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.
Hooked on Podcasts
/in Uncategorized/by Barbara EikmeierBy Barbara J Eikmeier I’ve become a Podcast junkie. It happened rather innocently when, last September, I had eye surgery. For the first 48 hours post-op I had to alternate ice packs 20 minutes on and 20 minutes off while awake. Then I switched to warm compresses for 20 minutes four times a day […]
Two Things, Two Places, All at Once
/in Movies, Mystery, Series/by Gay YellenGlitz and glamour. Politics and power. Winners and losers. Millions of people tune in to watch the spectacle that appears on our television screens once a year: The Academy Awards. As with almost everything else these days, the entertainments we each choose to watch have become more and more disparate. Also, movie stars rarely awe […]
The Scooter and a Family’s Intervention
/in Author Life, Donnell Ann Bell, The Stiletto Gang/by Donnell Ann BellRecently a dear friend of mine had foot surgery. Being unable to perform weight bearing tasks for weeks, especially when you’re a chef, had to be the ultimate challenge and she was trying to survive on crutches. I begged her to enlist the aid of a mobility scooter. I believe in scooters, maybe a little […]
Focus by Debra H. Goldstein
/in Author Life, Cozy Mysteries, How to Write, Publishing, Series/by Saralyn RichardFocus by Debra H. Goldstein Focus. From a writer’s perspective, the word embraces a simple but necessary concept – concentrating on the task at hand. It sounds easy: pay attention and the idea will be conceived, executed, eventually published, and promoted. But, that’s not how the real world works. Life offers each of us major […]
Readers Love Mysteries…
/in Author Life, characters, Detective, Kathryn Lane, Mystery, Nikki Garcia Mystery Series, Sherlock Holmes/by Kathryn Lane…and readers also love sleuths that solve mystery after mystery after mystery, such as Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous protagonist, Sherlock Holmes. The genius detective solved mysteries and crimes during Conan Doyle’s lifetime and today continues to be one of the most popular characters in TV crime series. Sherlock Holmes is the archetypal detective. He uses […]