by hollandrae | Jul 20, 2020 | Characters, Heroines, Historical, Industry, Musings, My Books, Regency, Research, Romance Novels, Series, Women
A Jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one I recently engaged in a lively family discussion about misquoted idioms. As with curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back, the modern concept has come to mean the...
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 | Jan 22, 2020 | Characters, Heroines, Musings, My Books, Reading, Research, Romance Novels, RWA, Statistics, Women, Women's Rights
There are some pretty distinct rules that separate romance novels from every other genre, including genres with love stories. The most obvious of which is the HEA, The Happily Ever After, where the reader is left with a sense that, not only is everything okay right...
by hollandrae | Dec 11, 2018 | Editing, Industry, Musings, My Books, Research
We’ve all been there. The friend at the dinner party. The coworker’s husband. The naive neighbor. Oh, I’d write a book if I had the time. I’ve been working on a story too. I’ve got a great idea for a book. We could split the royalties. As a novelist, journalist and...
