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.
3 Lessons Learned about Fitness from a Recent Novel
/in Uncategorized/by ABPlumBy AB Plum On my January 5th morning walk, I dodged an oncoming car. I banged into a cement barrier, broke 4 toes, sprained my ankle, and bruised a tendon. During the slow recovery—no weight-bearing exercise—I read a lot. The book I was looking forward to the most proved the most disappointing. Why? Maybe I […]
Three Little Words and why not to use them
/in Uncategorized/by Julie MulhernThere are so many blogs with excellent advice on structure and character. I cannot hope to offer anything new or exciting or insightful. Besides, the way I plot a book is so simple that a first-grader could do it. There are fewer posts about actual words and how to string them together. I, for one, […]
Where’s Should Have Played Poker?
/in Uncategorized/by DebraWhere’s Should Have Played Poker? by Debra H. Goldstein One month down since Should Have Played Poker was published and while marketing, pr, and everything that goes into launching a book has killed my writing time, I’m still standing. Better yet, people are reading the book and telling others they should read it, too. There […]
My Toddler Works for James Patterson
/in Uncategorized/by Bethany Mainesby Bethany Maines My dad says he invented the skateboard. He says that he had never before seen or heard of a skateboard when he put a plank on skate wheels. Of course, his invention went no further than a backyard of summer fun, but he still likes to claim his invention when some youth […]
I’m Just Glad to Still be Here, Doing What I Love
/in Uncategorized/by The Stiletto GangBeing the old-lady of the group, I’ve done a lot in my lifetime to be able to keep on writing. I’ve never been able to sit for long period of time at the computer–when I was writing and running a care home for developmentally disabled women, even when the gals were at work, I still […]