by Holland Rae | Sep 18, 2018 | Characters, Industry, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Romance Novels
I’m so incredibly humbled and grateful for the support all my new readers and followers have shown me today. Rejection is a challenging part of the writing process, and I want to say thank you so much for the kind words and love you’ve all shown after...
by Holland Rae | Sep 12, 2018 | Characters, Guest Post, Interview, Romance Novels, Tour
I sat down with Liz Crowe to chat writing, modern politics, personal piercings and her new release, Firebrew! When did you realize or decide you wanted to be a writer? Around about 2006 or so my husband was getting sick of me complaining about a spate of books I’d...
by Holland Rae | Aug 20, 2018 | Art, Characters, Industry, Inspiration, Musings, Research, Romance Novels, RWA, Statistics, Women, Women's Rights
Busting the Myths and Misconceptions Around Fiction’s Most Valuable Genre The romance genre is not new. Since the age of Austen and Bronte, romance has reigned, from the quiet, brown paper bag covers, to the shelves of the grocery store, from the bodice rippers...
by Holland Rae | Aug 13, 2018 | Characters, Heroes, Heroines, Historical, Musings, Reading, Romance Novels, Series
I recently moved to Nashville, but before I left I had the wonderful opportunity to hear Joanna Shupe speak at a luncheon hosted by my local chapter. For those of you unfamiliar with her work, Joanna Shupe got her start writing, what else, Regency novels, but recently...
by Holland Rae | Jul 30, 2018 | Characters, Industry, Musings, My Books, Regency, Romance Novels, RWA, Women
Whether you’re just starting out on the path to professional writing or you’ve been a writer for years, there are a few pieces of advice that show up time and again. Treat writing like a business. Write all the time. Find your tribe. I’m a huge supporter of these...
by Holland Rae | Jul 2, 2018 | Characters, Heroines, Industry, Inspiration, My Books, Romance Novels, Statistics, Women, Women's Rights, Writing
The romance novel genre gets a bad rap. It always has. From the very beginning, stories about women, both in the domestic sphere and the professional world, that didn’t adhere to the strictures of a patriarchal status quo were rejected as lesser than, fluff...
