Clicking Our Heels – Anything Personal Incorporated Into Your Writing? For fun, we asked each member of The Stiletto Gang if there was anything personal they do (sing, exercise, etc.) that they have incorporated into their writings? Donnell Ann Bell: I play the piano by ear and incorporated it into Deadly Recall. Donalee Moulton: I […]
Rising From the Dead – Book Wise That Is by Debra H. Goldstein During the past few years, more than seventy of my short stories have been traditionally published. Twenty-two of those that won or for finalists for major awards were made into a collection, With Our Bellies Full and the Fire Dying, published by […]
Clicking Our Heels – Caffeine or Not in the Morning? Although there are many writers who, over the years, supposedly demonstrated an affinity for alcoholic beverages, the Stiletto Gang has a thing for coffee. Here’s what happens if each doesn’t get caffeine in the morning: T.K. Thorne: I’m napping. Saralyn Richard: I don’t drink coffee […]
Clicking Our Heels – Our Favorite Ice Cream Flavors Mary Lee Ashford – Much to my family’s chagrin, I’m not an ice cream fan. I don’t hate it but would never seek it out. However, I do like sorbet and raspberry would be my favorite. Donalee Moulton – Currently Häagen-Dazs mango raspberry. But I am […]
When Pesky Things Catch Up With You by Debra H. Goldstein I tend to overbook my calendar. It normally works out because my mind remembers each of the things scheduled for a given day. In fact, it’s often like I have a photographic memory for the activities on my calendar and, if I don’t, a […]
Clicking Our Heels – Cheesecake, Ice Cream, Pizza, or Anything Chocolate? Kathleen Kaska – Cheesecake. Judy Penz Sheluk – Check, check, check. But if I absolutely have to choose – cheese pizza, no other toppings. Lois Winston – How about spinach/mushroom thin crust pizza with chocolate cheesecake a la mode for dessert? And don’t forget […]
Mary Lee Ashford – As I mostly write series mysteries, the antagonist often changes from book to book. However, in the book I’m working on I have to say the I admire the antagonist’s confidence. He simply assumes that everyone will go along with his plans as he is very sure he is right. Gay […]
Sexy in Work Boots by TG Wolff Whether it’s in theatre, on TV, or in movies, I have always been impressed by the female dancers and actors who must do everything their male counterparts do BUT in heels. Run, jump, and turn all on cue with their weight balanced very differently than if they were […]
Clicking 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 […]
Following Directions by Debra H. Goldstein Authors are always told to exactly follow submission guidelines lest they give an editor an easy way to reject their submitted pieces. At the same time, authors are told to think outside the box or to present an idea that is high concept. While tracking every aspect of a […]