Tuesday Late, with Books

[ksmith]

It occurs to me that someone might get an odd impression if they examined a writer's bookcases. I have several books on poisoning, including von Oettingen's. Firearms. Injuries and how to inflict same. HOW TO DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AND NEVER BE FOUND just arrived today.

I'm staying put. Really.

Comments

[haikujaguar.livejournal.com]

Heh. Me too. I think I scared one person straight out of my house forever by saying, "Oh, right. The antidote to cyanide poisoning? Hang on, I'll look that up." ;)

There was a list of guides at some point by... mmm. Reader's Digest? Writer's Digest? I don't remember. They did a guide for poisons, for injuries, for crime scenes, etc. Those books were invaluable.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I have most of not all of the Writers Digest Scene Of Crime books. Quality Paperback Book Club also offers good forensics titles.

[haikujaguar.livejournal.com]

I shall have to look them up!

I don't write much crime/mystery scenes, but I end up doing a lot of medical scenes. I have too many characters working in the medical industry. My shelves are filling up with titles that horrify all my friends, who want to know why I have the cookbooks next to the books about curing deadly diseases. I reassure them that my cooking isn't that dangerous, but somehow we end up going out to eat more than I expect.

But hey, fewer dishes to wash. ;D