by Holland Rae | Sep 27, 2017 | Guest Post, Heroines, Reading, Romance Novels, RWA, Series, Tour, Writing
Kay Blake is a fellow member of the RWA NYC chapter I belong to and she has a new book coming out! It’s my pleasure to share her author story with you today! When did you realize or decide you wanted to be a writer? I honestly always loved writing. I wrote...
by Holland Rae | Sep 4, 2017 | Characters, Heroines, Industry, Inspiration, Musings, Reading, Research, Reviews, Series, Statistics, Women, Women's Rights, Writing
First things first, my only affiliation with the new romance novel streaming site, Passionflix.com, is that of an avid fan and early supporter, which includes a discounted two-year subscription and other perks, as the company unfolds. That was an option open to the...
by Holland Rae | Aug 28, 2017 | Characters, Editing, Heroines, Humor, Industry, Musings, My Books, Reading, Research, Romance Novels, RWA, Series, Women's Rights
Like many romance novelists, especially of my generation, writing romance was a natural progression from the online community of fan fiction, where we learned much about the female gaze, erotic and not-so-erotic sex, and how to play puppet master with characters and...
by Holland Rae | Aug 23, 2017 | Characters, Guest Post, Heroines, Industry, Interview, Reading, Romance Novels, Series
I sat down with Kassandra Lea to talk writing, passion, and her book, A Christmas Kiss! Author Interview When did you realize or decide you wanted to be a writer? I’m not entirely sure when that happened. According to my mom, I’ve been reading since I...
by Holland Rae | Aug 21, 2017 | Characters, Heroines, Historical, Industry, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Regency, Research, Romance Novels, Series
As many of you likely know, I write romance novels under two pen names. Last week, I talked a little about how this makes for certain challenges, keeping up with marketing and publishing schedules, and more. Despite all of that, however, I still genre hop within each...
by Holland Rae | Aug 11, 2017 | Historical, My Books, Romance Novels, Series, Writing
Lady Charlotte Talbot hasn’t seen Armand Rajaram de Bourbon, her oldest childhood friend and once betrothed, since his family returned to India when she was fifteen. Since then, she has left a groom at the altar, changed her name to Catalina Sol, opened a house for...
