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    A Detective’s Most Interesting Case – The Conclusion

    Sue Coletta

    If you’ve missed part I and II of this series, you can find them here and here. [tweetthis twitter_handles=”@SueColetta1″]A detective’s Most Interesting Case – The Conclusion.[/tweetthis] Carl Lamberth is rejoining us for the exciting…

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    A Homicide Detective’s Most Interesting Case – A Suspect Emerges

    Sue Coletta

    “Eliminate all other factors, and the one which remains must be the truth.” ~ Sherlock Holmes “The Sign of the Four” Not a bad idea, Mr. Holmes! If you missed part I, you can…

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    Psst…I’ve Added 10 More Ways to Kill

    Sue Coletta

    Before we end the series Murder at Cabin 28, I wanted to let you in on a secret. I’ve added 10 new ways to Murder Your Fictional Characters. Yay! In honor of this momentous…

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    Murder at Cabin 28 – The Suspects, Part I

    Sue Coletta

    If you are just joining us we’ve been discussing a gruesome quadruple murder that occurred on April 12, 1982 in Keddie, California. Before reading this analysis you may want to first read the story Murder…

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    Determining Death

    Sue Coletta

    After reading an article by D. P. Lyle, MD entitled “Timely Death” I approached him about republishing it here, and graciously he agreed. Not only is Dr. Lyle a practicing cardiologist he is also the author of…

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    How To Write A Killer Hook

    Sue Coletta

    I was having a conversation about creating a killer Hook with my writing coach and friend, critically-acclaimed author Larry Brooks, and it got me thinking about how others could benefit from his advice.…

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    How God Created Mothers

    Sue Coletta

    My husband just read this to me and I had to share. This whimsical article written by the well-known humorist, Erma Bombeck, is meant to give pause for thought and gratitude on Mother’s Day…

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    How To Craft A One-Page Synopsis Using Story Beats

    Sue Coletta

    The dreaded synopsis. Anyone who’s chosen the traditional path into publishing knows these pesky buggers are enough to drive a writer to drink… literally. I have good news and bad. The good news…

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    Power Of StumbleUpon & How-to Add Sharing Button To WordPress.com

    Sue Coletta

    // StumbleUpon drives massive traffic to websites and blogs. In a earlier post Brand Building On Social Media I discussed how to use StumbleUpon to your advantage, along with Twitter, FB, Google, Pinterest and Reddit.…

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    A Heartbreaking Goodbye

    Sue Coletta

    Many of you know that my dog, Gideon, has been gravely ill. And I thank you for your patience while we’ve gone through this terrible time. Today, we had to say goodbye. In…

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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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