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.
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 […]
A Time for Giving… Away
/in Uncategorized/by Linda Rodriguezby Linda Rodriguez It’s 10 days until Christmas—days when people are shopping and buying presents to give to people who don’t really need any more stuff to cram into their overcrowded homes. I have informed my family that I absolutely forbid them to give me any stuff this Christmas. It’s not that I’ve turned into […]
See Ya, 2016
/in Uncategorized/by CathyPDecember is traditionally the month of reflection—a time to look back at the year to assess goals and accomplishments. My husband and I were talking last night, not so much about which goals we met, but rather about 2016 events that made us happy. While engagements, new jobs and houses for our kids top the […]