by hollandrae | Sep 9, 2019 | Body Image, Characters, Feminism, Heroes, Heroines, Industry, Intersectional Feminism, Musings, My Books, Research, Romance Novels, Women's Rights
When I tell people I write romance novels, I get myriad responses. By far, the ones I find most offensive, (and I promise there are many offensive ones) are those people who ask, Do you ever want to write real books? Yeah. I do want to write real books. That’s why I...
by hollandrae | Jul 22, 2019 | Characters, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Research, Romance Novels
There are many things that need to happen in a book in order for it to qualify as good romance. The hero and heroine must go through a series of internal and external conflicts and come out on the other side, there is often a strong female friendship, themes of sex...
by hollandrae | Jul 8, 2019 | Characters, Historical, Musings
I’m a crier. I cry. I cry at movies, good things and bad things, scary things and sad things, puppy food commercials, and the news. I am usually overwhelmed with emotion for some reason or another and the people who know me and love me have long accepted that I will...
by hollandrae | Apr 17, 2019 | Audiobooks, Romance Novels
‘I don’t know how you can listen to that stuff,’ my roommate said, as she stepped into the kitchen. That stuff was a paranormal romance novel audiobook that I had sitting on the counter as I stir fried my dinner. Nothing like a little sizzle to go with my sizzle. I...
by hollandrae | Feb 19, 2019 | Editing, Industry, Musings, My Books, Research, Romance Novels
People often ask if there’s anything I would tell the younger-writer version of myself, any advice or information I wish I had known then, and the answer is a resounding yes. Start with one pen name. In fairness, I did start with one, but that was back at the tail...
