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What do writers and forensic scientists have in common?
Curiosity. Because the field of forensic science is changing so rapidly, curiosity and the desire to continually keep learning new things is considered an essential trait of a good forensic scientist.
It's also extremely helpful if you're a writer. At the current moment I'm researching the history behind the Human Genome Project (particularly the politics), requirements for a career as a high school science teacher, the history of the Military Tract of Central New York, and looking for first hand accounts of women police officers from the late 1970s/early 1980s, just to name a few. I need to know more about DNA analysis as well, but that's such a broad field that I need to frame my questions first before I go digging.
Resding: Just finished Forensic Casebook: The Science of Crime Scene Investigation by Ngaire E. Genge. It's a good introduction to the field for those considering a career in forensic sciences, and also appropriate for fans of mysteries and crime shows such as CSI as it includes numerous examples showing when they got the science right, and when they got it wrong. Showing how quickly the field moves, since this book was published in 2002 it's already out of date in some areas, but still worth reading.
It's also extremely helpful if you're a writer. At the current moment I'm researching the history behind the Human Genome Project (particularly the politics), requirements for a career as a high school science teacher, the history of the Military Tract of Central New York, and looking for first hand accounts of women police officers from the late 1970s/early 1980s, just to name a few. I need to know more about DNA analysis as well, but that's such a broad field that I need to frame my questions first before I go digging.
Resding: Just finished Forensic Casebook: The Science of Crime Scene Investigation by Ngaire E. Genge. It's a good introduction to the field for those considering a career in forensic sciences, and also appropriate for fans of mysteries and crime shows such as CSI as it includes numerous examples showing when they got the science right, and when they got it wrong. Showing how quickly the field moves, since this book was published in 2002 it's already out of date in some areas, but still worth reading.
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As a published author, it was easier to find my next agent, whom I've been with for the past ten years. Jennifer Jackson
For my first romance I sold based on a completed manuscript, then the rest of my romances were sold on proposal, which is generally three sample chapters and a synopsis. For my first fantasy I also had a completed manuscript, since it was such a huge genre switch, along with a detailed outline explaining how this was the first book of a three book series, which brought me an offer for all three books from Bantam.
For the current series I was back to submitting on proposal--three chapters and a detailed outline of each book in the proposed series.
I know many authors who are happy writing books that they've sold based on sample chapters and a high-level outline. And I also know authors who find this approach too stressful, and that they do their best work if they write the entire book first, and then try to figure out where to sell it. It's really a matter of figuring out what works for you.
Hope this wasn't too long-winded.
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