Does Saying it Succinctly Sell the Book? By Debra H. Goldstein I wish I could give an elevator speech or explain something succinctly. Writers are supposed to boil ideas and descriptions into log lines and blurbs. In fact, if you can’t explain your concept or premise in a few words, you are told your work […]
Clicking Our Heels –Theater Anyone? Monthly Clicking Our Heels Giveaway: To enter for a chance to win a set of her 3 mysteries from Kay Kendall or a book by Shari Randall (2 winners) comment below on the blog with what your favorite show is. Good luck and happy reading! — winner will be announced […]
I’m on Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride and I Don’t Want to Get Off by Debra H. Goldstein The first time I rode Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, a dark attraction at Disney, I loved it. It was fast paced, had quirky turns that led to unexpected encounters, and was fun. I look at everything to do […]
Clicking Our Heels – Rainbows in Our Lives Monthly Clicking Our Heels Giveaway: To enter for a chance to win Linda Rodriguez’ Every Last Secret and the Dark Sister comment below about the rainbows in your life. Good luck and happy reading! — winner will be announced next Wednesday on The Stiletto Gang Facebook page […]
My Little (Southern) (New England) Town by Barbara Ross and Debra H. Goldstein It’s axiomatic that settings in cozy mysteries are a part of the subgenre’s appeal. In the ideal cozy series, the reader mentally moves into the series setting. People who don’t read cozies often think the towns are generic, but actually, a setting […]
Clicking Our Heels – No New Year’s Resolutions Because Our Noses Are to the Grindstone WE LIKED DOING A GIVEAWAY SO MUCH, WE’RE DOING ONE EVERY MONTH ON CLICKING OUR HEELS DAY (FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH)! To enter for a chance to win Paula Benson’s Let it Snow and Debra H. Goldstein’s One Taste […]
The Importance of Pre-Orders by Debra H. Goldstein Until I became an author, the only time I thought of pre-ordering a book was when I knew a new Harry Potter was being released. Once I was published, I heard from other authors that pre-orders were extremely important. Knowing that the first book in my Sarah […]
Clicking Our Heels – Diverse Women and Their Fairy Tales (The winner of our Stiletto Blog competition is Pamela Hopkins. Please contact Debra at dhg@debrahgoldstein.com with your address) WE LIKED DOING A GIVEAWAY SO MUCH, WE’RE GOING TO DO ONE EVERY MONTH ON CLICKING OUR HEELS DAY (FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH)! To enter for […]
Generational Gifts by Debra H. Goldstein When I was four years old, my parents told me I could attend a Broadway show once I proved I could sit through a regional theater performance. To this day, I remember seeing Betsy Palmer in the King and I at the Paper Mill Playhouse, located in New Jersey, […]
Clicking Our Heels: Authors Whose Craft Abilities We Admire Although classes and books are ways writers improve their skills, another way is to analyze the skills of writers we admire. Here are some writers we each turn to when looking for great examples of particular aspects of craft, such as dialogue, transitions, description and action. […]