, Donald
Westlake, the Kellermans, Martin Cruz Smith, Bobert B. Parker,
Lisa Scottoline, James Lee Burke, Tony Hillerman, Ann Rule, Mickey
Spillane, Michael Connelly, Ed McBain, Sara Paretsky, Joseph
Wambaugh, Lawrence Block and John Jakes. |
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1001 Ways to Market Your Books. 6th edition. Open Horizons,
Fairfield, Iowa. c2006. 700 pages. By John Kremer.
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Covers basic
marketing information, developing a marketing plan, advertising,
publicity, distribution, rights. Much is aimed at self-publishing
and non- fiction, but much is also useful to fiction writers.
List of websites is worth a look, too. |
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National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime. VICAP (Violent
Criminal Apprehension Program) Crime Analysis Report. N.D. 35
pages.
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VICAP Program
explanation along with forms VICAP uses to delineate chain of
command and key information the teams record on their quest for
crime-solving.(Victim Information, Suspect Information, MO,
Timeline, Event sites, Crime Scene, Weapon and Transportation
Information, Holdback Information, Interviews). |
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Novelist's
Boot Camp. c2006. by Todd Stone |
Getting-started battle plan for preparation, development,
drafting, editing, etc
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