by Holland Rae | Feb 25, 2020 | My Books, Romance Novels, Series
Shakespeare had one thing right—the Scots were wicked, indeed. Well, one Scot. Broadswords and stone castles might take Isla’s mind off the mess she left back in New York, but not even reenacting battles from military history or exploring ancient Scottish ruins can...
by Holland Rae | Feb 17, 2020 | Characters, Heroes, Heroines, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Romance Novels, Writing
I figured out what was wrong with my work in progress. After three revisions, rewrites and new drafts, the answer was so simple I’m surprised I didn’t accidentally walk into it face first. There was no internal conflict. Simple. Stupidly simple. See, it’s surprisingly...
by Holland Rae | Feb 13, 2020 | Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Regency, Writing
It’s not always easy to judge success as a writer. Sure, if your name pops up on the best sellers list or if you get a major motion picture deal or six-figure check, that’s definitely going to count as success. But what about the freelance writer with a string of...
by Holland Rae | Feb 5, 2020 | Musings, My Books, Research
Cities do not speak. Beaches do not dance. Mountain ranges do not dream. Places are not, intrinsically, human. The humanity we derive from them is based in our own perception, the sights, sounds and smells that form a location or environment in our mind. There is no...
by Holland Rae | Jan 29, 2020 | Characters, Editing, Industry, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Reading, Research
Easy reading is damn hard writing. – Nathaniel Hawthorne From the outside, writing doesn’t look too hard. After all, I spent eight to ten hours a day on my computer, doing the thing I love most in the world. What could be difficult about that? I get to...
by Holland Rae | Jan 22, 2020 | Characters, Heroines, Musings, My Books, Reading, Research, Romance Novels, RWA, Statistics, Women, Women's Rights
There are some pretty distinct rules that separate romance novels from every other genre, including genres with love stories. The most obvious of which is the HEA, The Happily Ever After, where the reader is left with a sense that, not only is everything okay right...
