by Holland Rae | Mar 30, 2020 | Characters, Editing, Industry, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Research, Reviews
In the past, I’ve written about how there is a difference between writing as a hobby and writing as a career. While the fundamentals of craft don’t necessarily change between the two, their approach to creating saleable stories on a consistent timetable at a high...
by Holland Rae | Mar 23, 2020 | Editing, Industry, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Research
With the world in a state of flux and many schools and organizations requiring workers to stay home, it can be difficult to get much done. I’ve been a self-employed writer and journalist for going on two years and there is definitely a learning curve when it comes to...
by Holland Rae | Mar 16, 2020 | Editing, Industry, Inspiration, Musings, My Books
Writing is hard. On the best of days, when the phone doesn’t ring and the dog doesn’t bark and your other jobs or schoolwork or family obligations remain mercifully quiet, writing is still a challenge. And the truth is, most days aren’t going to be like that. As I...
by Holland Rae | Mar 9, 2020 | Editing, Industry, Musings, My Books, Research
I have played many roles in the writer world. I’d put myself as a novelist first, a journalist second, and an editor third, but these positions are far from black and white and they overlap and intersect in many unique and sometimes frustrating ways. To be a writer,...
by Holland Rae | Feb 27, 2020 | Editing, Industry, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Writing
Being a writer is hard. That’s what they tell you when you’re ten years old and write an essay on what you want to be when you grow up. You should have a backup plan. That’s what they tell you when you pursue writing as a career and you realize you’re going to be...
by Holland Rae | Jan 29, 2020 | Characters, Editing, Industry, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Reading, Research
Easy reading is damn hard writing. – Nathaniel Hawthorne From the outside, writing doesn’t look too hard. After all, I spent eight to ten hours a day on my computer, doing the thing I love most in the world. What could be difficult about that? I get to...
