Sable Lit Reviews

Like a timed test or a marathon, the production side of writing can really get your heart pumping and your head pounding as your breath quickens. As you push past your limits, your endurance builds and your writing muscle strengthens. Along the way, there’s a mental and physical exhaustion that others only experience on the [...]

Often life is a series of happenings: what happens to us, what we make happen, what we prevent from happening and happenings over which we have no control. A combination of these events is what makes life an existence in motion as opposed to an abstract concept. In getting the most of out of your [...]

I’ve discussed before the concept of how everything is a trade-off. I’ve been temping for the last two months in addition to completing freelance assignments. Many of my “co-workers” have inquired as to whether I wanted to get hired on as a permanent employee. Of course, in this economy anyone who doesn’t have a thriving [...]

While it is not uncommon to see a broader mixture of races in film, are the race movies of the pre-1950′s era really outdated? In a culture, where moviegoers of all shades attend any movie they desire, there are still ethnic movies that feature a predominance of minorities in leading and supporting roles–movies produced and/or [...]

Earlier, I did a post about mistakes. The natural progression from that for me is the reflection on perfection. Perfection, even if you only expect it from yourself, is a tough act to follow. For writers especially, there’s this drive to catch every error. We must revise, revise and revise some more. Even if we [...]

  Often when I am doing something completely unrelated to writing, my mind wanders toward a concept or theme that requires deeper reflection. It’s not unusual to let thoughts drift in and out of my consciousness and not really focus on the thoughts that are moving to and fro between my ears. Now I pay [...]

Too often the target market for a reading audience is children or adults between the ages of 25 and 45. Only as of late have there been books geared toward the older set with the introduction of hen lit for women over 50. As baby boomers age and more adult children are seeing after their [...]

  In Marcia L. McNair’s book, E-Males, the title isn’t just a play on the terms males and e-mail. In a novel where the reader gets to play the role as big brother or big sistah spying on the virtual conversation of two best friends, the author allows you to witness Ebony’s deepest thoughts and [...]

I mentioned in a previous post how I met up with some friends for the first time since going freelance. I also mentioned in a previous post how it took a while before I felt comfortable telling people about my writing. It’s never easy for others to understand what we do or why we do it. [...]

I finally stole a night just for my entertainment. After the blog article was posted and the the temping was done, it was time to enjoy a Friday evening with some friends. I’ve been mostly hibernating for the last nine months only leaving my home most recently to look for temp work and run errands. [...]