by Holland Rae | May 22, 2017 | Characters, Heroines, Industry, Reviews, Romance Novels, Series, Uncategorized
I finally caved on GoodReads. For years, every time I finished a book, I’d jot it down in the back of my moleskine journal, scribbling out long titles and dates in the margins of a filling up Read list. So this year, I sat down, set myself a hundred book Good Reads...
by Holland Rae | May 1, 2017 | Art, Beauty, Body Image, Heroines, Industry, My Books, Romance Novels, Women's Rights
To me, romance is the most feminist literary genre. It promotes female agency in the workplace, domestic sphere and bedroom, as well as celebrating women/women friendships and professional successes. Romance is about communication, equality and going after what you...
by Holland Rae | Apr 27, 2017 | Editing, Industry, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Research
Why I’ll Always Edit a Hard Copy Technology is amazing. Just today, someone emailed me a PDF that I printed, signed, scanned, uploaded and emailed back. I can communicate with my boyfriend in the other office of the house or my publisher across the country with the...
by Holland Rae | Apr 26, 2017 | Editing, Guest Post, Industry, Inspiration, Interview, Reading, Research, Romance Novels, RWA
I sat down with Katie McCoach to writing, business and passion! So tell us a little about your business – What sort of work do you do? How long have you been running the company? First off, thank you so much for having me! I always balk when someone asks me in-person,...
by Holland Rae | Apr 10, 2017 | Characters, Feminism, Halloween, Heroines, Historical, Industry, Inspiration, Musings, Reading, Research, Reviews, Romance Novels, RWA, Statistics, Women, Women's Rights
I first watched Love Between the Covers at the Romance Writers of America Convention in San Diego last summer. It was the height of romance novel heaven for me, a place to chat with other authors, meet some of my heroes, and discuss the ins and outs of the genre, and...
by Holland Rae | Mar 15, 2017 | Guest Post, Industry, Romance Novels, Series
I sat down with Nicole French to learn more about her book, Legally Yours! When did you realize or decide you wanted to be a writer? Oh man. Since forever? I wrote my first “book” in first grade. It was about a whale and the hunter who decided to save his...