by Holland Rae | Jul 19, 2017 | Characters, Guest Post, Heroines, Industry, Reading, Series
I sat down with Brenda Whiteside to talk writing, love and her new book, The Power of Love and Murder! When did you realize or decide you wanted to be a writer? As long as I can remember, I loved to draw and write. In grade school, I would illustrate my short...
by Holland Rae | Jul 17, 2017 | Characters, Heroines, Industry, Musings, Reading, Research, Series, Women
In my quest to read the greats, I recently stumbled upon Suzanne Brockmann’s Troubleshooters series, a military suspense saga with nearly two dozen books and a whole lot to love. Make no mistake, I’m not criticizing the series here. Brockmann is an expert storyteller...
by Holland Rae | Jul 3, 2017 | Art, Beauty, Body Image, Characters, Industry, Musings, My Books, Reading, Romance Novels, Women, Women's Rights
Romance has a problem with men. Make no mistake, this is a feminist issue and, like questions of diversity in age, race and sexual orientation, it needs to be addressed before romance can fully move forward as the progressive, open-minded genre it is. We’ve made great...
by Holland Rae | Jun 7, 2017 | Editing, Guest Post, Heroines, Industry, Reading, Romance Novels
I sat down with author Sandra Tilley to talk writing, passion and her book, The Ghost and Mrs. Miller! When did you realize or decide you wanted to be a writer? In utero. ☺ Like most of you, it’s part of my DNA. What has been your best experience as an...
by Holland Rae | Jun 5, 2017 | Audiobooks, Characters, Heroines, Industry, Reviews, Romance Novels, Series, Writing
You know that series? The one you’ll talk to anyone about, the one where you rant and rave about the characters and the plot twists, the one you miss immediately after you finish it? The Hard Ink series, by Laura Kaye, will make you do all of those things. Over the...
by Holland Rae | Jun 1, 2017 | Feminism, Heroines, Historical, Industry, Inspiration, Reading, Regency, Romance Novels, Women, Women's Rights
It’s been a bit of a wild week! My birthday was Monday but we started celebrating the Friday before and went until Tuesday night, when my mom and best friend and I attended a romance novelists on feminism panel at The Strand Bookstore in New York City. If you...
