Atlanta Chapter Sisters in Crime - Web Resources
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This page originally created by Teresa
Loftin
for the Atlanta Chapter of Sisters in Crime.
Updated May 28, 2009
WRITERS RESOURCES
- Words and Word Choice
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- Webster's
Dictionary
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- Roget's
Thesaurus Searchform
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- Pedro's
Dictionaries - Huge assortment of online dictionaries for everything from
acronyms to cell biology to language dictionaries.
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- Strunk's
Elements of Style
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- New Words
in English
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- Rhyming
Dictionary
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- List of Online Dictionaries
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- Acronym Finder Database
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- Acronym Search
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- Bartlett's
Familiar Quotations
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- Synonym
Dictionary
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- Gopher
Index of Acronyms Searchable index of acronyms.
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- Slang Dictionaries
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- Aussie
Slang
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- Dictionary
of Mountain Bike Slang
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- Silicon
Valley Slang
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- TeenSpeak teenage
slang.
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- Twists,
Slugs and Roscoes A Glossary of Hardboiled Slang.
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- Ye
Olde English Sayings
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- World Wide Slang
lots of info on local phrases. Kinda silly but fun.
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- Foreign Language Dictionaries
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- Pedro's
Dictionaries - Huge assortment language dictionaries.
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- French<->English
Dictionary
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- LEO
German<->English Dictionary
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- Japanese<->English
Dictionary
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- Hawaiian
Dictionary Online
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- An
assortment of MANY other foreign language dictionaries.
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- Activa Translations
- Assorted foreign language dictionaries.
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- Swedish<->English
Dictionary
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- Medical Terminology and Dictionaries
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- WebMD
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- Medical
Terminology in several foreign languages
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Medicine Net
dictionary of on-line medical resources.
Medspeak
the dictionary of ER.
Medical World Search
Search full-text on over 100,000 articles from selected medical sources.
British English vs American English
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American
British-British American Dictionary
American
and British spelling of common words
General Writing Resources
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Fiction-Writing
Articles on the Internet 1001 links to articles about fiction writing.
WISDOM - A literary
search engine
WRITER ORGANIZATIONS
- Mystery/Thriller Genre
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- Sisters in Crime
- National
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- Mystery Writers
of America
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- International Thriller Writers
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- Mystery
Readers International
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- American Crime
Writers League
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- Other
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- Novelists, Inc. Dedicated
to serving the needs of multi-published writers of popular fiction
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- Romance Writers
of Americaź
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- RWAź
Kiss of Death This chapter of the Romance Writers of Americaź was formed
by writers world-wide to promote and support the reading and writing of suspense
and mystery fiction with strong romantic elements. It is the fastest growing
RWAź chapter with over 1000 members.
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- Western
Writers of America
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- Science Fiction and Fantasy
Writers of America
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- Horror Writers of America
CONFERENCES
- Mystery Conferences
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- SleuthFest
2009 Feb. 26-March 1, 2009, Deerfield Beach, Florida. Presented by the
Mystery Writers of America Florida Chapter, the event features Guest of Honor
John Hart, Edgar Award winning author, and Brad Meltzer, #1 New York Times
bestselling author.
During special Third Degree Thursday events, Sleuthfest features panels and
workshops with bestselling, award-winning masters of the craft, agent and
editor appointments, and manuscript critiques.
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- Malice Domestic
22 April 30- May 2, 2010, Arlington, Virginia. Guest of Honor
Parnell Hall, Toastmaster Rhys Brown, and Lifetime Achievement Award Mary
Higgins Clark. Established in 1989, Malice
Domestic is an annual convention in metropolitan Washington, D.C., saluting
the traditional mystery (books best typified by the works of Agatha Cristie).
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- Mayhem in
the Midlands May 21-24, 2009, Omaha, Nebraska. Annual mystery conference
sponsored by Omaha Public Library, Omaha's Sisters in Crime chapter, and Lincoln
City Libraries. Small event limited to 200 attendees so you could have the
chance to meet many authors, including 2009's Guest of Honor Dana Stabenow,
International Guest of Honor Zoe Sharp, and Toastmaster Jan Burke.
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- Bloody Words IX
June 5-7, 2009, Ottowa, Ontario. International Guest of Honor Denise Mina,
Canadian Guest of Honor Louise Penny, Local Guest of Honor Barbara Fradkin,
and Master of Ceremonies Mary Jane Mafini. Canada's oldest
and largest gathering of mystery readers and authors, Bloody Words features
author panels, workshops, book signings, the Hammett Awards, the infamous
Bony Pete short story contest, and more.
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- Hardboiled Heroes
and Cozy Cats Cancelled for 2009 due to the economy and the flue scare. Annual mystery conference
sponsored by Mystery Wristers of America's Southwest chapter. There are
usually a number of speakers and panels designed to polish
the craft of aspiring writers and published authors alike. The event concludes
with a banquet.
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- Deadly Ink June
27-28, 2009, Parsippany, New Jersey. Guest of Honor Lincoln Child and Toastmaster
Jeff Cohen.
Kate Gallison, Roberta Rogow, Jack Getze, E.
J. Rand, Cheryl Solimini, Steve Rigolosi, Robin Hathaway, KB Inglee, Ilene
Schneider, Dennis Tafoya, Liz Zelvin, Renee Gardner, and Elena Santangelo
will be among the panelists at Deadly Ink 2009.
ThrillerFest
July 8-11, 2008, Grand Hyatt, New York City. For readers, writers, and fans. Events include an all-day CraftFest,
a cocktail party and readers reception, and panels, author book
signings, and the Thriller Awards Banquet.
Killer Nashville
August 14-16, 2009, Nashville, Tennesssee. Guest of Honor J.A. Jance, Guest
Agent Lucienne Diver, Guest Editor Maryglenn McCombs. Panels and
workshops on forensics, the craft of writing, and marketing strategies.
St.
Hilda's Crime & Mystery Weekend August 21-23, 2009, St. Hilda's College,
Oxford, UK.
Conference
theme, "The Wages of Sin." Speakers: Robert Barnard, Kate Charles, Mary Andrea
Clark, Martin Edwards, Christine Poulson, Betty Rowlands, Marcia Talley,
Andrew Taylor, Laura Wilson.
An established part of the UK crime fiction scene and one
of its longest running events, the St. Hilda's weekend, a small, highly esteemed
symposium held every year in August, focuses on crime fiction with an emphasis
on women writers of the genre.
Bouchercon 40
"Elementary, my dear Indy." October 15-18, 2009, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Guest of Honor Michael Connelly, Toastmistress S.J. Rozan, Honored Youth
Author Wendelin Van Draanen, Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Allen J.
Hubin, and Fan Guest of Honor Kathryn Kennison.
New England Crime
Bake November 13-15, 2009, a joint Sisters in Crime/MWA event, will be
held at the HIlton Hotel in Dedham, Massachusetts. 2009's Guest of Honor is
Sue Grafton. (The 2008 Guest of Honor was Harlan Coban. The event also features the Al Blanchard Crime Story Contest (entries
due May 31, 2009- winner published in Level Best Books' 7th anthology of
crime fiction and receives $100 prize as well as admission to conference,
New England's premier mystery event).
Murder
in the Magic City February 6, 2010, Birmingham, Alabama. Annual one-day
mystery conference sponsored by Southern Sisters (the readers group of Birmingham's
local Sisters in Crime chapter), Homewood Library, and Crosshaven Books.
Guests of Honor: S.J. Rozan and C.J. Box.
Left Coast
Crime "Booked in LA" March 11-14, 2010, Los Angeles, CA. Guests
of Honor Lee Child, Jan Burke, Janet Rudolph, and Bill Fitzhugh.
General Conferences
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- ShawGuides -
The Guide to Writers Conferences Information on literally hundreds of
conferences around the world.
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MYSTERY GENRE
- Genre-Related Sites
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- Mysterious
Women Quarterly newsletter for fans of women mystery writers by Kathleen
Swanholt.
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- Tangled Web Crime
and mystery fiction site based in UK.
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- The Gumshoe
Site
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- The History
of the Mystery
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- Internet
Crimewriting Network
- DorothyL Listserv/Newsgroup
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- How to subscribe to DOROTHYL to receive the e-mail (digest)
version. (You may also find instructions on the official Dorothy L website.)
- If your browser supports forms, go to The
Crozet Post Office for the easiest sign on possiblity. You can also use
the Crozet Post Office to go nomail, sign off, get files, etc.
- Otherwise, send an email to: listserv@listserv.kent.edu.
Leave the subject line blank (or put a period here if your mail program won't
let you leave it blank). In the body of the email, type SUBSCRIBE DOROTHYL
yourfirstname yourlastname. Of course, replace "yourfirstname"
and "yourlastname" with YOUR first name and last name.
- If your browser is configured to view newsgroups, you
can read bit.listserv.dorothyl (DOROTHYL
in the Newsgroup version).
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THE WRITER'S REFERENCE SHELF
- Names and Naming Characters
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- All
the Baby Names Hundreds of unique names and their meanings.
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- Baby Names!
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- Baby Name Genie
At a loss? This site will randomly select a male or female name. Try it!
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- Social
Security Administration Name Distributions Lists most popular names by
decade!
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- Other
Sources of Baby Names
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- Frequently
Occuring Names in America U.S. Census compilation.
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- The
Etymology of Names
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- Arab
Names Logical structure to Arab naming conventions.
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- Baby
Names and their meanings in India
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- Last
Names in India
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- What's
in YOUR Name? - Fantastic site offering detailed descriptions of thousands
of names, you can also search for names by country.
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- Distances and Maps
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- MapQuest Door-to-door
and city-to-city distances calculated for you.
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Google Maps
Countries etc.
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US Population
Clock
World
Population Clock
World
Rulers
Miscellaneous
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Statistical
Abstract of the United States They have many of the popular tables online
for instant access.
Local Times
Around the World
Greenwich
Mean Time
World
Time Zones
Time
Zone Converter Now, how many hours apart are we?
Measurement
Unit Translation Convert just about any unit of measurement.
Calendar
Conversion Ever wonder what day of the week a certain day fell on?
Computer
Almanac All kinds of statistics on computer usage around the world.
The Universal Currency
Converter
Newspapers
Fast Food Facts
Nutritional information about all kinds of fast food.
All Experts Links to experts who'll answer your questions on virtually any
topic.
CRIME WRITER LINKS
- Police and Police Procedure
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- Police Officer's Internet
Directory, this is the only police web site you need to bookmark. Everything
on the web that's law enforcement related can be found here, arranged in an
orderly, easy to navigate fashion.
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- The Atlanta Police Department
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- Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI)
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- Police
"Ten" Codes
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- Crime Scene
Investigation Page
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- Crime Scene Evidence
FileAn Interactive Crime Scene Investigation.
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- The Bodyguard Page
This site is a tremendous resource for info on self-defense (including firearms,
martial arts, terrorism, etc.
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- Police
Federation of England & Wales Links to police forces in the United
Kingdom
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- Investigative Techniques
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- International
Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts Homepage
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Forensic
Documents Examiner Lots of info on handwriting analysis.
The Norwitch
Document Laboratory Homepage Questioned documents examination. VERY informative!
The
Fire & Arson Investigations Website
LSI SCAN Home
Page Scientific Content Analysis. VERY interesting site. It shows how
you can interpret statements given to the police or media.
Yoknapatawpha County
Law Enforcement Crime Scene Evidence File Help solve the murder of Valerie
Wilson, a resident of Yoknapatawpha County and assist in the apprehension
of the accused. Fictional crime.
Courts and the Law
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FindLaw Just what
it says. If you want to find the details of a particular law, here's where
to look. Amazing site!
State
and Federal Court Rules for ALL states in the U.S.
Law
Research Search Engine
Extralegal Activities
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Guide
to Lock Picking
Guns
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The Gun Page
General information about guns.
The
Unofficial Tommy Gun Page
rec.guns FAQ Home Page
Tons of info on guns (including sounds!).
Other Crime and Forensic Links
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Autopsy Diagrams A collection of diagrams (in .jpg file format) developed by the Armed Forces Medical Examiner.
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
The Virtual Autopsy Excellent case studies that include pictures; a tutorial in basic anatomy and physiology.
The Routine Autopsy Detailed description of autopsy protocol.
Johns Hopkins Autopsy Resource Image Archive 5,000 black and white images from AFIP fascicles.
Zeno's
Forensics Page A large, but well organized, collection of links.
PathMax A comprehensive site designed by a pathologist, Shawn E. Cowper, MD, for pathology education.
Coroner
FAQ Answers to questions commonly asked of coroners.
The Coroner's
Report Information and Resources on Gang Intervention and Prevention.
THE WORLD OF PUBLISHING
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- Authorlink Touted
as a "unique information and news service for writers, literary agents
and editors. Showcasing and matching quality manuscripts to publishers' needs.
We're not agents. No copying or linking without permission."
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- Writers Write:
Internet Writing Journal All kinds of information for writers. It offers
everthing from guidelines for various paying sources to industry news. Check
it out!
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MISCELLANY
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- The Center for
Southern Literature Located at the Margaret Mitchell House and Museum
in Atlanta, the Center for Southern Literature hosts a variety of writers
and journalists throughout the year in their popular Book Bash events as well
as five on-going series of literary events - the Literary Salon series featuring
popular authors, the Agents of Change series, the Six Degrees of Separation
series, the History in Our Time series, the Meet the Press series, and the
Emerging Writers series. Writers who have participated in these events include
Nelson DeMille, Pat Conroy, Candace Bushnell, Tom Wolfe, Nora Roberts, Jeffery
Deaver, Jane Smiley, Alexander McCall Smith, John Berendt, and numerous others.
The Center also hosts creative writing (fiction and non-fiction) classes for
adults and children and hosts an annual youth writing camp each summer.
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- L.A.
County Coroner's Office Gift Shop Great place! Thanks, Karen Kennedy,
for recommending we add this link. Take a gander!
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- Review
and Recipe from the Alfred Hitchcock classic, "Marnie," at DifferentDrummer.cc
This site features reviews and recipes for signature dishes from current,
rental, and classic/crime films with easy-to-follow directions to recreate
them for cozy meals at home or that special dinner party. It is presided over
by Kathy Borich of the Heart of Texas Sisters in Crime chapter.
Updated May 28, 2009
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