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.
Juliana Aragon Fatula’s book review of Leslie Larson’s Breaking Out of Bedlam
/in Uncategorized/by Juliana Aragon Fatulahttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/69332/leslie-larson/ Leslie Larson grew up in San Diego to a working class family. After earning a degree in literature at the University of California, San Diego, she moved to London and began working in publishing. She eventually moved back to California and began freelance writing. In 2006, she published her first novel, Slipstream, which won […]
How to Keep a Longstanding Cozy Mystery Series Fresh
/in Author Life, Cozy Mysteries, How to Write, Mystery, New Release/by Lois WinstonBy Lois Winston Have you ever fallen in love with a series only to discover that the author stopped writing it? Some writers get tired of writing about the same characters and move on to writing other books. Others fall victim to the fickleness of the publishing industry. Authors are dropped if their sales don’t […]
Setting dates
/in Drus Book Musings/by Dru Ann LoveBouchercon convention is fast approaching. This year it is being held in Minneapolis, Minnesota and it will be my first time in this city. For those that don’t know, Bouchercon is the world’s finest annual crime fiction event, bringing together more than 1,500 authors, fans, publishers, reviewers, booksellers, editors, and every other part of the […]
Musings on a Tuesday
/in Anthologies, Author Life, New Release, Short Stories/by Robin Hillyer-MilesMarie Sutro: the next Thomas Harris?
/in Uncategorized/by Paula BensonAn interview with Paula Gail Benson I had the wonderful good fortune this year to meet and work with author Marie Sutro on the Killer Workshop presented by the Capitol Crimes and Palmetto Chapters of Sisters in Crime. Marie is one of the most organized, resourceful, and congenial creative persons I know. When I learned […]