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.
Reading vs. Writing
/in Uncategorized/by Bethany Mainesby Bethany Maines On Monday night fellow Stiletto author J.M. Phillippe (visiting from Brooklyn) and I attended the local open mic night from Creative Colloquy. The evening celebrated Creative Colloquy’s third anniversary and featured the Washington State poet laureate Dr. Tod Marshall. Creative Colloquy’s mission is to connect writers with their community and celebrate their […]
The Myth of the Lone Writer
/in Uncategorized/by J.M. Phillippeby J.M. Phillippe Anyone who tells you that writing is a solitary activity is telling tales. Even ignoring the number of published authors who are actually writing teams (such as The Stiletto Gang’s own Sparkle Abbey), and others who use ghost writers, no writer I have ever met has ever been published without a high […]
The New Cinderella
/in Uncategorized/by Paula Bensonby Paula Gail Benson Are you familiar with the new Cinderella? I mean the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical that played on Broadway from 2013 to 2015 and now is touring around the country? If you haven’t had the opportunity and get the chance, please go see it, particularly if you were enchanted by its television […]
Movie or Book? Which Kind of Imagination Do You Have?
/in Uncategorized/by Linda Rodriguezby Linda Rodriguez Hi! My name is Linda, and I am a bookworm. I’m the kid who constantly heard “Get your nose out of that book!” and “You’re deaf, dumb, and blind when you’ve got your nose in a book!” I was the kid who carried extra books to school beyond all the heavy required […]
Left Coast Crime
/in Uncategorized/by CathyPAloha! I’m heading out this morning for Left Coast Crime. Left Coast Crime is the big reader-oriented mystery conference that’s always held somewhere on, well, the left coast. This year it’s in Honolulu. I know, a sacrifice to head to Hawaii when we still have snow on the ground, but I’m up for the challenge. […]