Writing resources?

[tenaya.livejournal.com]

I've written fanfic before--westerns, SciFi and fantasy. I'd like to write some CM but the very specific terminology and profiling lingo has me stumped. What resources do you writers use to research this important aspect of the stories?

Thanks!

Comments

[buffyaddict13.livejournal.com]

i think the tie-in characterizations were a bit off in the first one as well. for instance i was REALLY annoyed by reid's "i don't like emily" thoughts. becuase i think that's crap. but whatever. i meant i thought it was useful for the terminology and some of the procedures. i'm almost done with the second book i think it's a little better. the only fault i have is it seems to spend a lot of time on rossi like the first book did with gideon. i'd rather see everyone get equal time, but that's just me.

oh, and i completely forgot to mention: i read a lot about profiling and serial killers on wikipedia and spent some time on the fbi website. both those things helped.

good luck!