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.
Discovering the donair
/in Author Life, Uncategorized/by donalee MoultonFood seems to weave its way into my writing uninvited. In my latest book, Conflagration!, food is the foundation for a friendship that springs up in 1734 between the main character Philippe Archambeau, a court clerk, and the jailer he befriends. Lunch becomes a means to extract information, then it becomes much more. In my […]
Marketing for Authors
/in Author Life, author promotion, Novels, Publishing, Series/by Bethany MainesCan an Author Really Do Marketing Too? For traditionally published authors the marketing happens without much input. Whatever ads are placed are done by the publisher who can adjust the price point at their discretion. This can be frustrating or blissful for an author depending on their viewpoint. I swing between the two. I love […]
New Lessons from High School
/in amateur sleuth mysteries, Author Life, Book Clubs, characters, life, Samantha Newman Romantic Mystery series, women sleuths/by Gay YellenHard to believe that the public school year opened here yesterday, especially when we’re still inside the blast furnace that is August. I remember sweating through those first days. It was pretty brutal. My own high school reunion happened just this past weekend, which made me wonder what the children returning to class will be […]
The Case of the Pink Tattered Coat
/in Donnell Ann Bell, humor, life, The Stiletto Gang/by Donnell Ann BellBy Donnell Ann Bell Look down. What are you wearing? Don’t worry; this isn’t going to be a pornographic blog. I’m just curious if you’re like me. I don’t stay in my pajamas when I start my day, but I do slip into my most comfortable “grungies.” It’s hot where I am and as I […]
Pens
/in How to Write/by DebraPens by Debra H. Goldstein There was a time that I wrote everything in longhand. Being left-handed, I had to be careful not to use a pen that allowed me to smear the ink with my pinky. In addition, because I have small hands (I can still wear a child’s sized glove or mitten), the […]