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.
The Cheese Guy by Lynn Chandler Willis
/in Author Life, Book events, Mystery, Uncategorized/by DebraSeveral years ago, i was invited to participate in a book festival sponsored by a local, glossy magazine named after O’Henry. The festival was being held at a high-dollar, swanky hotel, also named after the famous writer. I was still riding pretty high with my win for Best First Private Eye Novel given by St. […]
Road Research
/in Uncategorized/by Barbara EikmeierBy Barbara J. Eikmeier My favorite place to find details for a story is on a road trip. My regular job is presenting programs about quilts to small and regional quilt guilds. Bookings take me off the main highways to “Blue Roads”, through tiny communities and sometimes even down dirt roads. Ninety percent of the […]
WHICH IS MY FAVORITE?
/in Author Life, Book Clubs, characters, Mystery/by Saralyn RichardI’m often asked which of my books is my favorite, and I can never answer directly. It’s like picking one of your children over the others. I love every book for its unique qualities, its characters, its relationship to my own life. BAD BLOOD SISTERS is my first book set in my hometown, on an […]
The Legacy of Angela Lansbury
/in Mystery, Paula Gail Benson, Series/by Paula Bensonby Paula Gail Benson On October 11, 2022, just five days before what would have been her 97th birthday, Angela Lansbury passed away at her home in Los Angeles. She did not appear at the 75th annual Tony Awards ceremony on June 12 to receive a lifetime achievement recognition; but, according to Wikipedia, over her […]
“Thrilling and Unpredictable” – Where a Writer Got His Ideas
/in Author Life, How to Write, Inspiration, Uncategorized/by DebraI’m delighted to welcome author Terry Ambrose as my guest to discuss his new series in the blog “Thrilling and Unpredictable” – Where a Writer Got His Ideas. I’ll be back next month – Debra Readers often ask writers where their ideas come from. In my case, the ideas are usually driven by a confluence […]