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.
Puzzle Me This, Cover Reveal, and a Promo Deal
/in Anthologies, Judy Penz Sheluk/by Judy Penz ShelukI absolutely love jigsaw puzzles, though 1,000 pieces is my limit. My favorite puzzles are made by Cobble Hill, which is a Canadian-based puzzle maker (they also sell to U.S. and internationally). Great quality and the one time I was missing a piece (that happens on occasion), I filled out an online form and they […]
The Secret Ingredient to Great Storytelling & a Free Book
/in Cozy Mysteries, cozy mystery, cozy mystery books, Culinary Cozy, Mysteries/by Mary Lee Ashfordfrom Mary Lee Ashford * It’s been a busy month or so here with a new book coming out in May (Night of the Living Bread), a book festival, preparing for Malice Domestic and beginning work on the next book in the Sugar & Spice mystery series. Maybe because I’m at the very beginning of […]
Clicking Our Heels – How Do You Feel About A1?
/in Uncategorized/by DebraClicking Our Heels – How Do You Feel About A1? A1 is here, but what do our blog members think about it? Bethany Maines – I’m a graphic designer in my day job and AI has been steadily creeping into the field for decades. So it doesn’t strike me as particularly evil or out of […]
My Brother and Pluto -by T.K. Thorne
/in Thorne/by TK ThorneWell, this is something that doesn’t happen every day! My brother had a “small planet” (asteroid) named after him! (I know I’m not supposed to overuse exclamation points, but I can’t help it.) He earned this through his work on the New Horizons project—a NASA mission to study the dwarf planet Pluto, its moons, and […]
A Puzzling Art Mystery Within an Actual Art Theft Within a Cozy Mystery Novel
/in cozy mystery, amateur sleuth mysteries, Author Life, author promotion, Cozy Mysteries, cozy mystery books, crafting cozies, humor, indie publishing, Lois Winston, Marketing, women sleuths/by Lois WinstonBy Lois Winston Marketing is the bane of every author’s existence. Whether the author is traditionally published or independently publishing, we’re all responsible for much of our books’ promotion these days. Currently, Guilty as Framed, the eleventh Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery, is on sale through Amazon, Kobo, and Apple Books for only .99 cents. In […]