by Holland Rae | Oct 22, 2018 | Historical, Romance Novels
Oftentimes, character names come easily. Sometimes, the character name appears before the character itself is even fully fleshed out – might this person be a pirate, a lady, or a detective? They seem to know more about themselves than you know, and that makes it...
by Holland Rae | Sep 24, 2018 | Industry, Intersectional Feminism, Interview, My Books, Research, Romance Novels, RWA, Women, Women's Rights, Writing
Recently, I was given the remarkable opportunity to write about the romance writer, reader and industry. A culture snapshot, my editor explained, to give insight into what makes this genre so successful and beloved, despite generations of doubt, dismissal and outright...
by Holland Rae | Jul 2, 2018 | Characters, Heroines, Industry, Inspiration, My Books, Romance Novels, Statistics, Women, Women's Rights, Writing
The romance novel genre gets a bad rap. It always has. From the very beginning, stories about women, both in the domestic sphere and the professional world, that didn’t adhere to the strictures of a patriarchal status quo were rejected as lesser than, fluff...
by Holland Rae | May 21, 2018 | Audiobooks, Musings, Romance Novels
Asking which book medium is my favorite is a little like asking me to pick my favorite child. (In theory, I don’t have children…) I saw the inspiration for this week’s post and, I’m not joking, my back got tense! I don’t want to pick, I love them all. To be totally...
by Holland Rae | Apr 16, 2018 | Characters, Editing, Industry, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Research, Series
Though it may seem counterintuitive, writing a series is oftentimes easier than writing a stand-alone book. For one, building your world, and the characters, settings, and constructs within that world, is something you do only once, using the following books to add or...
