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.
In the right place
/in Mystery, Uncategorized/by donalee MoultonCéad míle fáilte. This Gaelic expression means “a hundred thousand welcomes.” If you live in Nova Scotia, as I do, this is an expression you will have seen for much of your life. (Pronouncing it is a different issue altogether.) A hundred thousand welcomes in any language speaks to the type of people you are […]
Figures of Speech
/in Detective Parrott Mystery Series, Figures of speech, How to Write, Poetry, Reading, Saralyn Richard, Writing and the Arts/by Saralyn RichardFigures of Speech by Saralyn Richard An English major in college, I was required to take courses in Chaucer/medieval lit, Shakespeare, Milton, 18th and 19th century literature, and American literature, among others. Of these, the dreaded subject was Milton, mainly because the brilliant poet and author of Paradise Lost took full advantage of the vast […]
Check Out The Agatha Nominations
/in Uncategorized/by Paula Bensonby Paula Gail Benson Whether or not you can attend the fabulous gathering of Malice Domestic at the end of this month, be sure to check out the marvelous novels, books, and stories that have received prestigious Agatha nominations. You’ll have some delightful reading. (NOTE: click on the short story for a link to the […]
Writing Idiosyncrasies by Debra H. Goldstein
/in Uncategorized/by DebraWriting Idiosyncrasies by Debra H. Goldstein I don’t believe in writer’s block, but I do believe certain conditions have to be right for me to be creative. I envy my friends who successfully produce one thousand or more words a day. The ones who explain that if “you don’t put your bottom in the seat, […]
Sasqwatch!
/in Author Life, Movies/by Bethany MainesThe Sasqwatch Film Festival Last year, I connected with a Canadian film director who was looking for a fast, funny, crime-centered short script. Of which I had… zero. But what I did have was a stack of short stories. So I transferred one of my short stories to script format. He loved it, optioned it […]