by Holland Rae | Feb 12, 2018 | Editing, Industry, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Romance Novels, Uncategorized, Women's Rights
I hate writing short. In fact, the idea of writing a short story is scarier to me than the concept of a full-length novel. I’m an overwriter with a tendency to push too-big concepts and themes into small spaces, far better suited to twice the word count. While I’ve...
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 | Nov 20, 2017 | Characters, Editing, Humor, Industry, Musings, My Books, Research, Romance Novels, Series
National Novel Writing Month is exciting in the beginning. You feel like you’re standing at the starting line to a long distance race – I assume, I’ve never participated in any kind of race – you have a new and interesting story you’re ready to dive into, the support...
by Holland Rae | Oct 11, 2017 | Characters, Editing, Guest Post, Romance Novels, Tour
Today I got to hang out with Kim Knight to talk writing, characters and her book, Havana Heat! When did you realize or decide you wanted to be a writer? I’ve always loved to write from my school days, but never really fiction. I journaled a lot and realised I was...
by Holland Rae | Sep 1, 2017 | Characters, Editing, Guest Post, Industry, Romance Novels, Writing
I sat down with Candace Robinson to talk writing, passion, and her new book, The Bride of Glass! Author Interview When did you realize or decide you wanted to be a writer? Senior year in high school, I found out that I liked to write. I mainly wrote poetry and...
by Holland Rae | Aug 28, 2017 | Characters, Editing, Heroines, Humor, Industry, Musings, My Books, Reading, Research, Romance Novels, RWA, Series, Women's Rights
Like many romance novelists, especially of my generation, writing romance was a natural progression from the online community of fan fiction, where we learned much about the female gaze, erotic and not-so-erotic sex, and how to play puppet master with characters and...
