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.
Corporate Crooks and Idiots
/in Uncategorized/by The Stiletto GangJohn Thain is an idiot. Forget the fact that on his watch, Merrill Lynch lost $15 billion in three months. I don’t need an MBA from Harvard to know that he didn’t have a firm grasp of that bronco. No, I’d think he was an idiot even if he’d manage to save the company from […]
Confession of a True Crime Writer
/in Uncategorized/by Stiletto GangPhyllis Gobbell, co-author of An Unfinished Canvas (Berkley, 2007), is Assistant Professor of English at Nashville State Community College. She received the Tennessee Arts Commission Individual Artist Literary Award in 2006, and her portfolio is featured on Southern Artistry: www.southernartistry.org/Phyllis_Gobbell. Her new website will be up and running in a few weeks at http://www.phyllisgobbell.com/ I […]
The Road to Love Is Murder – Part II
/in Uncategorized/by The Stiletto GangA week from now I’ll be on the road to Chicago to the Love is Murder conference. It will probably be the second day of my drive – since I just can’t seem to make myself drive more than 6 or 7 hours in one stretch. Also weather will play into my travel plans. Snow […]
In the Kingdom of Procrastinators
/in Uncategorized/by Stiletto GangIt seems like procrastination is the theme of the week. Let me share some of my time-wasting secrets and tricks to avoid writing. 1. Cleaning: This is a good one because it makes you feel virtuous while you are clearly procrastinating. The minute writer’s block hits, I decide that it’s time to strip all of […]
The Muse was there, So was everyone Else!
/in Uncategorized/by The Stiletto GangI’ve been working on my next Rocky Bluff P.D. crime novel (still bordering on cozy since I don’t use bad words or have graphic sex scenes) and I’ve been struggling. I know how it’s going to end, and some of what it’s going to take to get there, but it wasn’t jelling.Everyone was going to […]