Research

I’m sharing the sites I used for research first, then I have a few research stories.

GENERAL RESEARCH:

• The Writer’s reference: www.writers-free-reference.com

PUBLISHING ORGANIZATIONS:

• Mystery Writers of America: www.mysterywriters.org
• International Thriller Writers: www.thrillerwriters.com
• Novelists, Inc.: www.ninc.com
• Romance Writers of America: www.rwanational.org
• Sisters in Crime: www.sistersincrime.org

ROMANCE

Regency Research

• www.candicehern.com
• www.georgianindex.net
• www.janeausten.co.uk
• www.anglocentria.com
• www.regencycafe.tripod.com
• www.susannaives.com
• www.thenonesuch.com

Regency Books:

• REGENCY RESEARCH BOOK by Emily Hendrickson
• JANE AUSTEN TOWN AND COUNTRY STYLE by Susan Watkins
• DANCING TOWARDS WATERLOO by Nick Foulkes
• THE SPANISH BRIDE by Georgette Heyer
• AN INFAMOUS ARMY by Georgette Heyer
• WOMEN OF THE RAJ by Margaret McMillan

Napoleonic Wars:

• www.historyofwar.org
• www.peninsularwar.org

SUSPENSE

Medical and Forensic Reearch

• DP Lyle MD  www.dplylemd.com 
• The Path Guy www.pathguy.com
• Forensic General Research www.forensiconline.com/generallink.htm

Forensics:

• Crime Lab Project: www.crimelabproject.com
  Right now CSI is fantasy. Why? Because the funding isn’t there for the real labs to staff or equip for their needs. Learn what you can do to assure that our federal, state and local crime labs have the funding they need to be able to protect you.
• International Association of Forensic Nurses: www.iafn.com
• Emergency Nurse Association: www.ena.org
• Tactical EMS: Tactical medics, nurses, and physicians are now being trained to be the medic on SWAT and ERU teams(see With a Vengeance)
  • Tactical Specialties: www.tactical-specialties.com
    The people who train tactical medics. They trained me (see the pictures on the gallery page)
  • International Tactical Emergency Medical Specialists: www.tems.org
• American Forensic Nurses: www.amrn.com
• Forensic Science Resource Center www.forensictrak.com

Fun Forensics:

• Smoking Gun: www.smoking gun.com
• Urban Legend debunking: www.snopes.com