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.
Some Mystery Related Influences from my Childhood
/in Uncategorized/by The Stiletto GangMany mystery authors attribute reading Nancy Drew mysteries for the writing they do now. I also read Nancy Drew, but looking back, I believe many other things from my childhood had a greater influence on what I do today. Most of you know I’m much older than all the rest of the contributors to this […]
It’s about the Journey
/in Uncategorized/by Julie MulhernRecently, I visited The Girl with Book Lungs and told her about the detours I take when writing a book. They are many–just today they included seventies bands, Pet Rocks and a trip back to a previous book because I’d forgotten Mother’s housekeeper’s name. When I was a child, every August my parents would pile my […]
Cause and Effect
/in Uncategorized/by DebraCause and Effect by Debra H. Goldstein Cause and effect. I find the philosophy of causality, that B immediately results from event A interesting conceptually; but as a mystery writer, I don’t believe things happen in a perfectly linear way. My vision is skewed. For me, rather than the main path being A to B, […]
Take a C.A.R.D.
/in Uncategorized/by Bethany Mainesby Bethany Maines While I was reading Sparkle Abbey’s recent blog post about how real her characters in their Pampered Pets Mystery series, I laughed and sympathized with the authors who are clearly suffering from C.A.R.D. – Character / Author Reality Disorder. Most authors I know suffer from this. We invest a lot of time […]
The Doctor is Out. The Writer is In.
/in Uncategorized/by Marjorie BrodyBy Marjorie Brody A fellow author asked me a question typically asked by readers: “Where do you get your characters?” Before I could answer, she shook her head and said, “No, what I really want to know is, are you writing about your patients?” My gut tightened and a sadness settled in my chest. I […]