I came across some great resource links over the years and thought I would share some with my TKZ family. I’ll group them in no particular order.
MEDICAL:
This first link is to a site in Australia, but when I couldn’t find a similar one for the U.S., this serves the purpose. It gives writers a good visual as a reminder of what an Intensive Care Unit in a hospital looks like and the terminology: What’s in an ICU?
The Encyclopedia of Death and Dying – Wonder what’s in there? Plenty of weird topics alphabetized.
BioMed Search – Medical Resources – This has tons of medical resources on all sorts of illnesses, procedures, case reports, treatments for illnesses, surgical procedures, etc.
EMedicine: Medscape – Want to see what blunt force trauma does to the head and skull? This site is not for the squeamish. Various medical specialties are listed with slide show pictures. There’s also extensive resources on surgical procedures, pediatrics and general disease conditions.
FORENSICS:
This link has many resources, especially when you look under Forensic Resources Tab: American Academy of Forensic Sciences AAFS
Computer Forensics at SANS – Digital Forensics
CRIME SCENE:
This link has resources for writers to research crime scene cases and chat in forums to ask questions and get advice from detectives. Writers can research old cases and they even have an online store for fun purchases. Crime Scene
Crime Scene Investigator Network – This link gives writers plenty of resources on crime scene procedures and evidence gathering, with photos, forum to ask questions, videos, and case files.
Crimes & Clues: The Art & Science of Criminal Investigation – Ever wonder what a CSI job demands and the pay? This site has that and more. Profiling articles from top FBI agents, interrogation techniques and cases, courtroom testimony, various studies on forensic science, death investigation with pathology and entomology.
MISCELLANEOUS:
Police One – A solid resources for all things police: uniforms, gear, police cars, radios, body armor, body cams, police procedure, etc.
Botanical: Modern Herbal – A solid research source for herbs and poisons
Firearms Tutorial – This is a resource for firearms with basic terminology, Lab procedures, examination of gun shot residue (GSR), and a study of ballistics, among other things. But since we have a resident expert in John Gilstrap, I would encourage anyone to start with John’s posts on guns here at TKZ – links below:
GENERAL WRITERS RESOURCES:
Internet Resources for Writers – Tons of resources on all topics for writers from networking resources, craft, research and business links.
The Internet Writing Journal: Research Resources for Mystery and Crime Writers – Lots of links on crime research, police procedure, forensics, government sites, and types of crimes.
CHARACTERS:
Building Fictional Characters – Lots of helpful links to resources on the topic of crafting characters with recommended instructional books. But I would be remiss if I didn’t also include our own TKZ resources on author craft through James Scott Bell (his list of books on writing are HERE) and Larry Brooks. Larry’s craft resources are listed HERE.
I hope you’ll find these links new and interesting.
FOR DISCUSSION:
What writers’ resource links have you found useful? Any topic from business/promotion to craft and research.