by Holland Rae | Aug 7, 2017 | Industry, Inspiration, Musings, Reading, Romance Novels, RWA
This past week I returned from Orlando and the 2017 Romance Writers of America annual conference. It was my second year attending the event, and the experience was overwhelmingly fantastic and inspirational. Here are just a few of my favorite highlights from this...
by Holland Rae | Jul 26, 2017 | Characters, Guest Post, Industry, Romance Novels, Series
I sat down with Jennifer Wilck to talk writing, passion and her book, Addicted to Love! When did you realize or decide you wanted to be a writer? I started writing when my kids were little. I had all these stories in my head and I couldn’t get the characters...
by Holland Rae | Jul 19, 2017 | Characters, Guest Post, Heroines, Industry, Reading, Series
I sat down with Brenda Whiteside to talk writing, love and her new book, The Power of Love and Murder! When did you realize or decide you wanted to be a writer? As long as I can remember, I loved to draw and write. In grade school, I would illustrate my short...
by Holland Rae | Jul 17, 2017 | Characters, Heroines, Industry, Musings, Reading, Research, Series, Women
In my quest to read the greats, I recently stumbled upon Suzanne Brockmann’s Troubleshooters series, a military suspense saga with nearly two dozen books and a whole lot to love. Make no mistake, I’m not criticizing the series here. Brockmann is an expert storyteller...
by Holland Rae | Jul 3, 2017 | Art, Beauty, Body Image, Characters, Industry, Musings, My Books, Reading, Romance Novels, Women, Women's Rights
Romance has a problem with men. Make no mistake, this is a feminist issue and, like questions of diversity in age, race and sexual orientation, it needs to be addressed before romance can fully move forward as the progressive, open-minded genre it is. We’ve made great...
