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.
One of Those “What’s On My Mind?” Blogs
/in Uncategorized/by The Stiletto GangWhat’s on my mind? Murder Takes the Cake Promotion – A New PowerPoint Presentation on Coal Mining for My Boss – My Office Relocation – Forced Medical Treatments – Dancing With the Stars Winner – Too Much Jay Leno – State Legislators & the Strange Things They Choose to Care About – Nancy Pelosi’s Inability […]
America vs. American Idol
/in Uncategorized/by Stiletto GangTonight, we crown the winner of one of my favorite television shows, “American Idol.” In one corner, we have adorable Kris Allen, a young married crooner from Arkansas. And in the other corner, we have goth shrieker Adam Lambert, an eye-line wearing spiked-hair tenor from California. Who will win? I think it’s already a foregone […]
Mayhem in the Midlands
/in Uncategorized/by The Stiletto GangWednesday, hubby and I get up at 3 a.m. in order to be at the airport for a 6 a.m. flight. We always fly in the puddle jumpers first–this time to Denver where we’ll change planes to get to our destination, Omaha NE and one of my favorite mystery cons, Mayhem in the Midlands. Not […]
Puzzle Me This
/in Uncategorized/by The Stiletto GangI love the movie Wordplay. Released in 2006, it’s a documentary about The American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. I watched it again last weekend with my kids and even knowing the outcome, didn’t change my enjoyment for a moment. The director, Patrick Creadon, did what every mystery writer aims to do – create complex characters that […]
CREATING COMPELLING HEROINES II
/in Uncategorized/by The Stiletto GangThere is/was/has been no more insidious word in the English language to insinuate itself on sentences like a parasitic leech than the verb to be, and in particular the word WAS. Take a moment and picture for me a was in your head; next, define the word was in the manner you might define any […]