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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.
A Magical Year to Remember
/in 4th of July!, Gay Yellen, Paris/by Gay YellenIt is said that France and the U.S. have always had a special relationship, dating back to our revolutionary days. I feel it every year on July 14. Today, ten days after all the hoopla surrounding our 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America, France is celebrating their own national holiday, […]
Sci-Fi Blurb Leads to Fascination with the Author
/in Donnell Ann Bell, writing life/by Donnell Ann BellWhen a headline popped up in my feed two months ago, I did something I rarely do. I immediately clicked on. I was intrigued by the title, The Girl Who was Plugged In. My plan was simply to explain the gist of the 1973 science fiction novella about a disabled fifteen-year-old girl who agrees to […]
My Path to Fiction Began with The Master of Suspense
/in Alfred Hitchcock, Author Life, author promotion, characters, Kathleen Kaska, mystery trivia, Noir Mystery, Quiz, writing life/by Kathleen KaskaMy path to fiction began in the early 1990s, when trivia books were popular, and nonfiction was easier to sell than fiction. I wrote a proposal for my first book, What’s Your Agatha Christie I.Q.?, later retitled The Agatha Christie Triviography and Quiz Book. The first agent I queried accepted the project, and three weeks […]
Book Trailers
/in Book trailers, Book design, Research, Romance, Romantic Suspense, writing life/by Bethany MainesFrom Pink Slip to Published Author
/in Uncategorized/by Judy Penz ShelukA couple of months ago, I was approached by Barbara Bos of Women Writers, Women’s Books. She introduced herself by saying she’d learned about me from following The Stiletto Gang and wondered if I’d like to share my backstory to becoming a published author. I’ll admit to being suspicious. I’ve had “offers” from big name […]