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.
Meet the Authors of the 2015 Agatha Best First Novel Nominees!
/in Uncategorized/by Paula BensonEach year at Malice Domestic, writing excellence is recognized by the Agatha awards. This year’s nominees for Best First Novel are (in alphabetical order by first name): On the Road with Del and Louise, Art Taylor (Henery Press) Macdeath, Cindy Brown (Henery Press) Plantation Shudders, Ellen Byron (Crooked Lane Books) Just Killing Time, Julianne Holmes […]
Making a List and Checking It Twice
/in Uncategorized/by Linda Rodriguezby Linda Rodriguez I’m a big believer in using all the help technology and professional writing books and programs can give me in writing. I’ve tried using all kinds of workbooks, charts, and forms in working on a novel. I’m even now learning to use Scrivener to write my next book. I’m hardly on the […]
How To Come Up With Story Ideas
/in Uncategorized/by The Stiletto Gangby Paffi S. Flood I attended a writer’s retreat last month, and on the first night, we played Jenga with a twist. Instead of wooden blocks, the pieces were cardboard boxes, and the tower itself stood almost eight feet high. It survived much longer than any of us expected, and after about twenty minutes or […]
Organizing My World(s)
/in Uncategorized/by Bethany Mainesby Bethany Maines An author’s job is not just to tell a story, but to decide how a story should be told. Is it better in first or third person? Is it told in one long march of words or are their chapters? We have to decide genre, tone and feeling. And once those decisions […]
Oh, the Places We’ll Go
/in Uncategorized/by Marjorie Brodyby Barbara Plum [Barbara Plum’s Silicon Valley series sucked me into the struggles of a dysfunctional family, the secrets that derailed them, and the courage that offered redemption—but not without cost. And of course, a few murders. It’s my pleasure to introduce her to the Stiletto Gang readership. ~ Marjorie Brody] Reading has introduced me […]