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.
2025 is Coming!
/in Author Life, author promotion, humor, Ideas, Mysteries, Romance, Romantic Suspense/by Bethany Maines2025 is coming for me! And I am not ready. I’m not ready for Christmas, I barely made it through Thanksgiving and New Year’s is barreling down on me like a freight train. In 2025, I’m trying something new as an author—a release schedule that doesn’t sync up with my work conference season, and a […]
Life’s Little Instructions
/in Author Life, Book Clubs, humor, Mysteries, Mystery Series, New Years Resolutions, Romantic Suspense, Samantha Newman Romantic Mystery series/by Gay YellenAs we complete another rotation around our sun, some of us like to make resolutions for things we’d like to accomplish in the coming year. There are lots of lists out there to guide us: new diets to try and exercise regimens to tackle. New books to read and buckets of travel options to consider. Or, perhaps […]
Seasonal Mood Disorder
/in Donnell Ann Bell, Anthologies, Mysteries, Short Stories, Stress relief, The Stiletto Gang/by Donnell Ann BellSeasonal Mood Disorder Better Known (for me) as December By: Donnell Ann Bell Yesterday, I stared out my great room windows to be greeted with darkness—at five p.m. I was still standing upright, hadn’t made dinner yet, and was beginning to yawn. Somehow, I created a nice chef salad dinner, finished my friend Author […]
Special Guest: Winter Austin
/in Author Life, Guest Blogger, Interview, Mysteries, Suspense/by Mary Lee Ashfordby Sparkle Abbey Today we welcome our friend and fellow Iowa author, Winter Austin! We have some questions for her but before we get started with those, Winter, please share with our readers a little bit about yourself. I wear many hats; Author, Veteran’s Wife, NG-Army Mom, Awesomest Aunt Ever, Goat & Cattle Wrangler, Fluffy […]
Clicking Our Heels – Family Stress Points and the Holidays
/in Christmas, Holiday Gifts, Kwanza, Valentine's Day/by DebraClicking Our Heels – Family Stress Points and the Holidays Although we could talk about the wonderful aspects of the holiday season, we thought it would be fun to discuss what families often sweep under the rug – whether there are stress points that may become a flashpoint during the holiday season. Mary Lee Ashford […]