Looking for inspiration on how to murder your characters?
With this handy research guide, no longer will you need to search for ways to murder your characters, or stare at a blank screen while you mull over the character development of your antagonist. Many of the murder methods listed in
60 Ways to Murder Your Characters
come with ways you can use them in your novel, short story, or flash fiction.
From the basics, like a shotgun blast to the head to the more creative ways to commit murder on the page, this research guide will help bring your crime scenes alive.
Let?s face it. Being an author isn?t an easy endeavor. Crime writing is even harder, because we need to ensure our stories ring true. That?s why I?ve given you the exact measurements for how to dissolve a body in lye or acid, for instance. If I can help your stories ring true, then I consider it a win. Don't let the preview fool you. There's all kinds of information in this guide.
If you check out my blog, you?ll find endless posts on research, forensics, and police procedures. Let my passion for crime help you. One element of my psychological thriller/mystery, Marred, that readers found the most chilling were the crime scene details and forensics.
Don?t take my word for it.
What others are saying about Marred as it relates to this guide?
?Coletta?s carefully researched writing style and whip-smart dialogue brings the reader inside a world of >b>unthinkably gruesome murders, crime scene forensics, and criminal psychology as Sage and Niko try to stop a brutal, twisted killer. The intrigue builds through many plot twists and turns, and Coletta?s vivid, heart-stopping descriptions are so jarringly real that there are several scenes I'll never forget.?
?Be prepared to accompany Niko and his team to some grisly crime scenes; even if the descriptions are not too stretched, you clearly see that Sue Coletta is serious about her research.?
?The twists, turns, and hidden clues keep you immersed in pure story right from the heartbreaking prologue to an end you?ll never see coming. But what impressed me most?and this is coming from a person who spent a lifetime as a real-life homicide detective and forensic coroner?is the accuracy of detail in the crime scenes and how well woven the forensic evidence is.?
?There?s no doubting the amount of research that?s gone into this story. The vivid, disturbing and grisly descriptions of crime scenes and the forensic details are chillingly detailed. A well-structured, dark and suspenseful plot, which makes it easy to get caught up in the narrative and be drawn to Sage.?
?Sue Coletta isn't going to spare you the gory details or an honest look behind the crime scene tape. She's a well versed author in all things crime who indelicately dumps you into the middle of a life which has been disrupted, disturbed, and marred by the evil acts of a solitary man.?
?I pre-ordered this book and, as soon as it downloaded to my Kindle, I began reading. I couldn't stop reading. I finally finished it in the middle of the night and enjoyed every page. Ms. Coletta's forensic details are superb.
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60 Ways To Murder Your Characters: Crime Writer's Reference Guide
Looking for inspiration on how to murder your characters?
With this handy research guide, no longer will you need to search for ways to murder your characters, or stare at a blank screen while you mull over the character development of your antagonist. Many of the murder methods listed in
60 Ways to Murder Your Characters
come with ways you can use them in your novel, short story, or flash fiction.
From the basics, like a shotgun blast to the head to the more creative ways to commit murder on the page, this research guide will help bring your crime scenes alive.
Let?s face it. Being an author isn?t an easy endeavor. Crime writing is even harder, because we need to ensure our stories ring true. That?s why I?ve given you the exact measurements for how to dissolve a body in lye or acid, for instance. If I can help your stories ring true, then I consider it a win. Don't let the preview fool you. There's all kinds of information in this guide.
If you check out my blog, you?ll find endless posts on research, forensics, and police procedures. Let my passion for crime help you. One element of my psychological thriller/mystery, Marred, that readers found the most chilling were the crime scene details and forensics.
Don?t take my word for it.
What others are saying about Marred as it relates to this guide?
?Coletta?s carefully researched writing style and whip-smart dialogue brings the reader inside a world of >b>unthinkably gruesome murders, crime scene forensics, and criminal psychology as Sage and Niko try to stop a brutal, twisted killer. The intrigue builds through many plot twists and turns, and Coletta?s vivid, heart-stopping descriptions are so jarringly real that there are several scenes I'll never forget.?
?Be prepared to accompany Niko and his team to some grisly crime scenes; even if the descriptions are not too stretched, you clearly see that Sue Coletta is serious about her research.?
?The twists, turns, and hidden clues keep you immersed in pure story right from the heartbreaking prologue to an end you?ll never see coming. But what impressed me most?and this is coming from a person who spent a lifetime as a real-life homicide detective and forensic coroner?is the accuracy of detail in the crime scenes and how well woven the forensic evidence is.?
?There?s no doubting the amount of research that?s gone into this story. The vivid, disturbing and grisly descriptions of crime scenes and the forensic details are chillingly detailed. A well-structured, dark and suspenseful plot, which makes it easy to get caught up in the narrative and be drawn to Sage.?
?Sue Coletta isn't going to spare you the gory details or an honest look behind the crime scene tape. She's a well versed author in all things crime who indelicately dumps you into the middle of a life which has been disrupted, disturbed, and marred by the evil acts of a solitary man.?
?I pre-ordered this book and, as soon as it downloaded to my Kindle, I began reading. I couldn't stop reading. I finally finished it in the middle of the night and enjoyed every page. Ms. Coletta's forensic details are superb.