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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.
Clicking Our Heels – Favorite Musical Instruments – One We Dream of or One We Actually Play
/in Clicking Our Heels/by DebraClicking Our Heels – Favorite Musical Instruments – One We Dream of or One We Actually Play donalee Moulton – If I could play a musical instrument, and sadly I don’t, I’d like to think it would be something offbeat and out there, like the glass armonica invented by Benjamin Franklin. Most likely, when forced […]
One-Hit Wonders
/in Anthologies, Inspiration, Judy Penz Sheluk/by Judy Penz ShelukDo you know there’s a list of one-hit wonders on Wikipedia? It’s true, there is, and those one-hit wonders are even broken down by decade. Back in May 2025, Jay Hartman, Editor-in-Chief, White City Press emailed me with an invitation to submit a short story for Lunatic Fringe, a sequel to their anthology (I Just) […]
Cheating and Scamming
/in writing life/by Lois WinstonCheating and Scamming People have been scamming the system since forever. Going all the way back to my days in junior high school, there were those students who didn’t bother to read the assigned book. Instead, these lazy cheats bought the CliffsNotes edition of the book and wrote their book report from that, often lifting […]
Sisterhood of the Traveling Book
/in Sisterhood of the Traveling Book/by Donnell Ann BellGreetings! I’m excited to join the Sisterhood of the Traveling Book and share where my books have been spotted. In choosing one particular book, it occurred to me that all of my books have traveled. Many across the U.S. some internationally. In fact, I’m rather jealous. They are far better traveled than…well, me! So, for […]
Short Story Terminology
/in Anthologies, Paula Gail Benson, Short Stories/by Paula Bensonby Paula Gail Benson With the start of a new year, some writers may be looking to experiment with a new fictional form. Why not try short stories? If you haven’t already dabbled in this genre, here is some terminology you may wish to use to guide you. Short stories are defined by their brevity. […]