by Holland Rae | Jan 11, 2020 | Editing, Industry, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Research, Romance Novels
Throughout the course of our artistic careers, we will evolve and grow into different habits, styles, and approaches to telling stories. Some of us are outliners, some of us are completely insane and dive right in without a second thought. Each book or story will...
by Holland Rae | Nov 25, 2019 | Characters, Harry Potter, Industry, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Reading, Romance Novels, Uncategorized, Women's Rights
With the rise of Katniss Everdeen and Tris Prior, the literary world saw a shift, a call toward the strong female character, a heroine who could fight for herself and those she loved, someone who wouldn’t take it sitting down. I am all for the strong female...
by Holland Rae | Nov 18, 2019 | Industry, Musings, My Books, National Novel Writing Month, Romance Novels
The first time I did National Novel Writing Month, I didn’t realize there were rules. I had heard in some writer’s group or class or online forum that in the month of November, writers try to write 100 pages. I was a freshman in high school and 100 pages was a lot...
by Holland Rae | Nov 11, 2019 | Characters, Industry, Musings, My Books, Reading
I don’t remember ever being anything but a storyteller. When I was young, I wanted to be many things – a movie director, a perfume maker, a chocolatier (that dream hasn’t fully disappeared), a scientist, but all of those unique and creative dreams stemmed directly...
by Holland Rae | Oct 28, 2019 | Characters, Feminism, Harlequin, Heroines, Industry, Paranormal, Reading, Regency, Series
I am a cowboy girl. I read cowboy novels, with sunsets and sweet, passionate kisses, and the kind of lovemaking that happens mostly behind closed doors and thick, rough ranchers hands and southern drawls. Obviously I’m a cowboy girl. What else would I be? If I could...
by Holland Rae | Oct 14, 2019 | Industry, Musings, My Books, Research, Romance Novels
I can’t say I’m a huge William Faulkner fan. Not being of his era or his environment, I shy away from the heavily masculine writing style of him and Hemingway, preferring the books that were never on the required reading list but have undoubtedly taught me so much...
