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.
Plotter vs. Pantser
/in Author Life, How to Write/by Bethany MainesWhen is a Plotter a Pantser? I recently participated in a fun podcast where I debated the old writing argument of whether to plot out a novel in detail or whether or to simply dive in and wing it. I was arguing for the plotter side. As a former pantser, I can attest to the […]
AI Writes Novels?
/in Author Life, How to Write, Publishing/by Kathryn LaneThree years ago, I wrote a blog about the probabilities of writers being replaced by artificial intelligence apps that would write faster, better books. I cited an article in The Guardian stating that AI’s capability to write creative, coherent novels was still decades in the future. I slept well after reading that article. It now […]
A Sneak Peek into HOW THE MURDER CRUMBLES
/in Uncategorized/by Debra SennefelderBy Debra Sennefelder January is now behind us and I’m settling into February quite nicely. Last week I finished the first draft of the next Food Blogger mystery and now it’s set aside for about a week while I turn my attention onto my next release, HOW THE MURDER CRUMBLES. I’m so excited for […]
New Loves: Starting a New Series
/in Author Life, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery, The Stiletto Gang/by Mary Lee AshfordBy Sparkle Abbey Happy February! Hard to believe that it’s February already and you know what that means… It means winter is not quite over and many parts of the US are feeling that intensely. But it also means Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. We’re thinking you probably already knew that due to […]
Clicking Our Heels – Blurbing, Reviewing, Writing, and Reading – The Balancing Act
/in Author Life, Clicking Our Heels, The Stiletto Gang/by Stiletto GangClicking Our Heels – Blurbing, Reviewing, Writing, and Reading – The Balancing Act Authors are often asked to blurb or review books. At the same time, they often are working against deadlines or on schedules in terms of their own writing, pleasure reading, and lives.. The question becomes how to balance all of these things? […]