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What Advice Would Sergeant Pepper Anderson of the 70s Television Series Police Woman Give Emily Stone?

Smart. Sexy. Competent. She was an undercover cop in the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the LAPD busting rapists, murderers, and drug dealers. The cop drama Police Woman starred Angie Dickinson as Sergeant Pepper Anderson and was considered to be the first successful television series with a female police officer that ran for four seasons from 1974 to 1978. The first season it aired, it hit number "1" in the ratings.

Police Woman was actually a spin off series from Police Story. It also paved the...

"Spring Bloom" in California - By Jennifer Chase

The Screenplay Premise Inspires and Awakens the Creativity of the Screenwriter

Have you ever wanted to write a screenplay ? But you just don't know where to start. You've seen several books online or at the bookstores, but nothing jumps out at you. It looks like a fair amount of reading and studying, but you want to get started on your story idea right now.

Believe me, I know exactly how you feel because I was in that exact position at one time. Since then, I've written 8 screenplays, taught an online beginning screenwriting class, and I've compiled a building block...

The Screenplay Premise Inspires and Awakens the Creativity of the ScreenwriterThe Screenplay Premise Inspires and Awakens the Creativity of the Screen

Have you ever wanted to write a screenplay ? But you just don't know where to start. You've seen several books online or at the bookstores, but nothing jumps out at you. It looks like a fair amount of reading and studying, but you want to get started on your story idea right now.

Believe me, I know exactly how you feel because I was in that exact position at one time. Since then, I've written 8 screenplays, taught an online beginning screenwriting class, and I've compiled a building block...

California Serial Killer Appeared on The Dating Game

"Bachelor No. 1 is a successful photographer who got his start when his father found him in the darkroom at the age of 13, fully developed," host Jim Lange said. "Between takes you might find him skydiving or motorcycling. Please welcome Rodney Alcala."

Of course, Jim Lange had no way of knowing when he made this introduction on the wildly popular show The Dating Game in 1978 that he was showing the country a man who, forty years later, would face the death penalty as a serial killer.

Even thou...

Following the Clues of Forensic Anthropology

One of the most interesting aspects of forensic science, at least for me, is the study of forensic anthropology. It entails the analysis of human skeletal remains that is within the context of a legal investigation.

During my academic studies, I took forensic anthropology as one of the requirements for my bachelor's degree in police forensics. I thoroughly enjoyed the class and it made me view skeletal remains in more of a scientific way. I was surprised how I learned to establish the gender o...

Obsessed with Books at an Early Age

Many of my early childhood memories involve all of the great books that I had the opportunity to read. I was a typical kid who loved to be outdoors whenever I could, but I loved my weekly visits to the local library. I would grab books, stack them high, and take them up to the librarian. They would be books about animals, adventures, mysteries, and anything else that grabbed my attention. I loved books!

As I got a little bit older, my book choices were always about solving mysteries and going...

Please Check Out My Interview with Writers in the Sky

I sat down with Writers in the Sky Creative Writing Services when I released my first novel, Compulsion , and was pleased to make a return visit this week to discuss my new release, Dead Game . I always enjoy the opportunity to share my writing with others, and this experience was no different!

During the interview, I discuss why I made the virtual world a primary focus in Dead Game, how the writing and publishing experience has been different for me the second time around, and what my readers c...

Crime and Punishment in the Age of Technology

In my new novel, Dead Game , a serial killer is on the loose who determines his next victims through scouring a community of virtual gamers. He enters the interactive and imaginary world of crime to facilitate some very real violence. And, this murderer furthers his use of the computer as an accessory to his plans by developing an extensive online social network with others who share his obsession.

Emily Stone , the freelance sleuth who makes it her mission to hunt down this killer, is no strang...

Both "Compulsion" and "Dead Game" Place in the First 10 for "Crime Fiction" on Amazon.com