By LMReviews on Feb 28, 2009 in Multicultural Media | Comments Off
It’s won an arm’s full of little male-silloutetted statues and gold globes, plus it drips of multiculturalness (did I just make that word up…J), of course, I had to write about it. The timing is perfect after having read Shobhan Bantwal’s Forbidden Daughter and preparing for her interview appearing in the forthcoming Sable Lit [...]
By LMReviews on Feb 27, 2009 in Multicultural Writing, Writing/Freelancing | Comments Off
We often don’t get the chance to revisit a period of our former life. I’m temp-working for a previous employer while I freelance. I worked for this company more than eight years ago. Now that it’s so many years later, I wonder why I am back even if it is only on a temporary basis. [...]
By LMReviews on Feb 24, 2009 in Multicultural Writing, Writing/Freelancing | Comments Off
No matter what your pursuits, societal convention sets the focus on success rather than failure. We often attempt to avoid the negative aspect of everything, often to the point of admonishing the pessimists and naysayers. As with anything, in order to grasp the full concept, you must understand its opposing force. This substantiates the old [...]
By LMReviews on Feb 22, 2009 in contests, Multicultural Events, Writing/Freelancing | 1 Comment
With only six days left until the end of the Chocolate Hearts Book Giveaway, I thought I would share my best Valentine experience. The best Valentine experience had nothing to do with romantic love at all. It was more of a tradition and an expression of family bonds than a showing of romantic love. Being [...]
By LMReviews on Feb 21, 2009 in Multicultural Writing, Writing/Freelancing | Comments Off
As a writer, I am always pushing myself to see how much more I can produce without jeopardizing quality. Many fear the planning over the execution. For me this week, I believe the execution has proven to be the greater challenge. I’ve seen it in writing my current work in progress, Early Withdrawal, as well [...]
By LMReviews on Feb 20, 2009 in Multicultural Writing, Writing/Freelancing | Comments Off
Long before seriously focusing on my writing, I found it very difficult to tell others about it. I often kept it to myself never wanting to subject something so personal to the ridicule of others. As I became more serious about pursuing it,I found that I began to share my writing process with others. I [...]
By LMReviews on Feb 19, 2009 in Multicultural Writing, Writing/Freelancing | 1 Comment
No matter what your goals are both professionally and personally, we all have a vision of what it will look like when we reach that milestone. Every success we crave looks like something or feels like something we are striving to create. However, what you’re looking for may not appear how you envisioned it. Even [...]
By LMReviews on Feb 18, 2009 in Multicultural Events, Multicultural History | Comments Off
From the simple wedding band your grandmother wore to the favorite pair of jeans you can’t live without or even the lucky socks you wear to every job interview, we give inanimate objects meaning and life. We all have that special object that holds a certain special something for each of us. Recently, a friend [...]
By Edward Johns on Feb 17, 2009 in Multicultural Lit Reviews, Multicultural Writing | 1 Comment
This story was about Kendra and her two loves. One a current love named Kevin and a past lover named Adam. Though this novella wasn’t too long I was sort of bored with it. Overall it wasn’t really all that bad. The premise of the story was OK but I wanted a little [...]
By LMReviews on Feb 16, 2009 in contests, Multicultural Writing, Writing Products, Writing/Freelancing | 1 Comment
With the recent additions to the Sable Lit Reviews page and with reaching the midpoint of the Chocolate Hearts contest, a little housekeeping is in order. At the start of the contest an additional sign-up box was added to Sable Lit Reviews. The Sable Lit Reviews Newsletter box, located in the upper right column is what [...]