Sable Lit Reviews

Unearthed, is an anthology of eerie circumstances that reveal buried secrets.  Shawn McPike’s “Last Fragment”,  David A. Stelzig’s “Help Me”, Seth E. Lender’s “Crown of the Earth” and Edmond Chang’s “Illusion” all involve haunting truths that need to be bright to light. Taking a project without meeting the client leads a construction contractor, Stuart Nichols [...]

In Jeanie Johnson and Jayha Leigh’s Duets: Veiled Passions & A Little Bit of Dis, the reader gets two contemporary steamy erotic romance novellas. The first,  Veiled Passions takes place at a Arizona resort where an Engineering conference is taking place. The beautiful full-figured Isoke Morehouse with stunning yet distinctly African features discovers she is [...]

In Sylvia Hubbard’s Stone’s Revenge, the long-standing hatred William Stone has for the Davenport prosecutor, Ramsey McPherson is only equaled by the forbidden love he has for his crippled daughter Abigail. Hubbard weaves a complex story with family secrets, heartache, ongoing deception and pure evil. In fact, the thirst for revenge that both McPherson and [...]

One of the exciting things about being a writer is the fact that you never know where your next story will come from. We’ve discussed repeated about how much I love magazines. Well I was reading Success magazine tonight and came across a story about TheKnot.com. Being single, I generally skip over wedding related articles, [...]

When it comes to culture we rarely think of individual families having one of their own. We all have witnessed aspects of our family that we would swear exists in no other family. If those traits are dysfunctional we may be relieved to discover that we are not alone. If those traits are especially supportive [...]

Many freelance guru’s point out that not all the freelance work exists in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. There’s plenty of work to be had in your own locale due to local magazines, newspapers and small businesses. Thanks to Craigslist, I landed a freelance contract with a local website and software applications company. I [...]

As writers we often hear the advice to write what we know. I may have started out that way but I often quickly find that my stories move into unknown territory. My first novel was differently based on experience but it wasn’t based on my experience alone. I added many layers that were not part [...]

A few weeks back I spent several weekends watching the entire six seasons of Sex and the City. Several of the episodes had a writer’s commentary. We’ve all heard of director’s cuts and commentaries as well as actors sharing their two cents. But, this was the first time I had a chance to hear a [...]

  If you enter any kind of self-employment scenario after having been employed for many years, it is very difficult to break free of the “aim to please” mindset. Sure, the circumstances are similar. If you want to keep your job, you make your employer happy. If you want to keep your business afloat then [...]

Many veteran freelance writers will tell you never write for free. That is excellent advice unless you are writing for yourself or you’re trying to break in with no clips to show prospective clients. If you are really that fresh, it may be necessary to write for free at least at first. I landed my [...]