by Holland Rae | Jun 18, 2019 | Characters, Editing, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Research, Romance Novels
I have to rewrite my book. The problem is that the book is more than halfway complete – not finished, not by any stretch, nor yet early enough in its infancy to teach it another language. This book is a mere first-date-night-arm-reach from hitting the fifty thousand...
by Holland Rae | Jun 3, 2019 | Characters, Feminism, Heroes, Heroines, Industry, Inspiration, Intersectional Feminism, Musings, Reviews, Women's Rights
“I think this might be one of my favorite romantic comedies.” My boyfriend is in full cozy mode on the couch, eating ice cream as we watch Ali Wong and Randall Park play the will they, won’t they? game in the new Netflix original film Always Be My Maybe. While he may...
by Holland Rae | May 29, 2019 | Characters, Industry, Inspiration, Musings, Romance Novels, Statistics, Women's Rights
One of the most common themes that comes up when discussing romance novels is the idea of the ‘unrealistic expectation’ regarding men, relationships and sexual prowess. Romance novels create a utopian relationship, critics often squawk. There aren’t any real men like...
by Holland Rae | May 20, 2019 | Characters, Heroines, Industry, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Romance Novels
I think about writing all the time. It doesn’t matter how many stories or series I’m currently writing, editing, outlining or dreaming up, the simplest detail of a day, a conversation, a house on a hill, the taste of a new type of tea, can set off inspiration that...
by Holland Rae | May 9, 2019 | Editing, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Reading, Research
Do you ever get the sense that you’re skimming a character’s surface? Most books are written in third person, and it’s not unusual to find yourself wondering why you feel so disconnected from a hero or heroine’s emotions and thoughts. If it’s close third, which is one...
by Holland Rae | Apr 23, 2019 | Art, Beauty, Characters, Heroines, Historical, Inspiration, My Books, Reading, Research, Romance Novels, Series
It’s true. In the great spectrum of history and the universe, my Bachelor’s degree does not hold up to the onslaught of information, facts, figures, and theories that make up all of humanity, nature, and what we do not know. And that’s awesome. I have only recently...
