by Holland Rae | 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 Holland Rae | 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 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 | 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 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...
