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 Voice That Resonates
/in Author Life, crafting mystery, First lines in novels, How to Write, Inspiration, Kathleen Kaska, Voice/by Kathleen KaskaA Voice That Resonates If asked to name writers with a distinct voice, I could rattle off a list: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Karen Blixen, Raymond Chandler, Jane Austen, Harper Lee, Stephen King, John Irving, Anne Rice. Defining “voice,” however, is far more elusive. When I first started writing fiction, I went to a writers’ conference […]
AI Ruined My Spam
/in Artificial Intelligence, Author Life, author promotion, humor/by Bethany MainesWhere Has All the Good Spam Gone? We’re all familiar with spam emails. I doubt there’s an adult in America who hasn’t received an email from someone letting us know that THERE ARE SINGLES LOOKING FOR SEX NEAR YOU. However, since the rise of AI I’ve noticed a shift in my inbox. Gone are the […]
Authors Helping Authors: A Full Circle Moment
/in Judy Penz Sheluk, New Release, Romance, writing life/by Judy Penz ShelukAUTHORS HELPING AUTHORS I’d been published a little over a year, maybe two, when I first met Emily Wood. I’d been approached by a regional library to talk about writing and getting published. As I recall, it was loosely related to the now defunct National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) held each November. Anyway, Emily was […]
Community, the Plot Twist We Really Need!
/in Cozy Mysteries/by Sparkle Abbeyby Sparkle Abbey There’s something to be said about the welcoming world of a cozy mystery. While the sleuth is almost always someone we can root for and the stakes are high (murder anyone?), a cozy community can feel like home. In cozy mysteries, the community is its own character. The sleuth is surrounded by […]
Clicking Our Heels – Have You Ever Killed a Real Person Off in Your Books?
/in Clicking Our Heels/by DebraClicking Our Heels – Have You Ever Killed a Real Person Off in Your Books? If So, How and Why? Teresa Thorne – Not yet, but watch out! Saralyn Richard – I haven’t exactly killed off a real person, but in A Murder of Principal a maverick principal comes to an urban high school with […]