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    True Crime Story: A Bizarre Coincidence

    Sue Coletta

    Woonsocket, Rhode Island is 8.6 square miles. Keep the size in mind while I share this crazy true crime story. Locals enjoy a close-knit community, but the town also has a dark side.…

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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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    Early Life of Edmund Kemper

    Sue Coletta

    The crimes of Edmund Kemper have been well-publicized for years — the hit Netflix series Mindhunter even focuses on Kemper — but the story of what led him to take the plunge into…

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    New True Crime Book + Exciting Opportunities

    Sue Coletta

    If you’re a reader of the Kill Zone, you’ll notice the top half of this post is the same today. My other adventures to write a new true crime book I’m sharing only…

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  • Pretty Evil New England,  Research,  True Crime

    Men They Couldn’t Hang

    Sue Coletta

    If a prisoner survived three trips to the gallows, should he be set free? That question plagued the public when faced with men they couldn’t hang. These are their stories. < cue Law…

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    PRETTY EVIL NEW ENGLAND Sneak Peek

    Sue Coletta

    I’m beyond thrilled to announce the ebook and paperback of Pretty Evil New England are both available for pre-order! All of the research I conducted in 2019. Good thing, too, because 2020 messed with…

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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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    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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  • Family Annihilators + a Look Back at 2019
    Musings about life,  Pretty Evil New England,  Research,  Serial Killers,  The life of a writer

    Family Annihilators + Look Back at 2019

    Sue Coletta

    The holidays are often spent with family. My family, especially my siblings, are a nutty bunch whose thoughts run in line with mine (must be in the DNA). So, as I sat around…

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  • Pretty Evil New England,  True Crime

    Historic Crime: Stepping Back in Time

    Sue Coletta

    A large part of my research for Pretty Evil New England involved traveling to crime scenes, historical societies, libraries, and cemeteries. And every so often I hit the motherload, which is exactly what…

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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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