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.
Derringer Awards
/in Author Life, Anthologies, awards, Short Stories/by Bethany MainesAwards Season is Here! No, it’s not time for the Oscar’s or anything normal people care about. I’m talking about the extremely niche category of mystery short story awards. The Short Fiction Mystery Society, a volunteer-lead group of short fiction writers annually hosts the Derringer Awards. Any member is welcome to submit a short story […]
The Secret to Her Success
/in Author Life, awards, Guest Blogger, How to Write, Mystery Series, Samantha Newman Romantic Mystery series, writing life/by Gay YellenI’m delighted to welcome a remarkably prolific author to the Gang as our guest today. Pamela Fagan Hutchins and I met early in our writing careers. Since then, she has published upwards of 30 books, mostly novels (award-winning romantic mysteries, a couple of children’s books, and some non-fiction, too). Lately, she’s been turning out some […]
What I Learned When My House Burned Down
/in Donnell Ann Bell, Guest, Guest Blogger/by Donnell Ann BellI had a post all ready for this month’s blog. Then I opened my friend’s newsletter. After I read something that I consider much more poignant and timely, I asked if I could share. Please welcome Barbara Nickless to The Stiletto Gang. ~ Donnell Friends have called to ask if I’ve been triggered by the […]
We Heart Podcasts
/in Author Life, writing life/by Sparkle Abbeyby Sparkle Abbey Writers are curious. We’re interested in almost everything. We love to study people, places, and motives, and we’re always eager to learn something new. And in the deluge of digital media, we’ve discovered we really love podcasts. The beauty of a podcast is that it fits seamlessly into our day. Unlike videos […]
Clicking Our Heels – Crimes We’ve Avoided Writing About
/in Uncategorized/by DebraClicking Our Heels – Crime We’ve Avoided Writing About Each member of the Stiletto Gang has dragged their heels in the dirt rather than write about certain types of crime, but if we did, we’d have to develop a special protagonist or antagonist. T.K. Thorne – Murder has been my go-to crime, although I have […]