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.
How to Get a Handle on Using Your Novel Research
/in Uncategorized/by Linda Rodriguezby Linda Rodriguez Research is vital for all fiction writers to a certain extent, and for those writing novels such as historical or science fiction or techno-thrillers, research can make or break their books. Yet research has its pitfalls and needs to be kept under control. It’s always a mistake to allow research to consume […]
What Inspires You?
/in Uncategorized/by The Stiletto Gangby Sparkle Abbey “All the effort in the world won’t matter if you’re not inspired.”―Chuck Palahniuk Inspiration is everywhere. As writers, we are always looking for ways to be stirred to greatness… or at least to productivity. Inspiration drives actions. In our case, that means words on the blank page. When we’re on deadline, as […]
July Wednesday 5, 2017 Happy to be Alive by Juliana Aragon Fatula
/in Uncategorized/by The Stiletto GangFifty-five and still alive party, five years ago, casa fatula celebrating fifty-five, five years ago Vincent and Juliana Aragon Fatula Ok, so I turned sixty this year and didn’t celebrate due to extenuating circumstances. But this year I saved all my celebrating for the day my cousin, Barb turned sixty-sox on the Fourth of July, […]
The Interview with the Chicana Icon, Denise Elia Chávez by Juliana Aragon Fatula
/in Uncategorized/by The Stiletto GangI promised you an interview and I have posted it here on this website. Hope you like it. Mi comadre la Denise Chávez A Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Denise Elia Chávez, a UNM alumna and Las Cruces, NM resident. Chávez is a novelist, short story writer, playwright, actor and teacher who focuses her […]
Clues
/in Uncategorized/by Bethany Mainesby Bethany Maines Recently, I’ve been working on the sequel to my murder mystery An Unseen Current. While thematically not that different from my other books (a young person struggles with unusual circumstances while navigating the choppy waters of family, love, and friends), mysteries bring a special level of challenge to the mix. For one […]