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.
Fearless Creating: AKA Develop a Stubborn Streak
/in Donnell Ann Bell, How to Write, Lois Winston/by Donnell Ann BellBy Donnell Ann Bell It never fails. I can be talking to friend Lois Winston via phone, topics ranging from world events to some mundane ailment we’re experiencing. Then always. . . always before we hang up, the next 15 minutes segue into critique partner Lois Winston. This is the point in which we discuss […]
Clicking Our Heels – Our Favorite Lines from Books
/in Clicking Our Heels, First lines in novels, Inspiration, Novels/by DebraClicking Our Heels – Our Favorite Lines from Books The words authors write are often called “Darlings.” Most of the members of the Stiletto Gang have written several books, stories, or reviews. Have you ever wondered what line we’ve written that is our favorite or what line we’ve read that we wished we wrote? We’re […]
NEVER GET DISCOURAGED
/in Author Life, Detective, life, Mystery, Novels, Publishing, Romantic Suspense, Series, Suspense/by Susan P. BakerGreat to be a new member of the Stiletto Gang, the most talented writers I’ve come across in a group, probably ever. As an introduction, I’ll lay out the highlights of my literary journey below. In 1962, my mother registered me for a writing class that was offered in summer school after the eighth […]
2024 Because I Could Not Stop for Death by Juliana Aragón Fatula
/in Uncategorized/by Juliana Aragon FatulaDear Reader, Just so you know, I’ve switched to every other month so this is my first post and I’ll be back in April 2024. As for what I’ve been up to lately, I’ve been away from home staying with a friend and working on my novel. I’ve made the changes suggested by my […]
Where Do We Get Our Ideas?
/in Author Life, The Stiletto Gang, Uncategorized/by Mary Lee Ashfordby Sparkle Abbey People often ask authors where their ideas for particular books come from. And though it’s quite different from author to author, one thing we’ve discovered from hanging out with other authors is that most have no problem coming up with ideas for stories. In fact, most of us have far more ideas […]