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.
Doing the Right Thing
/in Uncategorized/by Linda Rodriguezby Linda Rodriguez Sisters in Crime recently published this important document, Report for Change: The 2016 SinC Publishing Summit Report on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Mystery Community, that I was privileged to be a part of. http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.sistersincrime.org/resource/resmgr/summit_report/SinC-Diversity-Report-2016-F.pdf I have been so proud of SinC for this work that they initiated themselves without us […]
Actions Speak Much, Much Louder Than Words
/in Uncategorized/by CathyPI picked up a new craft book (aren’t all authors addicted to improving their craft?) that has me excited about writing again. Part of my funk over the winter had been that writing seemed yet another job – with a long list of Must Do tasks – and like most of you, I had too […]
WRITERS WHO INSPIRED ME
/in Uncategorized/by Kay KendallBY KAY KENDALL Earlier this month, Bethany Maines asked us Stiletto Gang members the question so many authors struggle with: “what other authors are you like?” My answer to this question has evolved over the past twenty years. At first I didn’t even know it was a question—one I was supposed to be readily able to […]
The First J.M. Phillippe
/in Uncategorized/by J.M. Phillippeby J.M. Phillippe Earlier this month, Bethany Maines shared the question so many authors struggle with: “what other authors are you like?” As the Olympics finishes up this week, it’s pretty obvious that comparison is inevitable for anyone in the public eye — particularly women (as the journalists covering the Olympics seemed to only know how […]
My friend, Libby Adams
/in Uncategorized/by Paula BensonLibby Adams assembling programs for the St. Paul’s Players Libby and her favorite fellow, Clay Aiken Theater is a collaborative art form. The diligent efforts of those seen and unseen onstage are needed to create a production. No one exemplified this universal truth more simply and beautifully than my dear friend Elizabeth Ann Step Adams, […]