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...
by Holland Rae | Dec 26, 2017 | Audiobooks, Heroines, Historical, Industry, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Regency, Research, Reviews, Romance Novels, Series, Women, Writing
I can’t believe that we’re already at the end of the year! 2017 has been pretty tough for me personally and professionally, and I’ve leaned a lot on the stories I love to get me through the challenging times. As of writing this, I’m three books away from my 100 book...
by Holland Rae | Dec 13, 2017 | Characters, Guest Post, Heroines, Humor, Industry, Reading, Romance Novels, Writing
I got to sit down with B.L. Blair to talk writing, bird cages and her new release, The Lost Macaw! Author Interview When did you realize or decide you wanted to be a writer? I have always been interested in writing. I first starting writing stories when I was in...
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...
