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.
Doing More of What Works
/in Author Life, Cozy Mysteries, Sale, Uncategorized/by Mary Lee Ashfordby Sparkle Abbey Happy New Year from us to you! Since it’s the beginning of a new year everyone’s talking about resolutions or goals. It appears that there’s a bit of a divide on whether New Year’s resolutions are considered a good thing or not anymore. On the one hand the beginning of a new […]
Happy New Year!
/in Uncategorized/by Debra SennefelderFrom the Stiletto Gang we wish you a happy, healthy and very bookish 2024!
A Ten-Year Journey to a Golden Ticket
/in Author Life, Cozy Mysteries, How to Write/by Lois WinstonBy Lois Winston Many authors mention in their bios that they always wanted to be a writer. Not me. I wanted to be an astronaut. That dream died a quick death due to a right brain that quakes at the sight of anything requiring math skills and a body prone to motion sickness. Some dreams […]
Thoughts on an aging mother
/in Author Life/by Barbara EikmeierBy Barbara J Eikmeier My mother, at age 91, helped me up off the floor. It was one of those moments that will stay with me for a long time. Dementia has left her passive. Arthritis has left her bent over at the waist and often in pain. She uses a walker, moves very slowly, […]
Parrott and Tonya Sitting in a Tree by Saralyn Richard
/in characters, Detective, Detective Parrott Mystery Series, New Release, Romantic Suspense, Saralyn Richard, Series/by Saralyn RichardLiterary detectives rarely work alone. Sherlock had Watson. Nero Wolfe had Archie Goodwin. Poirot had Captain Hastings. Then there are Nick and Nora Charles, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs, and Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane. Authors make good use of the sidekicks throughout the series. The sidekick provides […]