Sable Lit Reviews

Considering my interests and the angles I choose to explore on this blog, maybe I am a bit of a social rebel. With that in mind, I love Friday the 13th. We’re not talking the movie and its endless sequels (Although I love some of them too), I mean the actual Friday the 13th. Ever [...]

In general, I don’t think I am much for spontaneity except when it comes to writing. In general, I like to plan things out. In college, I would get hung up on how to begin. Once I get started, I can knock it out. To assist with this an English teacher recommended that I start [...]

Earlier I mentioned how there are some great perks to freelance writing that may not be obvious at first. In addition, I am starting to recognize instances where what I focus on is being drawn to me. Here’s an example that illustrates both points. I was using my favorite writer’s source site, HARO, to get [...]

I  know lately I’ve talked a lot about this time of change we’re in. Not just the change in government or the personal change that I’ve been undertaking, but the global change that is happening as well. In some instances its not about the change for something new or different but a revisiting of something [...]

Often we focus on permanent physical characteristics when writing about and describing characters in our stories. Sometimes a lot can be learned and conveyed in adding details regarding more temporary characteristics such as glasses.     Beyond a tool to correct faulty vision, glasses have become an accessory that says as much about the wearer’s [...]

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In Michele Van Ort Cozzens’ It’s Not Your Mother’s Bridge Club, we meet eight amazing women who live, love and laugh in the heart of southern Arizona over monthly games of Bunko. At first, you wonder if you’ll spend the entire read flipping back to the first chapter where Van Ort Cozzens first introduces us [...]

Here is when I usually announce that the weekend will be an author free-for-all and you as the reader get some interesting additional tidbits about the author,  her views on writing and an excerpt from the work. But, as with the rest of the world, things are changing here at Sable Lit Reviews too! This [...]

I am learning such great things about the culture and your work, Shobhan. Thank you so much. But, I  know my readers want more and so do I. So, let’s just get right to it: Shobhan, in my own writing, I am learning that no book, no matter how well we know it’s content, is “an [...]

Now we’re getting to the best part, Shobhan! Your work! SLR: You make the weaving of Indian culture in FORBIDDEN appear effortless. Is it difficult deciding what to include and what to leave out regarding such a complex and rich culture?   SB: The old gem of wisdom, “write what you know” is what I [...]