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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.
Meeting the Authors of Freed by the Frontier
/in Anthologies, History, Romance, Uncategorized/by Paula Bensonby Paula Gail Benson What better way to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence than to read stories about the people whose lives created the history of our country? Denise Farnsworth, Sherry Shindelar, and Susan F. Craft have each contributed a novella to Freed by the Frontier. I’ve asked them to introduce […]
Grammar Crimes
/in writing life/by Lois WinstonBy Lois Winston Like Henry Higgins, grammar crimes make me cringe. I’m sure you remember his immortal words: “Why can’t the English teach their children how to speak?” He then went on to add, “In America, they haven’t spoken it in years.” He wasn’t wrong. Grammar Crimes Thanks to my junior high school English teacher, […]
Country Music and Truth
/in Killer Nashville Writers' Conference, Paula Gail Benson, Uncategorized, writing life/by Paula Bensonby Paula Gail Benson As Killer Nashville approaches at the end of August, I’ve been binge watching Nashville, the musical/soap opera drama TV series that aired on ABC from 2012 until 2016 and on CMT from 2016 to 2018. It’s now available to view on Netflix. From the beginning, the episodes chronicle the careers of […]
A question or two about writing
/in Author Life, Uncategorized, writing a mystery novel, writing life/by donalee Moultonby donalee Moulton A new book means new opportunities to talk about writing. Here are a few questions I’ve been asked as Cardinal takes flight. What was the most difficult piece you ever wrote? What made it difficult?I wrote an article early in my career about an infant born several months prematurely (with only a […]
A Magical Year to Remember
/in 4th of July!, Gay Yellen, Paris/by Gay YellenIt is said that France and the U.S. have always had a special relationship, dating back to our revolutionary days. I feel it every year on July 14. Today, ten days after all the hoopla surrounding our 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America, France is celebrating their own national holiday, […]