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    Crows,  Research,  UNNATURAL MAYHEM,  Wildlife

    Do Crows Understand Recursion?

    Sue Coletta

    Crows are notoriously clever, and some of the smartest animals in the Natural World. Now, a new study suggests their grasp of a complex cognitive principle is better than that of macaques and…

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  • eco-thriller,  Giveaway,  Mayhem Series,  Merciless Mayhem,  The life of a writer

    Why One Writer Switched Into New Genre

    Sue Coletta

    If you write in the same genre for years, making the switch into a new genre isn’t easy. I could’ve played it safe and continued to write psychological thrillers, but I reached a…

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    Gray Wolves and Restless Mayhem

    Sue Coletta

    All wolves, especially gray wolves, get a bad rap for killing livestock. But wolves will only target livestock if their usual prey is unavailable. And when they do, they go after the elderly,…

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  • Grafton County Series,  HALOED,  New Releases,  Serial Killers

    Behind-the-Scenes of HALOED

    Sue Coletta

    While drafting my new psychological thriller, HALOED, I was teaching a serial killer course. To prepare for week three I dove deep into the mind, motivation, and crimes of Israel Keyes. I’d drawn…

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    Writing Tips, Book Events, and Writers Conference

    Sue Coletta

    Today’s post is a mash-up of writing tips, coaching, and virtual opportunities. Bear with me, and you’ll see how it’s all related. Writing Tips Have you ever received a text from a family…

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    I Am Mayhem Excerpt [Video]

    Sue Coletta

    With so many venues going virtual these days, online book signings are becoming more and more popular. So, to celebrate the release of I AM MAYHEM (yay!) I created a video excerpt for…

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  • Guest posts,  Research,  The life of a writer

    Writing a Yakuza Underworld Thriller

    Sue Coletta

    My buddy David Liscio stopped by Murder Blog to share the research behind his new Yakuza underworld thriller. I’m sure he’ll wow you. Enjoy! See ya in the comments. 🙂 Contrary to what…

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    Chatting with Garry, Part II: How He Almost Killed Neil Young

    Sue Coletta

    If you missed yesterday’s post, I’ve been chatting with my retired cop/coroner buddy, Garry Rodgers. Today, you’ll hear about all Garry’s shenanigans, including how he almost killed Neil Young and how his possessed…

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  • Books,  Guest posts,  The life of a writer,  True Crime

    Chatting with Retired Cop/Coroner Buddy, Garry Rodgers

    Sue Coletta

    While chatting with my good friend, Garry Rodgers, I invited him to the blog for a Q&A about life, writing, muscle cars, near-death of a popular singer, a venomous spider “incident,” a haunted…

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  • New Releases,  Pretty Evil New England,  True Crime,  Wildlife

    Death Surrounds Us — How One Writer Escapes

    Sue Coletta

    As a crime writer, a large part of my life is devoted to delving into murder, serial killers, death, and heartless, brutal crimes. With fiction, research is important for realism, but your mindset…

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Sue Coletta

Sue Coletta is an award-winning crime writer and member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and International Thriller Writers. In addition to her award-winning Murder Blog, she also blogs on the Kill Zone (Writer's Digest "101 Best Websites for Writers"), Writers Helping Writers, and Story Empire (Positive Writer's "Top 50 Writing Blogs"). Sue's backlist includes psychological thrillers and true crime/narrative nonfiction. Now, she exclusively writes eco-thrillers (The Mayhem Series, books 5-9 & continuing). She's appeared on the Emmy award-winning true crime series, Storm of Suspicion, and three episodes of A Time to Kill on Investigation Discovery. Links to her newsletter and books can be found here: https://linktr.ee/suecoletta Email: sue(at)suecoletta(dot)com

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