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.
Book Marketing is a 4-Letter Word
/in author promotion, amateur sleuth mysteries, Cozy Mysteries, crafting cozies, indie publishing, Lois Winston, Marketing, Mysteries, Publishing, women sleuths/by Lois WinstonBy Lois Winston Book marketing? Unless you’re someone who majored in marketing in college (and maybe not even those people,) most authors will tell you the part of being an author they hate most is marketing their books to readers. Unless you’re James Patterson, Nora Roberts, or one of the few other “anointed ones,” no […]
Anthologies (and Ghost Stories) for the Holidays
/in Anthologies, Holiday Gifts, Mysteries, Paula Gail Benson, Short Stories/by Paula Bensonby Paula Gail Benson For today’s short story post, I want to tell you about two new short story anthologies and an annual “Drabble” (100-word story) tradition that celebrates the “haunted” aspect of the holidays! Two new short story anthologies have been recently released. The Capitol Crimes chapter of Sisters in Crime featured fifteen authors […]
Writing good – and evil
/in How to Write, Ideas/by donalee MoultonHeroes and villains lurk in mysterious places. I realized this more fully than ever before when I was asked about my own leading lights and their nemeses. Here’s some of what I learned about my characters and breathing life (and sometimes death) into them. Heroes, Heroines, Villains. Which are your favorite to write? I like […]
Libations Fit for a King
/in Uncategorized/by Saralyn RichardLibations Fit for a King by Saralyn Richard Who’s up for some amazing libations at an exclusive party? The dictionary definition of “libation” is “a drink poured out as a ritual offering to a deity.” (Oxford Dictionary, Oxford University Press). Sometimes libations were given as an offering to a god or spirit, often in memory […]
An Interview with Raegan Teller
/in Author Life, characters, Interview, Marketing, New Release, Paula Gail Benson, Publishing, Series, Settings, Short Stories/by Paula BensonI met Raegan Teller through our local Sisters in Crime Palmetto Chapter. In fact, Raegan and I were two of the founding members of the chapter. Since that time, she has independently published seven Enid Blackwell mysteries, marketing them herself through personal appearances at unique festivals and events, most of which are not focused on […]