by Holland Rae | Jan 28, 2019 | Editing, Industry, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Research
When I share advice or ideas for managing writing problems, it’s usually because I’m currently or have very recently, going through an experience where I needed advice or ideas of my own. Today’s post is absolutely based on a current writing struggle I’m having with...
by Holland Rae | Jan 21, 2019 | Industry, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Research, Romance Novels
I take no issue with prologues. In fact, I use them about as often as I don’t use them, when I’m trying to set the scene for a history between two characters, when I plan to start the book in a different POV and I want to give insight into the other character’s...
by Holland Rae | Jan 1, 2019 | Industry, Musings, My Books, Research, Romance Novels, Series
I want to start by wishing everyone a happy and healthy New Year! 2018 was a wild ride for me: I moved from New Jersey to Nashville, I had a press shut down, I had a book come out and a whole lot of crazy things in between. I was also lucky enough to enjoy some...
by Holland Rae | Dec 24, 2018 | Industry, My Books, Romance Novels, Series
It is almost impossible to believe, but 2018 is drawing to a close. It’s been an incredible year for me–new releases, a new move to Nashville and new stories, jobs, and friends! In between everything, I’ve also learned some important writing lessons I want to...
by Holland Rae | Dec 17, 2018 | Editing, Industry, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Research, Romance Novels
This isn’t an easy one for me to write. Recently, one of my presses shut down – my third press to either change management or go bankrupt in just three years, and this very morning I got a pretty devastating rejection letter. I’m having one of those periods of being a...
by Holland Rae | Dec 11, 2018 | Editing, Industry, Musings, My Books, Research
We’ve all been there. The friend at the dinner party. The coworker’s husband. The naive neighbor. Oh, I’d write a book if I had the time. I’ve been working on a story too. I’ve got a great idea for a book. We could split the royalties. As a novelist, journalist and...
