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Well, it’s Sunday and the last day of Donna Hill’s Virtual Booktour here at Sable Lit Reviews. While I am sorry to see it end, I must say I have learned a lot from Ms. Hill and enjoyed her insights a great deal.  As promised the following is the last of this weekend’s Donna Hill [...]

Happy Saturday, Tour Fans!! This weekend Sable Lit Reviews asked Donna to share a passage from one of her many books and tell us why she enjoyed writing the particular excerpt or what it means to her. We often ask authors how they come up with the scenes we love but this time let’s find [...]

In this last of a five-part interview series with Donna Hill, Donna reveals her experience with adapting three of her books for film. SLR: Three of your books became movie adaptations, what characteristics do you feel a book needs to catch the attention of movie producers? DH: I can’t say specifically what is needed.  I [...]

In this session, Donna reflects on her writing journey, her writing life and the response from her family and friends when she embarked on this endeavor. SLR: When did you know the writing life would be the path you had to take? DH: For as long as I can remember I was always either reading [...]

I am sitting here writing this article amazed at how long it has been since I officially became a writer. It was eighteen years ago this past June. In this age of merging publishing houses, cut backs, new genres, new voices and the explosion of self-publishing, I consider myself blessed to still be around to [...]

In part three, Sable Lit Reviews finds out what Donna thinks about critique groups and how she defines difference between romance and women’s fiction. SLR: Many authors swear by them and some prefer to go it alone. How do you feel about critique groups? DH:  I think critique groups have their place.  I also think that [...]

In the second part of this five-part sequence, Sable Lit Reviews gets Donna to share how she comes up with so many story ideas and what stories surprised her the most. SLR: With over 50 books to your credit, your idea well appears to run very deep. What are some of your favorite resources for story ideas? [...]

In the first of a five-part interview series, Sable Lit Reviews asks Donna Hill about finding her literary voice… Sable Lit Reviews(SLR): How many books into your career were you when you found your literary voice? Donna Hill (DH): Wow, that’s a great question.  I’m not sure if it was a specific time or book.  I [...]

Donna Hill began her career in 1987 writing short stories for the confession magazines. Since that time she has more than fifty published titles to her credit since her first novel was released in 1990. Three of her novels have been adapted for television. She has been featured in Essence, the New York Daily News, USA Today, [...]

Despite the growing popularity of ebooks and multicultural fiction, there are still only a had full of review sites available. Introducing Sable Lit Reviews -The Destination for All Things Multicultural. Not just a book review site, stop by to read the articles that explore current events from a multicultural perspective, but don’t just read about [...]