Sable Lit Reviews

I loved this pic Matti Á. took and posted on Flickr. There lots of other pics to choose from but this one made me think of New Years Eve in Anytown, Anywhere–Especially in Mytown, USA. As we line up at the golden gate of a new year, it reminds me of why New Years is [...]

Let me start out by saying that sci-fi isn’t one of my favorite genres’ especially when it comes to erotic storys.  But I have to say I was pleasantly surprised how this book turned out.  I couldn’t put it down.  The story is about a couple of young women who by way of the Bermuda Triangle [...]

When I came out from under the holiday blanket I was under over the last few days, I realized that the loss of another big star has taken place. For me anyway, the year always seems to end with the passing of another huge cultural contributor. The year usually ends with a great sense of [...]

Whether it’s Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah or Festivus! I hope you take the time to enjoy family and friends this holiday season! Thanks so much for making Sable Lit Reviews a part of your holiday season with great participation in our holiday contests and the special comments you’ve contributed both online and off! I appreciate them [...]

 Today, we have another special short story from GW Pickle.  I like his writing in that he captures emotion and writes about characters we come to care about in such a few amount of words. At first, I didn’t want to use this picture because it seems so bland, but once you read his story, [...]

Sometimes the best way to capture the multiculturalism of your characters is to incorporate the food of the culture in your writing. If your character is Irish, you don’t have to go into the vast history of Ireland, you could just mention some uncommon Irish meal or dish as being a favorite of your character’s. [...]

When writing your stories in a given time period and setting it is important to consider the details of your story. For example, if you are writing a story based in the 1980’s, your characters probably didn’t listen to CDs or watch DVDs. Your readers will pick up on such errors. Again this makes research [...]

I mentioned it before, but I really like exploring the life of everyday people who may do extraordinary things. I also like to have characters that have names common to their culture—or common period.  I think it helps with relating to the character. Many authors try to come up with these unique names that are [...]

In exploring multicultural identities, writers shouldn’t limit the search to destination sites and public figures.  Some of the best information I have discovered about a city’s or a country’s people are to read articles from their newspapers and magazines. I did mention how much I love magazines? I generally get access to some of the [...]

Whether you know it or not, the last six months have represented my active pursuit in establishing how and to what capacity writing will play a part in my professional life. After years in the finance and online education industries and a severe case of corporate burn-out, I took the time to focus on my [...]