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.
Shark versus Machine
/in Brooke Terpening/by Brooke TerpeningI was saddened to hear of the passing of Janet Reid, a.k.a., the Query Shark. As an aspiring author, I followed her blog posts on query letters and was fortunate to get a private critique by the Query Shark herself. Her comments and suggestions were spot on, but more than that, she appeared to care […]
A Hand, a Fist —T.K. Thorne
/in T.K. Thorne, Uncategorized/by TK ThorneWhat kind of world allows young American football players to feel comfortable making a video about raping an unconscious girl? A world where the defense against a brutal, fatal rape of a student in India is that “respectable women are not raped?” A world where a young Pakistani student is shot for going to school? The […]
Taste in Reading is like Cherry Garcia vs. Peanut Butter Swirl
/in Author Life, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery/by Lois WinstonI’ve been thinking quite a bit lately about how subjective taste is. What makes one person love something that another person has a hard time swallowing, let alone enjoying? The other night my husband and I sat down to watch a movie. After fifteen minutes he left the room to watch a hockey game on […]
Rambles from a clogged mind by Dru Ann Love
/in Convention, Dru Ann Love, Drus Book Musings/by Dru Ann LoveIt’s my turn to write a post and I have nothing. So I will ramble a bit.
Figures of Speech
/in Detective Parrott Mystery Series, Figures of speech, How to Write, Poetry, Reading, Saralyn Richard, Writing and the Arts/by Saralyn RichardFigures of Speech by Saralyn Richard An English major in college, I was required to take courses in Chaucer/medieval lit, Shakespeare, Milton, 18th and 19th century literature, and American literature, among others. Of these, the dreaded subject was Milton, mainly because the brilliant poet and author of Paradise Lost took full advantage of the vast […]