All types of business owners face the challenge of optimizing their strengths. A Baker who wants to own a bakery may spend his days managing employees, balancing the books or meeting with suppliers. A shopping enthusiast who owns a store, may find themselves receiving shipments or planning seasonal inventories. If you are a baker, shopper [...]
I have a hard time coming up with my list of favorite books, because I really do love books: new books, old books, funny books, horror books, mystery books, fiction books, inspirational books, kids’ books. I search for writers who speak to me and when I find one, I read their every word. I listen [...]
“The soul knows all things, and knowledge is only a remembering.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Far down in the silent depths of sub consciousness lie myriads of truths, each awaiting a time when its owner shall call it forth. To utilize these stored-up thoughts, you must express them to others; and to be able to express [...]
A detective story is a type of mystery which has a character, whether a professional investigator or amateur, who solves a mystery. When you decide to write a detective story, consider the setting, character, the mystery (conflict), clues which will lead to a satisfying climax and conclusion. I think detective stories, more than any other [...]
Here are a few sites modern day sleuths may use:
Court records, jail records, corporate records, and more.
Free Public Records Finder: Search free public records by state, view corporate records, court records, criminal records and more on this site.
Net-Investigation.com: Search by state to look up court records on almost anyone. This site also provides a background [...]
I do not claim that I can tell a story as it ought to be told. I only claim to know how a story ought to be told, for I have been almost daily in the company of the most expert story-tellers for many years.
There are several kinds of stories, but only one difficult [...]
Spy fiction gained popularity during the cold war but suffered a declining readership after the Berlin Wall fell in November 1989. The 9/11 terrorist attacks reignited interest and political thrillers are back, with high tech gadgets and high stakes.
I just read an article about new terrorist detecting cameras that will be installed on airlines. Security [...]
With prime time TV full of shows such as CSI, Crossing Jordan, Bones and Law and Order, dramatizing criminal investigations and forensic science, writers need to know the latest techniques used by law enforcement.
Experts in the Field
1. Forensic Psychologists and Psychiatrists offer insight into the criminal mind. They may suggest a psychological profile to assist [...]
Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein, the story of a scientist who created a monster and repulsed by the results, abandoned the creature. Victor Frankenstein couldn’t escape responsibility for his experiment, haunted by the creature for the rest of his life. The book is a warning of science and technology gone unchecked, of man playing God without [...]
The words just aren’t flowing. When I plan to write a piece I get about one paragraph and then the well runs dry. I sit at my computer and read the few sentences I’ve managed to eke out. I have no idea where to go from here. The process has become a chore instead of [...]
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