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.
Time
/in T.K. Thorne, Time, Uncategorized/by TK ThorneI rarely do this, but today—with her generous permission—I am posting a piece by my cousin, Alice Hart Wertham, that I found moving and meaningful, and I think you might, too, regardless of your relationship with the concept of the divine. It might change how you see time. SEE MORE
Point of View by Saralyn Richard
/in Uncategorized/by Saralyn RichardNext to voice, the hardest thing to teach, practice, and master is point of view. When I first taught creative writing to high schoolers, things were much simpler. First person, major or minor character. Third person, omniscient or limited. By the time I started teaching creative writing to seniors at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, […]
A New BWG Anthology: Illusive Worlds
/in Paula Gail Benson/by Paula Bensonby Paula Gail Benson On October 16, 2026, the Bethlehem Writers Group (BWG) (an organization celebrating its 20th anniversary) released its 9th anthology: Illusive Worlds. Six of the stories in this anthology are contest winners from the past two annual short story contests the BWG sponsors. From the 2026 Contest: “Some Things We Just Knew” […]
The quizzing continues
/in cozy mystery, cozy mystery books, Mysteries/by donalee Moultonby donalee Moulton Last month we tried our hand at a fun quiz about watches — central to the mystery that unfolds in Bind. Well, the questions keep coming; only this time the focus is on thievery, and, if you can believe it, thievery in Canada. Try your hand at these. Scroll down for the […]
The Montanari Universe
/in Inspiration, Paranormal Mystery, Romantic Suspense, Series/by Bethany MainesThe Montanari Universe My third book with Varus Publishing is now available! CurseLocked is book three in the Montanari Universe series. Each novel in the series is connected by the character of Dante Montanari, a four-hundred-year old dragon shifter. When I came up with the idea for the series I intended to use Dante simply […]