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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.
Everything That is Not An Elephant
/in Uncategorized/by J.M. Phillippeby J.M. Phillippe I am notoriously bad at remembering the source of stories, so I can’t remember where I heard this story first. I have been using it, and telling this particular version of it, for as long as I can remember. This is the version I tell: There was a master sculptor and an […]
Stats
/in Uncategorized/by The Stiletto GangSorry I’m late. I hope everyone who celebrates during this time had a good time with friends and family. Do you create lists such as top books read in 2016; number of books read; numbers of books sold; number of books written? I think we all tend to keep stats which gives us a sense […]
CHOOSING THE GLASS HALF FULL
/in Uncategorized/by Kay Kendallby Kay Kendall Tradition says that when a calendar year draws near its close, people often describe their feelings about the year that has passed and the one that looms ahead. 2016 appears likely to be nominated for the dubious prize of the worst year ever—or at least in recent memory. Wherever we looked in […]
Science Fiction: A Bastion of Hope
/in Uncategorized/by J.M. Phillippeby J.M. Phillippe Social work, I tell people, is about holding hope for others when they are unable to hold it for themselves. More often than not, I meet people when they are in the midst of some sort of crisis. That crisis has painted their world pretty dark, and optimistic isn’t very high on […]
Writers’ Lessons from Paranormal or Supernatural Holiday Stories
/in Uncategorized/by Paula BensonFrank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life by Paula Gail Benson I watched It’s a Wonderful Life when NBC broadcast it earlier this year. Letting myself get caught up in George Bailey’s story and Clarence Oddbody’s struggle to get his wings, I began to think about how some of our most memorable holiday stories involve a […]