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.
Researching Retirement: Starting a New Series
/in Author Life, Cozy Mysteries, Series/by Sparkle AbbeyBy Sparkle Abbey Spring is here! Trees are blooming, tornadoes are popping up throughout the country, and we’re knee-deep in the first book of our new series. Last month we shared our adventures in researching retirement communities and how we landed on our own fictional 55+ community, Shade Palms. This month we wanted to talk […]
Clicking Our Heels – Our Favorite Food Places to Speed Dial
/in Uncategorized/by DebraLast month, we talked about some of our favorite foods. Rather than leaving that topic, we began to wonder what food or restaurant we each have as our respective speed dial favorites. As you can imagine, our answers are a mixed bag. T.K. Thorne – Assuming we had such a thing where I live (our […]
My Days as a Poet
/in Author Life, Inspiration, Kathryn Lane, Mark Rothko, Nikki Garcia Mystery Series, Poetry, The Rothko Chapel, Writing and the Arts/by Kathryn LaneLike so many people before me, I wanted to write. I’d left my corporate job in international finance and moved to Texas, enrolled in a creative writing course at a local college, and on the first day of class, I sat on the front row, anxious to discover the art of writing. Much to my […]
The Countdown to Malice is on!
/in Uncategorized/by Sydney Leigh/ Lynn McPhersonBy Lynn McPherson Today marks only thirty days until Malice Domestic, the annual mystery conference. I can’t wait. I’ll be on a panel, too, which makes it extra exciting. For anyone who hasn’t been, I highly recommend it. I went last year so I know it is well worth attending. The conference is in North […]
And the Short Story Nominees Are . . .
/in Anthologies, Paula Gail Benson, Short Stories/by Paula Bensonby Paula Gail Benson It’s awards season and short stories are having a great year! The Leftys (from Left Coast Crime) do not have a short story category, but the nominees for the Edgars (Mystery Writers of America), Agathas (Malice Domestic), and Thrillers (International Thriller Writers) have been announced. In April, we should hear the […]