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  • Books,  Mayhem Series,  New Releases

    Behind the Scenes of SILENT MAYHEM + Giveaway!

    Sue Coletta

    In case you haven’t heard, SILENT MAYHEM went up for pre-order on Friday. Yay!!! And like every one of my books, there’s more to the story than what’s on the page. If you…

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  • Blogging,  Serial Killer Corner,  Serial Killers

    Dear Serial Killer …

    Sue Coletta

    I read a ton of serial killer thrillers. It’s my preferred genre as a writer, movie-goer, and reader (along with true crime). When authors do their homework, the books are superb. Can’t put…

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  • CLEAVED,  Grafton County Series,  MARRED,  SCATHED,  The life of a writer

    The Inspiration Behind SCATHED May Surprise You

    Sue Coletta

    Writers never know when the seed of a story idea will take root. In this post I’ll share a behind-the-scenes look at my new psychological thriller, SCATHED, and what lead to the premise.…

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  • Blessed Mayhem
    Blessed Mayhem,  Blog awards,  Books,  The life of a writer

    Crows Never Forget a Face

    Sue Coletta

    Crows are amazing birds. While writing BLESSED MAYHEM, I researched them extensively, and became so intrigued I longed to befriend a crow of my own. Let’s backtrack a bit so you can see…

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  • 9 Ways to Build Suspense
    CLEAVED,  The life of a writer,  Writing tips,  Writing Tips

    9 Ways To Build Suspense ~ Fiction Writing

    Sue Coletta

    Last month, Staci Troilo wrote a fantastic post for Story Empire about four elements of a horror story. Which inspired this post. (UPDATE: This post inspired another Story Empire post. This time by Craig…

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  • CLEAVED,  MARRED,  The life of a writer,  Wings of Mayhem,  Writing Tips,  Writing tips

    Tips to Writing a Sequel

    Sue Coletta

    Lately I’ve been scarce. I’ve locked myself away to write two sequels, CLEAVED and BLESSED MAYHEM, prepare for the debut of Partners In Crime on Oct. 18th;, help promote a new anthology, RUN—now…

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  • How Do Hackers Attack a Network?
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    How To Hack: The Basics

    Sue Coletta

    The world of computer forensics is a fascinating one. Before writing Wings of Mayhem (releases 5/18/16) I took several courses on how to hack. For those who don’t know, the main character in Wings of…

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  • The life of a writer,  Wings of Mayhem

    I’m So Excited, and I Just Can’t Hide It…

    Sue Coletta

    You might remember my post Snarky characters: Love Them or Hate Them? Well, I have an update. My editor loved Wings of Mayhem so much that she insisted my publisher interrupt her holiday break…

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    Win 30 Crime Novels

    Sue Coletta

    In keeping with the holiday spirit I have the best surprise ever. I’ve rounded up my favorite authors and begged asked if they’d like to participate in a special holiday giveaway. And they said…

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    Interview With International Bestselling Author Mia Thompson

    Sue Coletta

    This week I had the opportunity to sit down with Author Mia Thompson. Mia is a Swedish-born author living in Sacramento, California. Her international bestsellers, Stalking Sapphire and Silencing Sapphire, were published in 2013,…

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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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