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.
IYKYK (If You Know You Know)
/in Writing and the Arts, Internet, Slang/by Brooke TerpeningAs authors, the written word is our trade. We strive for authenticity in the way characters talk, the language they use, and the methods used to communicate. Dialog differentiates the speakers, but how to make a teenager sound like, well, a teenager rather than their grandparents? A judicious use of slang can establish a character’s […]
5 Tips for Finding Reading Time During the Busy Holiday Season
/in Uncategorized/by Debra SennefelderThe holidays are a magical time of year, but they can also be overwhelmingly busy! Between shopping, decorating, cooking, and attending festive events, it’s easy to feel like there’s no time for yourself—let alone for reading. But if you’re a book lover like me, you know how important it is to sneak in those quiet […]
Grateful for You!
/in Uncategorized/by TK ThorneBook Marketing is a 4-Letter Word
/in author promotion, amateur sleuth mysteries, Cozy Mysteries, crafting cozies, indie publishing, Lois Winston, Marketing, Mysteries, Publishing, women sleuths/by Lois WinstonBy Lois Winston Book marketing? Unless you’re someone who majored in marketing in college (and maybe not even those people,) most authors will tell you the part of being an author they hate most is marketing their books to readers. Unless you’re James Patterson, Nora Roberts, or one of the few other “anointed ones,” no […]
Anthologies (and Ghost Stories) for the Holidays
/in Anthologies, Holiday Gifts, Mysteries, Paula Gail Benson, Short Stories/by Paula Bensonby Paula Gail Benson For today’s short story post, I want to tell you about two new short story anthologies and an annual “Drabble” (100-word story) tradition that celebrates the “haunted” aspect of the holidays! Two new short story anthologies have been recently released. The Capitol Crimes chapter of Sisters in Crime featured fifteen authors […]