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.
Author Lois Winston on the Battle of Author Versus Character
/in Author Life/by Lois WinstonBy Lois Winston It’s Their Story, not Ours There’s a battle going on where author versus character. Authors often talk about how their characters sometimes blindside them. We think we know where our story is going when suddenly, a character refuses to do what we want her to do. Authors think we’re the ones in […]
Sisterhood of the Traveling Book – Game of Scones
/in Author Life, Cozy Mysteries, cozy mystery, cozy mystery books, cozy mystery sale, Sisterhood of the Traveling Book, The Stiletto Gang/by Mary Lee AshfordI’m excited to join the Sisterhood of the Traveling Book tour and though Game of Scones has done some extensive traveling, the most recent trip was a little closer to home. Last week, I attended a three-day CozyCon in St. Paul, Minnesota. This wasn’t a reader event but rather an author intensive and so most […]
Rising From the Dead – Book Wise That Is
/in Uncategorized/by DebraRising From the Dead – Book Wise That Is by Debra H. Goldstein During the past few years, more than seventy of my short stories have been traditionally published. Twenty-two of those that won or for finalists for major awards were made into a collection, With Our Bellies Full and the Fire Dying, published by […]
Getting serious about writing a series
/in Uncategorized, writing a mystery novel/by donalee MoultonBy donalee Moulton About a year ago I had a new book come out — and with the publication of Melt, I officially had something else. My first series: the Lotus Detective Agency. Melt is the second book to feature Charlene, Lexie, and Woo Woo, three women who meet in a yoga studio and go […]
Word Walls by Saralyn Richard
/in Uncategorized/by Saralyn RichardDuring the time I served as a school improvement consultant, one of the trendy instructional strategies was word walls. Whatever the subject, one could build vocabulary by splashing pertinent words around the environment. Student-generated word walls that spilled over walls, ceilings, floors, and out into hallways became the rage, and we even had contests and […]