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.
Mystery! Suspense! Thriller!
/in Author Life, Book Clubs, Marketing, Mystery, Publishing, Romantic Suspense/by Gay YellenWhen I pitched my first book to a publisher, I described it as a mystery. “Tell me about it,” said the acquisitions editor. After hearing the the storyline, she asked to see the full manuscript and gave me her card. Glancing at the card, I noticed that the publisher she represented specialized in romance novels. I repeated […]
What Crow Says
/in Poetry/by Linda RodriguezFor Native American Heritage Month by Linda Rodriguez I have a strong propensity for crows. They’re birds that don’t get the love and respect that other birds do because they’re not as flashy in appearance and their voices are harsher, even though they are classified as songbirds. Crows are intelligent, can make tools and remember […]
So You Want to Write a Book – Part 7
/in Author Life, How to Write/by Mary Lee AshfordBy Sparkle Abbey We’re back this month for another chapter of So You Want to Write a Book! If you’ve followed along on this journey so far, you know that we’ve covered how to get started, getting to know your genre, brainstorming, and revision. This month we’d like to talk a bit about editing. Step […]
Clicking Our Heels: Thanksgiving – Our Special Memories
/in Clicking Our Heels/by Stiletto GangClicking Our Heels: Thanksgiving – Our Special Memories Thanksgiving holds special memories for each member of The Stiletto Gang. Some are personal memories of family, some of food, and some … well you be the judge. Donnell Ann Bell – Sweet potatoes. It’s the only time I make them because my husband doesn’t like them. […]
Reinventing the Wheel
/in Author Life, characters, Nikki Garcia Mystery Series/by Kathryn LaneFor my fifth Nikki Garcia mystery, Nikki’s brother, Andy, is introduced as a character. He’d been mentioned in a couple of earlier Nikki novels, but this is his debut as a living, breathing character. Andy is a sleep researcher, studying the deep-winter sleep of black bears, and torpor, shorter periods of hibernation, in squirrels […]