Appearances/Events
I’m always honored when someone asks me to appear on their site or at a venue. More than a little surprised, too. In a sense they’ve welcomed me into their home-away-from-home. So, as a thank you, I’d love for them to get as much exposure as possible. Thus, I’ve listed each appearance and book event here in the hopes that you’ll enjoy these articles, interviews, and/or events. Perhaps you’ll find a new favorite place, too. Win-win!
As you might notice, after 2015, my writing career kept me so busy I’ve had little time to update this page. Now in July 2020, I’m trying to do better. Please excuse the lapse in time. I can barely remember what day is, never mind remember all the places I appeared at over the last five years. 😉
Every Other Monday Year-Round
You can find me on the Kill Zone. CLICK HERE to find all my posts. If you’re a writer, you should be reading the Kill Zone anyway. 😉
2023 In-Person Events
A Time to Kill on Investigation Discovery
When:Â June 22, 2023 @ 9 p.m. (after which, you can stream it on-demand)
Where: Hulu, Discovery, or stream anywhere that has the Investigation Discovery Channel aka DiscoveryID. For a complete list of where to watch live go HERE.
What: A Time to Kill, Season 6, Episode 18: Blood on the Books
Description:Â Bookkeeper Barbara Iske fails to arrive on time at the Michigan home of her wealthy client. Five hours later, she’s found executed in the driveway.
2021 Virtual Events
Pretty Evil New England: True Stories of Violent Vixens and Murderous Matriarchs
Host: Case Memorial LibraryÂ
Date: Monday, February 22, 2021
Time: 7 p.m. EST
Location: The comfort of home via Zoom.
Registration req’d for online security. Attendees will receive Zoom link via email.
To attend click here: ow.ly/RLg750DmiViÂ
Only 4 spots left!
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Host: Burnham Public Library
Date: July 15, 2021
Time: 6 p.m. EST
Where: The comfort of home via Zoom.
Registration req’d for online security. Attendees will receive Zoom link via email.
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Host: Danbury Public Library
Date: September 23, 2021 Rescheduled for October 21, 2021 (see below)
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Where: The comfort of home via Zoom.
Registration req’d for online security. Attendees will receive Zoom link via email.
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Host: Southington Library & Museum
Date: October 12, 2021
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Where: The comfort of home via Zoom.
Registration req’d for online security. Attendees will receive Zoom link via email.
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Host: Killingly Public Library
Date: Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Time: 7 p.m. EST
Where: The comfort of home.
Registration req’d for online security. Attendees will receive Zoom link via email.
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Host: Danbury (CT) Library
Date: Thursday, October 21, 2021
Time: 6 p.m.
Where: The comfort of home via Zoom.
Registration req’d for online security. Attendees will receive Zoom link via email.
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Host: Simsbury (CT) Library
Date: Monday, November 1, 2021
Time: 7 p.m.
Where: The comfort of home via Zoom.
Registration req’d for online security. Attendees will receive Zoom link via email.
I’ll post the registration link shortly before the event: ___________
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Cora J. Belden Library (Rocky Hill, CT)
Date: November 9, 2021
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Where: The comfort of home via Zoom
Registration req’d for online security. Attendees will receive Zoom link via email.
2021 In-Person Events
Host: Hebron Fair
Date: Saturday, July 31, 2021
Time: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Where: Union Congregational Church grounds, 16 Church Ln, Hebron, NHÂ
Look for the crime scene tape around my booth!
Tickets: N/A FREE EVENT
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Host: Bristol Old Home Days
Date: Saturday, August 28, 2021
Time: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Where: Kelley Park on North Main Street, Bristol, NH
Look for the crime scene tape around my booth!
Tickets: N/A FREE EVENT
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Host: 2021 New England Crime Bake
Date: Friday, November 12, 2021 – November 14, 2021
I’ll be on the “True Crime: Media Darlings” panel on Saturday, Nov. 13, 10:30-11:45 a.m. Book signing follows the event.
Where: Boston/Dedham Hilton Hotel
Registration opens in early July.
Tickets: Click HERE.
2021 Blog Tour for I AM MAYHEM
April 7
Staci Troilo reviews I AM MAYHEM.
April 8
Guest post about crows on Entertaining Stories
April 14
Book Spotlight and review on Mae Clair’s blog.
April 15
Guest post about a crow study on Staci Troilo’s blog.
April 19
Sassy Redhead Book Reviews for I AM MAYHEM
April 19
Caleb and Linda Pirtle spotlighted a Book of the Day for I AM MAYHEM
April 19
My Monday on the Kill Zone
April 20
Release Day for I AM MAYHEM! To celebrate, I shared an excerpt at The Write Stuff.
May 3
Sherry Fundin reviews I AM MAYHEM on FundimentalÂ
2020 Blog Tour for Pretty Evil New England
November 24
Judith Barrow reviews Pretty Evil New England as part of Rosie’s Book Review Team
November 12
Sherry from Fundimental reviews Pretty Evil New England.
November 3
On Murder Blog I shared Vintage Death Rites That Seem Creepy Today, and “officially” welcomed Pretty Evil New England into the world (Released Nov. 1, 2020).
November 3
Joan Hall posted a review of Pretty Evil New England.
November 1
A fun Q&A with June Lorraine Roberts at MurderInCommon. Plus, #giveaway!
October 27
Mae Clair posted a review of Pretty Evil New England.
October 26
At Entertaining Stories with the story behind the story of Pretty Evil New England.
That same day, Staci Troilo posted a review of Pretty Evil New England.
October 19
I shared an article about video marketing which included videos I’d made for Pretty Evil New England.
October 18
At DyingWords.net I sat down with Garry Rodgers for another interrogation under blinding bright lights. I must be a glutton for punishment! 😉
October 17
Sassy Redhead Book Reviews posted a review of Pretty Evil New England.
Marcia announced the winner of the giveaway for Pretty Evil New England!
October 16
The Write Stuff with Marcia Meara, where I discussed true crime writing and shared a different Pretty Evil New England excerpt.
October 14
At Staci Troilo’s blog I shared an excerpt of Pretty Evil New England and chatted about different approaches to writing true crime.
September 24, 2020
On Murder Blog, I shared a Sneak Peek of Pretty Evil New England.
September 20, 2020
I started the blog tour at Anne R. Allen’s Blog . . . with Ruth Harris chatting about writing and researching historical true crime. The post included tips for historical fiction writers, too!
Thriller Blog Tours
June 4, 2020
I wrote a fun guest post for MARRED, Grafton County Series #1, on But What Are They Eating?
July 28, 2018
Garry Rodgers interrogated me over on Dying Words. We discussed everything from comma usage to the secrets of writing bestselling crime thrillers. SCATHED, Grafton County Series #3. Find the interview here.
Sept. 25, 2015
Marred made its first stop on the pre-release blog tour at Entertaining Stories, where I shared an excerpt about researching blood spatter. Please join us here: https://coldhandboyack.wordpress.com/2015/09/26/edge-of-your-seat-psychological-thriller/
August, 2015
I guest posted at Blonde Write More on using a character’s backstory to influence her mannerisms.
June 14, 2015
Fiona McVie interviewed yours truly on Authors Interviews. Fiona asks some interesting questions about life, writing, publishing, and how my journey began. She started this site to get to know the authors whose books she enjoyed reading, an incredible reason if you ask me. Please join us here:  http://bit.ly/1MC5OWV
April 3, 2015
Christina Hamlett and Debbie McClure interviewed me on You Read It Here First. This was a lot of fun. Some great questions, too, ones I’ve never been asked before. You can find it here:  http://bit.ly/1HwSctTÂ
March 17, 2015:
A post entitled Which Publishing Path Should An Author Take written by me and Nicholas Rossis was republished on Venture Galleries as a feature article. You can find it here: http://bit.ly/192GDP3. Once in the blog you can read several articles written by me by typing “Sue Coletta” in the search box. The original is on this blog under: The Ups and Downs of Indie Life (click title to view original).Â
March 16, 2015:
Sage Quintano from MARRED made her debut appearance on Jena Baxter Books. Sage hit it out of the park with this interview. The crowd went wild. You can find it here: http://bit.ly/1Ewmv3c
February 23, 2015:
I guest posted on Molly Greene’s blog— the queen of blogging– entitled Pursuing a Traditional Publishing Dream. It was a huge success– the comments alone blew me away and I gained a new friend out of the deal. Can’t ask for more than that. You can find it here:Â http://wp.me/p25PGU-2h8
February 18, 2015:
Nicholas Rossis did an author spotlight on yours truly. These author spotlights are always fun to read and even more fun to be a part of. I had a blast. You can find it here: http://wp.me/p4h3m4-VF
January 21, 2015:
I guest posted on Garry Rodgers’ Dying Words entitled Demystifying Show vs. Tell. In the article I used examples from Karin Slaughter’s Fractured and Beyond Reach to illustrate my point. This post got shared so many times on Facebook I stopped counting. You can find it here: http://bit.ly/1AGiG7I
*If you’ve come to this page to ask me to appear on your site, please use the contact form or shoot me an email: sue@suecoletta.com with “guest appearance” in the heading. Thank you for thinking of me!
3 Comments
Claudia Deichert
Hello, Sue—
My name is Claudia Deichert, and I work with Killer Nashville International Writers’ Conference, an annual writing convention for mystery, thriller, and suspense writers! Taking place every August, we are preparing for the eighteenth Killer Nashville conference.
I’m writing to see if you’ll be a judge for our Best Books of 2022.
As a part of the conference’s offerings, we have multiple writing competitions, including the Silver Falchion Awards. The mission of the Silver Falchion is to discover and honor the best books containing elements of mystery, thriller and suspense of the previous year. Due to an incredible amount of entries, we are looking for judges for the Silver Falchion. I am reaching out in hopes you would do us the honor of being one of our judges! Judging entails reading a manuscript and completing a short electronic judging form afterwards.
If you are interested, please let me know and I will send you a manuscript shortly!
Thank you for your time!
I look forward to hearing from you,
Claudia Deichert
Sue Coletta
Thanks, Claudia! Emailed you yesterday. 😀
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