by Holland Rae | May 1, 2017 | Art, Beauty, Body Image, Heroines, Industry, My Books, Romance Novels, Women's Rights
To me, romance is the most feminist literary genre. It promotes female agency in the workplace, domestic sphere and bedroom, as well as celebrating women/women friendships and professional successes. Romance is about communication, equality and going after what you...
by Holland Rae | 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 Holland Rae | Nov 9, 2016 | Feminism, Heroines, Industry, Romance Novels, Women, Women's Rights, Writing
I don’t believe it either. I can’t believe it. I crawled back into my bed this morning and wondered whether I had fallen into some dystopian future. My sudden love for the post-America YA series The Selection is now marred in the fear and upset that follows last...
by Holland Rae | Sep 18, 2016 | Women's Rights
The first part of this article was a very small glance at the experiences women face everyday, and how romance novels are way to escape those realities. Part II will delve more into the damaging effects of monitoring, not simply what women do or don’t do, but what...
by Holland Rae | Sep 6, 2016 | Heroines, Women's Rights
There are two articles, specifically, that brought this (these) posts to the fore. One for good reasons and bad comments, and the other for not so good reasons. Ultimately, they teach us the same lesson. We cannot comment upon or dictate the actions of others, when we...
