by Holland Rae | Mar 1, 2017 | Guest Post, Historical, Industry, Writing
Today I sat down with Elizabeth Spaur to talk about her new book, Miss Atomic Bomb 1953! When did you realize or decide you wanted to be a writer? When I was 12. It took me a while to turn the dream into reality, but better late than never! What has been your...
by Holland Rae | Jan 3, 2017 | Audiobooks, Harlequin, Heroines, Historical, Industry, Romance Novels, Uncategorized
Woo hoo! Happy New Year and good luck to everyone embarking upon new reading and writing challenges! I just scraped by with my exactly 50 books for last year, and thought it would be fun to look over the titles I read in 2016! For 2017, I’ve doubled the challenge, and...
by Holland Rae | Nov 9, 2016 | Feminism, Heroines, Industry, Romance Novels, Women, Women's Rights, Writing
I don’t believe it either. I can’t believe it. I crawled back into my bed this morning and wondered whether I had fallen into some dystopian future. My sudden love for the post-America YA series The Selection is now marred in the fear and upset that follows last...
by Holland Rae | Nov 7, 2016 | Industry, Inspiration, National Novel Writing Month, Uncategorized
Tips from a successful NaNo-er on how to keep sane, write well, and make your month count! First of all, congrats! Your interest in doing National Novel Writing Month, and your efforts so far, show an excitement for writing and storytelling and a willingness to rise...
by Holland Rae | Apr 21, 2016 | Industry, Reading, Statistics, Writing
Why is bad romance writing worse than bad writing in any other genre? Last week Curtis Sittenfeld, whose modern adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, Eligible, comes out soon, made a blanket statement about romance novels, and the whole of the romance writing...
