by hollandrae | Nov 6, 2017 | Characters, Heroines, Industry, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Reading, Romance Novels, Statistics, Women's Rights
I was born in 1992. By the time I understood what the word “career” actually meant, women were successfully following them in business, art, law and medicine. From an early age I was encouraged and exposed to women in positions of power and told that I could be...
by hollandrae | Oct 2, 2017 | Characters, Heroines, Historical, Musings, My Books, Regency, Research, Romance Novels, Series, Statistics, Women, Women's Rights
This blog post is in reference to an article published by The New York Times, which can be found here. X If the influx of nuclear war threats, rumors of treasons and bigotry against celebrities invoking their first amendment rights has kept you from the real issues,...
by hollandrae | 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 hollandrae | Apr 10, 2017 | Characters, Feminism, Halloween, Heroines, Historical, Industry, Inspiration, Musings, Reading, Research, Reviews, Romance Novels, RWA, Statistics, Women, Women's Rights
I first watched Love Between the Covers at the Romance Writers of America Convention in San Diego last summer. It was the height of romance novel heaven for me, a place to chat with other authors, meet some of my heroes, and discuss the ins and outs of the genre, and...
by hollandrae | Apr 21, 2016 | Industry, Reading, Statistics, Writing
Why is bad romance writing worse than bad writing in any other genre? Last week Curtis Sittenfeld, whose modern adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, Eligible, comes out soon, made a blanket statement about romance novels, and the whole of the romance writing...
