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.
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/in Uncategorized/by Lynn WillisHooked 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 […]