Readers often ask me what I’m working on right now. I hope that’s because they’re anxious to read more of my stories! For those of you who may also be wondering what new work Colin Nelson is doing, here’s what is in store.
Local but world famous musician, Prince, unfortunately died recently. Also unfortunately, for his family and others, he didn’t have a will. Statistics show that less than half of Americans don’t have a will either. But for someone like Prince (estimated value of his assets is over $100 million) not having a will is a disaster. See the story …
Lately, the media has been bashing the criminal justice system—starting with cops’ behavior in the streets to the broken child protection system that doesn’t protect children. Is the system really this broken? I’ve worked for almost forty years as a prosecutor and Public Defender. Here are five reasons why the criminal justice system is better now:
When I’m at book events, writers ask me for advice about many things. One of the most common questions is: how to overcome writer’s block?
I’m not sure what that means to each writer because it’s different for different people. Are they unable to write anything? Is it hard for them to write regularly? Or do they have …
In my town of Minneapolis, we’ve gone through a tragic situation where two white police, responding to an assault call on 911, shot and killed a black man. After weeks of investigation by an outside agency, the local prosecutor has declined to charge the cops with a crime. See the story in the Star Tribune article: http://www.startribune.com/freeman-gives-emphatic-defense-of-decision-questions-why-officers-didn-t-have-tasers/374121321/ Let’s …
At my book events, many people tell me they’d like to write. Some want formal publication in print or an ebook. Many others simply want to record their stories and ideas. They all ask me: how can I be a better writer?
There are hundreds of books, classes, editors, and advice blogs to help them; I don’t want …
In Minneapolis, police responded to a domestic assault, fought with the suspect, and ended up shooting him to death. The suspect was black, the police men white. Yesterday, the local prosecutor declined to charge the cops with any crimes. http://www.startribune.com/No-charges-against-police-in-Jamar-Clark-shooting-death/373979481/#1
It ignited protests and yet more concern about police brutality—particularly in the black community. The prosecutor asked for …
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