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.
Playing the Glad Game
/in Uncategorized/by DebraPlaying the Glad Game by Debra H. Goldstein I was thinking about having a pity party. After months of constant travel promoting Should Have Played Poker: a Carrie Martin and the Mah Jongg Players Mystery (Five Star, a div. of Cengage – 2016), it seemed ironic that when my schedule allowed for two-three months of […]
Dystopian Games
/in Uncategorized/by Bethany MainesBy Bethany Maines You’re stuck in a lifeboat in the middle of the ocean with 8 strangers and no food or water, who do you eat first? Dystopian novels have held a prominent place on our National reading lists for the last few years and while I occasionally enjoy a jaunt into the horrific futures […]
Gratitude Inspired by a Psychopath
/in Uncategorized/by ABPlumBy AB Plum Some time ago, The Stiletto Gang Bloggers gave two thumbs up to the idea of choosing a subject to blog about every month. We also agreed that if the idea didn’t grab us, we could write about something that did. In the past, I’ve written on and off-topic. This month’s theme, “gratitude” […]
The Four Fs of November
/in Author Life/by The Stiletto GangBy Kimberly Jayne November is my favorite color. And it’s also the combination of family, fun, football, and the Frustration 50. Let me explain. Family, of course, because of Thanksgiving gatherings; there’s nothing I love more than being with my family members and feasting and fullness—usually too-fullness. Fun because it’s my favorite season, and while the painted […]
Turning to Other Writers for Inspiration
/in Uncategorized/by Linda Rodriguezby Linda Rodriguez Periodically, I get a little burned-out from working too long and hard without a break. I start to face resistance when I sit down to write. I have developed several techniques for dealing with this, but the first one I always try—and one that usually works—is to turn to what other writers […]