by Holland Rae | Jan 29, 2018 | Characters, Editing, Historical, Industry, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Reading, Research, Romance Novels, Series, Uncategorized
I used to think I could research my books as I went. I used to delve into plot and character development and setting and think I’ll get to that later. I used to believe that research was secondary, tertiary even, to the fundamentals of writing a story. I used to be...
by Holland Rae | Jan 24, 2018 | Characters, Guest Post, Humor, Reviews, Romance Novels, Writing
I got to sit down with Catherine Curzon to chat writing, puppers and her new story, An Actor’s Guide to Romance! Catherine was delightful enough to provide me with a copy of her new story! Both Catherine and Ms. Harkstead are new authors for me and let me just...
by Holland Rae | Jan 22, 2018 | Characters, Heroines, Humor, Industry, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Research, Reviews, Romance Novels, Writing
On this blog, I spend a lot of time discussing progressive women’s values, intersectional feminism, diversity and representation and the role of the romance novel in moving society forward. Not today! Sometimes, it’s important to step back and remember what drives us...
by Holland Rae | Jan 15, 2018 | Characters, Feminism, Industry, Inspiration, Musings, Romance Novels, RWA, Uncategorized, Women, Women's Rights
As anyone who is familiar with the genre can attest, romance novels had consistently faced mockery, lack of acknowledgment and derision as a women’s genre in what can old be described as a last-ditch effort by the old order to keep women’s interests, pleasures, and...
by Holland Rae | Jan 8, 2018 | Characters, Heroines, Industry, Inspiration, Reading, Reviews, Romance Novels, Series, Women
In May of last year, I stumbled across the Troubleshooters Series, by Suzanne Brockmann, and it changed my life. I’ve written about this series before – it’s long and involved and expertly written. There’s no wonder Brockmann is a world-renowned author and if you’re...
by Holland Rae | Jan 3, 2018 | Characters, Industry, Inspiration, Musings, Romance Novels, Series, Writing
Happy New Year! I hope everyone has a wonderful 2018, filled with good health, good luck, and good books! I officially reached my Goodreads book challenge of 100 books on December 30th, so it was close, but despite that, I set my 2018 challenge to 150 books! I’ve seen...
