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.
Gay Yellen: Weeding and Wording
/in Author Life, characters, Detective, How to Write, Mystery, Publishing, Romantic Suspense/by Gay YellenJust found out that today is National Weed Your Garden Day, which couldn’t be more appropriate for me at the moment, though instead of culling crabgrass, I’m weeding out words. The most common offenders I’ve dug up so far are: just, seemed, felt, but, winced, smiled, and a few other crutches a writer too often leans […]
Believable Characters and Fearless Creating
/in Book events, characters, Detective, Donnell Ann Bell, Novels, Romantic Suspense, Sale, Suspense, The Stiletto Gang/by Donnell Ann BellBy Donnell Ann Bell Happy Monday, Stiletto Gang and readers! I was notified that my third published novel is going on sale June 16 through June 30, 2023, which of course I find exciting. It also made me think about the story and all that went into it. Research, check. . .Mysterious characters, check . […]
I Hate Packing
/in Author Life, travel/by DebraI Hate Packing by Debra H. Goldstein Although I love traveling and have been cherishing the times that I once again have been able to get-together with family and friends, I hate packing. For me, it is a tortuous process. First, I make sure everything I might possibly want to take is back from the […]
Clicking Our Heels – Summer Plans!!!!
/in The Stiletto Gang, Uncategorized/by DebraSummer time! What do you think about in June? For Stiletto Gang members, it’s all about our summer plans. Barbara Eikmeier – We just got a teardrop camper trailer and I’m making plans for a road trip from KS to CA to camp on the beach in Oceanside, CA. We tent camped there with our […]
When a Character Writes the Book
/in characters, Families, Kathryn Lane, Mystery, Novels/by Kathryn LaneWhen I write fiction, my approach is to “fly by the seat of my pants”, a style often called pantser, as opposed to a plotter who outlines and plans every minute detail of a story. I’ve said that if I had to plot every trifling item in planning a novel, I’d slit my wrists. Plotting […]