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.
The Research Text
/in Donnell Ann Bell, Author Life, humor/by Donnell Ann BellBy Donnell Ann Bell Years ago, when I worked at the Colorado Springs Business Journal as assistant editor, spotlight writer, proofreader, dishwasher, you get the idea, I shared the print room with my delightful editor and a few crazy people. Delightful and crazy are just two adjectives that come to mind. The word I reserve […]
Can I be a Co-Writer?
/in Author Life, How to Write, humor, Ideas, Inspiration, New Release, Novels, Romance/by Bethany MainesA Co-Writer Spills the Beans In my upcoming release, Luckless Love, my heroine is returning from a year long road trip and searching for someplace to belong. Wanting to belong to a community is a universal theme that I think appeals to readers, but when I started to write the book, I didn’t immediately leap […]
Killing it Together
/in Author Life, Book Clubs/by Gay YellenToday, I bring a double treat to the Gang, with S. Lee (Sandy) Manning and J.B. (Jim) Manning, award-winning writers who bill themselves as “A Killing Couple” for a couple of good reasons. One, they’re married. And two, the award-winning books they write include a few murder victims along the way. Jim’s books are chock-full of […]
Special Guest – Barbara Barrett
/in Guest Blogger, Uncategorized/by Mary Lee Ashfordby Sparkle Abbey Today we welcome long-time friend and fellow mystery author, Barbara Barrett to the blog. She is chatting about her latest release, Murder on the Court, which is the second book in her Unscripted Detective series. But first she shares a bit about the television series Parenthood and why she found it to […]
Clicking Our Heels – Challenges Being a Female Writer
/in Author Life, Clicking Our Heels, Mystery, Racism, Writing and the Arts/by Stiletto GangClicking Our Heels – Challenges Being a Female Writer Sisters in Crime was founded when Sara Paretsky and other female mystery writers saw a lack of parity between male and female authors. A later advertising slogan claims: “You’ve Come a Long Way Baby.” But let’s look at reality. What has been one of your challenges […]