How Best to Make Sure the Books You Love Keep Coming by Linda Rodriguez Some of the things I’ve learned as a published novelist have turned me into a better fan of my own favorite authors. I’ve written on this blog before about pre-ordering and how I learned of its importance to writers. Instead of […]
Clicking Our Heels: Hobbies that De-Stress and Fill Our Wells Have you ever felt super stressed? Blocked from doing anything? Do you have a hobby or other activity that de-stresses you and fill your well? Here’s what works for the different Stiletto Gang members. Bethany Maines – My daughter and I had a standing date […]
Writing Idiosyncrasies by Debra H. Goldstein I don’t believe in writer’s block, but I do believe certain conditions have to be right for me to be creative. I envy my friends who successfully produce one thousand or more words a day. The ones who explain that if “you don’t put your bottom in the seat, […]
Clicking Our Heels: Our Secret Passions How many of us have ever had a secret passion? Did you act on it or do you keep it buried within yourself? We thought it would be fun this month to delve into the secret passions of the Stiletto Gang members and whether they ever acted on them. […]
Earworms by Debra H. Goldstein Last month, I wrote a blog, “Let’s Go Fly a Kite,” for Booklover’s Bench. Besides reacting to the content of the blog, several people “thanked” me for planting the earworm of that song in their minds. For fun, I started doing a little research on musical earworms and wondering why […]
Clicking Our Heels – Our Writing Kryptonites Everyone thinks of writers as being focused and driven to write a specific number of words a day. The truth is writers can be distracted. Here are some of the things that make it difficult for each of us to write. Bethany Maines – Interesting conversations happening in […]
Getting a Life by Linda Rodriguez Yesterday I just crashed. I slept late. I couldn’t get myself moving on anything I had to do, not this blog post or a manuscript report that’s due, not my usual stint on the WIP, not any of the several business emails I needed to take care of, not […]
Clicking Our Heels – Our Favorite Lines from Books The words authors write are often called “Darlings.” Most of the members of the Stiletto Gang have written several books, stories, or reviews. Have you ever wondered what line we’ve written that is our favorite or what line we’ve read that we wished we wrote? We’re […]
Beginning of the Year and I’m Already Tired by Debra H. Goldstein It’s the beginning of 2024, and I’m already tired. How can that be? Aren’t we all supposed to feel invigorated and energetic when the calendar turns over? Theoretically, the old year is fading away and it’s a time of new beginnings, resolutions, and […]
Following a Character into a Book by Linda Rodriguez Lately, I’ve been intensely writing a new book. That’s a fairly common thing around here. Several times a year I follow a character into a short story or book. After the first draft is finished, I still refer to the much more I know about that […]