by hollandrae | 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 hollandrae | Jul 26, 2017 | Characters, Guest Post, Industry, Romance Novels, Series
I sat down with Jennifer Wilck to talk writing, passion and her book, Addicted to Love! When did you realize or decide you wanted to be a writer? I started writing when my kids were little. I had all these stories in my head and I couldn’t get the characters...
by hollandrae | Jun 19, 2017 | Editing, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Research, Series
I come from a car family, and we have this running joke based on a YouTube tutorial my dad once watched about fixing the transmission on our old Volvo station wagon. Step One: Remove transmission. Now, of course, removing a transmission is a wildly complicated and...
by hollandrae | Mar 15, 2017 | Guest Post, Industry, Romance Novels, Series
I sat down with Nicole French to learn more about her book, Legally Yours! When did you realize or decide you wanted to be a writer? Oh man. Since forever? I wrote my first “book” in first grade. It was about a whale and the hunter who decided to save his...
by hollandrae | Feb 15, 2017 | Art, Beauty, Characters, Heroines, Inspiration, Romance Novels
Alright, I’m sorry I made that terrible title a thing. I love puns more than is advisable. This atrocity is in reference to my characters’ relationships with the cars they drive, or would drive, had they been invented yet. I’m a dyed in the wool classic car...
