by Holland Rae | Oct 21, 2019 | Characters, Musings, My Books, Reading, Romance Novels
I am six years old, sitting in my playroom with one of several cartoon-covered journals in my hand. The pages are scribbled with thousands of single-syllable words in pinks and purples: character names, magic spells, fantastical places I’m going to visit one day. I am...
by Holland Rae | Oct 14, 2019 | Industry, Musings, My Books, Research, Romance Novels
I can’t say I’m a huge William Faulkner fan. Not being of his era or his environment, I shy away from the heavily masculine writing style of him and Hemingway, preferring the books that were never on the required reading list but have undoubtedly taught me so much...
by Holland Rae | Oct 9, 2019 | Characters, Guest Post, Historical, Inspiration, Interview, Reading, Reviews, Romance Novels, Tour
I’m lucky enough that I get to share a new story from Catherine and Eleanor, two writers that brilliantly embody British love stories, both in modern and historical times. Here’s my review for their latest release, The Captain and the Theatrical, part of...
by Holland Rae | Oct 2, 2019 | Characters, Guest Post, Romance Novels, Series, Tour
I got to sit down with MJ Roberts to talk Playboy, rock music, and her current series, Hard Rock. Author Interview When did you realize you wanted to be a writer? When I was ten. Before that (and still) I wanted to be a famous rock and roll star. When I was ten I...
by Holland Rae | Sep 30, 2019 | Characters, Musings, My Books, Romance Novels
“I impaled my friend’s ex-husband on a fence post during a tornado,” Beverly Jenkins tells us. “He doesn’t know. He’s still walking around living and breathing like he hasn’t been dead and buried.” The year is 2016 and keynote speaker Beverly Jenkins is telling the...
by Holland Rae | Sep 23, 2019 | Characters, Editing, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Research, Romance Novels
When it comes to the writing process, every writer is going to be different, but I also find that I write differently and follow unique paths depending on the book. For instance, some of my books have turned out quite well after National Novel Writing Month. Others...
