Who are the Stiletto Gang?
The Stiletto Gang is a group blog full of traditional and indie published romance and mystery authors talking about writing, life, and how hard it is to find a new way to kill someone. Each day of the week features a new author. We keep our monthly blogging schedule posted in the sidebar. and we invite you to follow us on Facebook and/or sign up for daily blog alerts.
When Truths Collide (Part 2)
/in Thorne, Uncategorized/by TK Thorne“Everything is true but false, all at once,” Jim Reed wrote in his tiny treasure of random thoughts, “What More Can I Say?” The serendipity and resonance of the Universe are startling. Or, Dang, I’ve been thinking about that! SEE MORE
A Day in the Life of a Cozy Mystery Author Lois Winston
/in Author Life, amateur sleuth mysteries, Cozy Mysteries, crafting cozies, Lois Winston, women sleuths, writing life/by Lois WinstonA Day in the Life of Cozy Mystery Author Lois Winston By Lois Winston Did you ever have one of those days where you look back and wonder what you accomplished between starting your day and ending it? You check your word count for the day and ask yourself how you could have accomplished so […]
Have You Heard of Weird Westerns?
/in Paula Gail Benson, Uncategorized/by Paula Bensonby Paula Gail Benson Recently, I saw a story call for weird western flash fiction. I knew flash fiction was usually less than 1,000 words, but I had not previously heard of weird westerns. The website reachyourapex.com, which offers affordable professional workshops for authors, sponsored this submission opportunity. The contest was called Weird West […]
The trial and tribulations of researching life – and death – in 1734
/in Research, Writing and the Arts/by donalee Moultonby donalee Moulton My second mystery novel, Conflagration!, is my first historical mystery. My publisher has a series of historical mysteries than span Canada from coast to coast. When she unexpectedly lost her Quebec writer, she offered me the opportunity to write the book and step back to 1734 when the colony of New France […]
Killer Nashville Redux by Saralyn Richard
/in Detective Parrott Mystery Series, Author Life, Conferences, Mysteries/by Saralyn RichardThe Killer Nashville conference is coming up next month, and I’m going. Getting ready has brought back memories of my first KN conference, and this article I wrote afterwards. It explains why, like the swallows to Capistrano, I’m eager to return. How the Killer Nashville Conference Changed My Life as an Author The benefits of […]