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.
Writing Multiple Series: featuring Kaye George/Janet Cantrell
/in Uncategorized/by Paula BensonThis is my third interview with an author of multiple mystery series. My guest is Kaye George who is also known as Janet Cantrell. As Kaye, she writes about Imogene Duckworthy, Cressa Carraway, and the (Neanderthal) People of the Wind. As Janet, she pens the Fat Cat cozies. Distinguished for her short stories as well […]
My First Left Coast Crime 2016
/in Uncategorized/by The Stiletto GangIt was called The Great Cactus Caper. Authors, fans, booksellers, editors, librarians, publishers, oh my! Loads of fun at every corner and in every bar (okay there was only one bar, but it had many corners). Seven hundred and counting. That’s how many were registered, which makes Left Coast Crime a shade larger than Malice […]
Walked Right Through That Restraining Order…
/in Uncategorized/by CathyPHave you listened to the lyrics of “Redneck Crazy” by Tyler Farr? It details the horrid stalking behavior the singer plans—and of course, he blames the woman for his behavior, because she broke up with him. http://friedl66b.deviantart.com/ I hate that song. I lived it—right up to and including the truck on the lawn and the […]
Art and the Political
/in Uncategorized/by J.M. PhillippeThere is some pretty good advice that floats around the Internet that says that fiction writers should refrain from engaging in political debates, and certainly refrain from posting blogs about their own political beliefs. The idea is that writers should strive to remain neutral so as not to take away from the fictional worlds they […]
Lessons Learned
/in Uncategorized/by Julie MulhernIt’s been a just over a year since The Deep End released. One year. Three hundred and sixty-five plus lessons about publishing. Here are six of them. The first lesson: I woke up on February 17, 2015 expecting confetti cannons and champagne. I traipsed down the stairs, poured my morning coffee, and waited for something marvelous to […]