by hollandrae | Jul 16, 2020 | Humor, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Research
1.The greatest idea in the world comes to you. 2. You spend several days just thinking about every wonderful and perfect part of your unwritten manuscript. 3. You start the researching process. 4. Outline! Outline! Outline! 5. Start Writing! 6....
by hollandrae | Nov 4, 2019 | Art, Beauty, Historical, Musings, My Books, Regency, Romance Novels
I want to tell you about a house. It would be better to call it an estate, really, with a sprawling, rolling yard, protected from the street with towering bushes, a private drive, a personalized name in brass plating on the stone pillar at its end. I am in love with...
by hollandrae | Oct 14, 2019 | Industry, Musings, My Books, Research, Romance Novels
I can’t say I’m a huge William Faulkner fan. Not being of his era or his environment, I shy away from the heavily masculine writing style of him and Hemingway, preferring the books that were never on the required reading list but have undoubtedly taught me so much...
by hollandrae | Aug 1, 2019 | Editing, Industry, Inspiration, Intersectional Feminism, My Books, Reading, Research, Romance Novels, RWA, Writing
As a general rule, writing is a solitary sport. We communicate with our editors via notes in the margins and chat with our reads on social media, but most of our days are spent scribbling alone, coming up with ideas in the quiet space of an afternoon when the cat is...
by hollandrae | Jun 10, 2019 | Industry, Musings, Reading, Romance Novels
I can’t say for certain how many times I’ve written the email myself. Certainly, the amount of times I’ve deleted and rewritten the email is at least double. I don’t mean to fangirl… Your books are really inspirational. Thank you for being so accessible to readers…...
