Sable Lit Reviews

I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this in another post or not but passive marketing is amazing to me. I just stick set my email stationary with my Sable Lit Reviews banner at the bottom of all my emails and I get inquiries all the time about the site. I freelance, as you know, if [...]

Being part of an ethnic group with the heritage such as mine, I often find myself enamored of people’s ethnic languages, ethnic features and customs.  I am confused by people, usually the younger Americanized generations, who don’t speak their native language or have no idea about their customs outside of what foods are derived from [...]

It may come from my study of literature during the pursuit of my bachelor’s degree in English, but I love the idea of using objects as symbols. Certainly, this occurs outside of literature. Our society is teaming with symbolic gestures. Wedding rings symbolize the commitment or bond between married partners, while engagement rings symbolize a [...]

Ricardo Montalban, one of the first highly visible Hispanic actors died last week  at the age of 88. He was born in Mexico City, Mexico in the 1920′s and rose to prominence  in the post war era. He starred in over 10 Spanish movies in Mexico. He also served over 20 years as president of [...]

With a vivid imagery that captures the attention of children and adults alike, you’re sitting beside Firoozeh Dumas as she retells loosely chronological stories of her Iranian upbringing in 1970’s California in the 2003 National Bestseller Funny in Farsi—A Memoir of Growing up Iranian in America. Dumas shares the wisdom of her life experience, her [...]

With only six days left till the deadline for Sable Lit Reviews New Year, New You contest, claim your chance now for a chance to win a box of books that will put you on course to experience a new year like never before.  Sponsored by Hachette Book Group, let’s look at what‘s being offered: [...]

February represents love and romance with the holiday of Valentine’s Day. The month of February also holds special meaning for me because it was in February of 2005 that I first conceived that I could seriously begin to pursue my writing.   The first weekend of February every year in Glendale, Arizona, the city holds [...]

                                  Freelancers and telecommuters require many resources to be successful.  Aside from the general office equipment, I use a variety of websites to obtain clients and projects. With the onslaught of Internet employment opportunities many are looking to assist freelancers by providing leads on websites and blogs.                 Those, who are more outgoing [...]

In marketing books and your brand, it’s obvious to see the benefit of public relations and publicists. At first, I didn’t see the benefit of PR for freelancers. That is, until I starting writing articles that required quotes from experts. I mentioned that I was using Help A Reporter Out to get access to industry [...]