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    Crows,  Grafton County Series,  Mayhem Series,  Musings about life,  New Releases,  The life of a writer,  Wildlife

    Play Dead

    Sue Coletta

    Thanatosis or tonic immobility is the term used to describe the tactic of playing dead. Many animals use tonic immobility for various reasons. Some play dead to lure in potential prey, others play…

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    A Christmas Miracle

    Sue Coletta

    I am so filled with the holiday spirit, my insides are dancing and singing nonstop. There’s magic in air, palpable magic. Can you feel it? Animals do. Perhaps I should say “crows” rather…

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  • Using fictional pets in writing
    The life of a writer,  Writing Tips,  Writing tips

    Pets: Ways to Include Animals to Enhance Your Fictional World

    Sue Coletta

    I love writing pets into my stories. Not only is a great way to show a killer’s soft side, but they become important family members for the main characters. In my stories, I’ve…

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    I missed taking the perfect picture by mere seconds– Black bears in the wild

    Have you ever seen something that took your breath away? Yesterday while at Occupational Therapy for a frozen shoulder (long story, don’t ask) I had just finished being tortured exercised by Candee, my OT.…

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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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