by hollandrae | Aug 9, 2019 | Characters, Heroines, Industry, Musings, My Books, Reading, Research, Romance Novels, Series
As a longtime reader and writer of the romance genre, one of the most common refrains I have come across goes a little like this: But it’s so formulaic. You know how the book is going to end, why bother? It’s just a fill in the blank. Onward and upward. In fact, the...
by hollandrae | Aug 1, 2019 | Editing, Industry, Inspiration, Intersectional Feminism, My Books, Reading, Research, Romance Novels, RWA, Writing
As a general rule, writing is a solitary sport. We communicate with our editors via notes in the margins and chat with our reads on social media, but most of our days are spent scribbling alone, coming up with ideas in the quiet space of an afternoon when the cat is...
by hollandrae | Jul 16, 2019 | Characters, Editing, Industry, Musings, My Books, Reading, Reviews, Romance Novels, Uncategorized
I’m a Type A creative with a Gemini star sign and a Ravenclaw personality. I work under stress or I don’t work at all, and the more I have going on in a day, the more productive I am. At the moment, I have two novels back from the editor in various stages of editing...
by hollandrae | Jun 24, 2019 | Musings, My Books, Reading, Research, Romance Novels
My grandfather was a writer. He was a songwriter and a playwright, a historian, children’s book author and general teller of tales for as long as history dates back. Up until the last, he was writing prose, crafting the perfect sentence and muttering cantankerous, but...
by hollandrae | Jun 19, 2019 | Guest Post, Industry, Reading, Romance Novels, Tour
I got to sit down with Nadia Diament to chat Tucson, bank robberies, and those vampires we just can’t get enough of. ♥ Hi everyone—I’m excited to be here, and I’d like to give Holland a big thank you for hosting me. Tell us a little about your new release...
by hollandrae | Jun 10, 2019 | Industry, Musings, Reading, Romance Novels
I can’t say for certain how many times I’ve written the email myself. Certainly, the amount of times I’ve deleted and rewritten the email is at least double. I don’t mean to fangirl… Your books are really inspirational. Thank you for being so accessible to readers…...