by Holland Rae | Apr 9, 2018 | Art, Beauty, Heroines, Musings, Women
I tried to pick just one Juliet Marillier quote, I really did. But as I scanned pages of her quotes, from books I’ve read and reread, stories that have stayed with me through the easy times and the hard, I found the task impossible. How could I narrow down a...
by Holland Rae | Apr 4, 2018 | Characters, Guest Post, Heroes, Heroines, Historical, Reading, Romance Novels
It’s my pleasure to sit down with Audrey Adair to talk writing, romance and her new release, Treasures of the Wind! Author Interview When did you realize or decide you wanted to be a writer? I honestly don’t ever remember a time that I didn’t want to be a...
by Holland Rae | Mar 28, 2018 | Characters, Guest Post, Heroines, Historical, Regency, Romance Novels, Tour
It’s my absolute pleasure to sit down with a dear friend and discuss her new release! Without further ado, let’s get to know all about Christina Britton and With Love in Sight! So tell us a little about the book! A painfully shy, bespectacled spinster,...
by Holland Rae | Mar 26, 2018 | Characters, Heroines, Industry, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Research, Romance Novels, Series, Women
Ensemble writing is difficult. No doubt you’ve picked up a book with seemingly a dozen characters that look and act the same way. Often you’ll find issues in genre fiction, when all the heroes or heroines come from a distinct background, military for example and they...
by Holland Rae | Mar 19, 2018 | Characters, Heroines, Musings, My Books, Romance Novels, Women
Okay, I’ll cop to it – I’ve used this title before. But that’s only because it’s so true. (And so good!) It also really fits into this week’s blog topic – a person who inspires me. See, I’ve been really lucky. No one is going to say that being a writer is easy. Even...
by Holland Rae | Mar 5, 2018 | Art, Beauty, Characters, Heroines, My Books, Research, Romance Novels, Writing
I don’t do it on purpose. I don’t sit down at the computer and say ‘hmm, what’s the important message of the day and how can I squeeze it into chapter three?” It doesn’t work that way, at least not for me. The themes and lessons so to speak, that show up in my books...
