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Hello everyone, I'm Elliot and I'm new here. A few months ago I embarked on writing a crime novel, I believed I knew a decent amount about crime to be able to write it. I have read a few crime books,…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Stacy Oct 28, 2012.
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Stacy replied to Elliot Smith's discussion Hello, I'm new"Welcome, Elliott!I'm Stacy!
Hope you enjoy it here!"
Karen Dionne replied to Elliot Smith's discussion Hello, I'm new"Seconding David Simon's Homicide. Last spring I was under contract to write a police procedural, and it was fabulously helpful.
Another writer also gave me a tip for the broad outline of a police procedural. She said in every chapter, as the…"
"Lee Lofland should be very good. He's a cop. And he answers questions."
Elliot Smith replied to Elliot Smith's discussion Hello, I'm new"Thanks everyone, I will check out those books :)"
David DeLee replied to Elliot Smith's discussion Hello, I'm new"Welcome to Crimespace, Elliot.
I'd suggest you do some research into the areas of police procedure you feel you're lacking. A good start would be Lee Lofland's book…"
Dana King replied to Elliot Smith's discussion Hello, I'm new"Welcome.
As usual, IJ has hit the nail on the head. If you're looking to write procedurals, the cops' attitudes and personalities are going to be key. There are no better places to start than with Connie Fletcher's series (especially…"
"You will need to do the research. There are some good books on police procedure, and there is the Internet. In general, reading "a few" books is probably not enough. You need to read voraciously in your genre."
Elliot Smith posted a discussionHello, I'm new
Hello everyone, I'm Elliot and I'm new here. A few months ago I embarked on writing a crime novel, I believed I knew a decent amount about crime to be able to write it. I have read a few crime books, both fictional and true crime, and watched a lot of shows that deal with investigations into crimes - such as CSI and Criminal Minds. Long story short, I began writing and quickly found I had difficulty writing it as I didn't know police procedure well enough and had no idea how to guide my story…See More
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Hello, Am Pamilar, I really want to have a good friendship with you. i have something special i want to discuses with you. You can get back to me, directly to my e-mail. frpamilar@yahoo.co.uk
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