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.
Go Slow—Adults Playing! by T.K. Thorne
/in T.K. Thorne/by TK ThorneI just read an article about the importance of connecting or reconnecting with our playful selves. “It offers a reprieve from the chaos.” That sounded intriguing. There is certainly a lot of chaos going on at the moment. I could use a reprieve. When we were children, we didn’t play to accomplish anything. We just […]
Trolls: Character vs. Caricature When Writing Suspects and Antagonists in Mysteries
/in audiobooks, amateur sleuth mysteries, Author Life, characters, Cozy Mysteries, crafting cozies, How to Write, indie publishing, Inspiration, Lois Winston, Mysteries, women sleuths/by Lois WinstonWhat do trolls have to do with writing suspects and antagonists in mysteries? Trolls? Trolls: Nasty creatures who live under bridges. Trolls: Nasty people who bully others on social media. Trolls: Weird looking collectibles from the 1960s (now the stars of animated movies.) Trolls: Kristoff’s fun-loving adoptive family in Frozen Trolls: Amazing works of art […]
The Generosity of Writers
/in Anthologies, Book events, Mysteries, Paula Gail Benson, Short Stories/by Paula Bensonby Paula Gail Benson Authors are amazingly kind in sharing their time and knowledge. When I asked Michael Bracken about collaborating on a virtual short story conference (Mystery in the Midlands: Writing the Short Story, sponsored by the Palmetto Chapter of Sisters in Crime and the Southeastern Chapter of Mystery Writers of America), he immediately […]
Location, location, location
/in Uncategorized, Writing and the Arts/by donalee MoultonWhere your characters live, work, and solve mysteries can be central to the story. Or not. I’ve discovered that location is not a requirement or an irrelevancy. It is a spectrum. At one end of the spectrum, location is essential. As a result, you spend time bringing that location to life, making it real, and […]
Packing books, Packing rescue supplies
/in Barbara J Eikmeier/by Barbara EikmeierBy Barbara J. Eikmeier It was a few anxiety-filled days, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, waiting to hear from our daughter, who had just moved to a small mountain community in western North Carolina. Her community was spared the massive flooding and power outages, losing only cell service and internet for a few days. […]