by Holland Rae | Jul 17, 2017 | Characters, Heroines, Industry, Musings, Reading, Research, Series, Women
In my quest to read the greats, I recently stumbled upon Suzanne Brockmann’s Troubleshooters series, a military suspense saga with nearly two dozen books and a whole lot to love. Make no mistake, I’m not criticizing the series here. Brockmann is an expert storyteller...
by Holland Rae | Jul 3, 2017 | Art, Beauty, Body Image, Characters, Industry, Musings, My Books, Reading, Romance Novels, Women, Women's Rights
Romance has a problem with men. Make no mistake, this is a feminist issue and, like questions of diversity in age, race and sexual orientation, it needs to be addressed before romance can fully move forward as the progressive, open-minded genre it is. We’ve made great...
by Holland Rae | Jun 7, 2017 | Editing, Guest Post, Heroines, Industry, Reading, Romance Novels
I sat down with author Sandra Tilley to talk writing, passion and her book, The Ghost and Mrs. Miller! When did you realize or decide you wanted to be a writer? In utero. ☺ Like most of you, it’s part of my DNA. What has been your best experience as an...
by Holland Rae | Jun 1, 2017 | Feminism, Heroines, Historical, Industry, Inspiration, Reading, Regency, Romance Novels, Women, Women's Rights
It’s been a bit of a wild week! My birthday was Monday but we started celebrating the Friday before and went until Tuesday night, when my mom and best friend and I attended a romance novelists on feminism panel at The Strand Bookstore in New York City. If you...
by Holland Rae | May 24, 2017 | Characters, Guest Post, Heroines, Inspiration, Reading, Romance Novels, Writing
I sat down with Lorna Baldwin to talk writing, passion and her book, Wife for a While! When did you realize or decide you wanted to be a writer? I think I was in third grade. We had a unit in poetry. I remember standing at my teacher’s desk, watching her read...
by Holland Rae | Apr 26, 2017 | Editing, Guest Post, Industry, Inspiration, Interview, Reading, Research, Romance Novels, RWA
I sat down with Katie McCoach to writing, business and passion! So tell us a little about your business – What sort of work do you do? How long have you been running the company? First off, thank you so much for having me! I always balk when someone asks me in-person,...
