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.
The Sixties as Background for Murder
/in Uncategorized/by Kay KendallBy Kay Kendall T. Jefferson Parker, the bestselling author of 20 crime novels, once confided to me that his two mysteries that touched on the Vietnam War had “my readers staying away in droves.” He explained, “Needless to say, I never mentioned the war again.” Our paths intersected two years ago at a thriller writers’ […]
Spring Has Come – Time for a New Resolution by Debra H. Goldstein
/in Uncategorized/by DebraSRING HAS COME – TIME FOR A NEW RESOLUTION by Debra H. Goldstein The snow is melting! The snow is melting! Spring is here! There’s actually a jonquil popping its head up in my yard (sorry guys, we’ve had some 60-70 degree days). As a writer, I am reborn when the sun comes out. With […]
The Story Starts Here
/in Uncategorized/by Bethany Mainesby Bethany Maines One of the most common question a writer gets asked is “Where do your ideas come from?” Once my brother made me lay on his floor so he could tape outlines of me all over his bedroom carpet as though his room had been the site of a mass murder; we found […]
On Buying Books—Or Not
/in Uncategorized/by Kay KendallBy Linda Rodriguez A reader recently wrote to me to praise my most recent book, Every Hidden Fear, and apologized for having checked the book out of the library. I reassured her that there was no need to apologize, but I know why these readers and others have felt this way. A few authors have […]
Maybe It’s Normal, but I Don’t Have to Like It
/in Uncategorized/by Kay KendallBy Kay Kendall This month I’m putting final touches on my second mystery, rushing to meet a self-imposed deadline and trying to make up for time lost with my spouse’s recent illness. The waiting period before my editor’s comments arrived was agonizing. That was when I drummed my fingers on the table instead of pounding […]