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.
Always the Season for Kindness
/in characters, Inspiration, Mystery, Series/by Saralyn RichardBy Saralyn Richard When I was an English I teacher, I assigned my students a “Day of Kindness” paper, based on the Shirley Jackson short story, “One Ordinary Day, With Peanuts.” The resulting papers and speeches led to a powerful discussion of good and evil, and how doing good deeds made the world a better […]
Growing as a Writer: My Trek Down Memory Lane
/in Author Life, characters, How to Write, Mystery, Series, Suspense, The Stiletto Gang/by Donnell Ann BellBy: Donnell Ann Bell Years ago, when I left my newspaper job and turned to fiction, I was forced to become educated in a short amount of time. I also can assure you during that period, the self-assured nonfiction writer was humbled (Please note: I’m already pretty humble!). WHAT I LEARNED: There is a huge […]
Creating (and Eliminating) Secondary Characters by Judy Penz Sheluk
/in characters, How to Write/by Judy Penz ShelukDelighted to welcome Judy Penz Sheluk as my guest this month. The characters in her books are always so realistic and fun that I was thrilled she picked them to talk about. Enjoy! – Debra Creating (and Eliminating) Secondary Characters by Judy Penz Sheluk Several years back I had the pleasure of attending an event […]
No Regrets
/in Uncategorized/by Robin Hillyer-MilesLowcountry Romance Writers of America (LRWA) has published its second volume of short stories in a new anthology. Love in the Lowcountry Winter Holiday Collection Volume 2 has eleven stories that all take place in South Carolina between Halloween and Valentine’s Day. LRWA strives to give authors the tools they need to get published. In […]
Let’s All NaNoWriMo… or Not
/in Christmas, Cozy Mysteries, How to Write, Inspiration, Romance, Series/by Bethany Mainesby Bethany “NaNoWriMo” Maines NaNoWriMo Wha? I don’t really believe in NaNoWriMo AKA National Novel Writing Month. Partially just because I object strenuously to the clunky abbreviation. But also because the goal of writing fifty thousand words in a month reduces novel writing to a very basic component—words. Writing fifty-thousand words is an accomplishment of […]