by Holland Rae | Mar 28, 2019 | Characters, Feminism, Industry, Reading, Romance Novels, RWA, Women's Rights
We’re still here. A year after the RITA awards were acknowledged as problematic and promoting of a biased system, we are once again, as a romance industry, fighting for inclusivity and equal opportunities for all authors. Small victories for authors from historically...
by Holland Rae | Mar 11, 2019 | Industry, Inspiration, Musings, My Books
I burned out. Sometimes, it’s not so easy to tell when the work becomes overwhelming and the motivation drops to zero, but this time, it was. I got the book in, nearly 70,000 words written, edited and submitted in under six weeks. I spend the week my partner was away...
by Holland Rae | Mar 4, 2019 | Editing, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Romance Novels
When it comes to “being a writer” chances are good you won’t have a lightning strike moment when it turns from a hobby to a career. It may be the moment you quit your job or the moment you graduate college, but more often than not, it’s a slow evolution. Months or...
by Holland Rae | Feb 25, 2019 | Editing, Heroes, Heroines, Industry, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Research, Romance Novels, Uncategorized
I’ve been reading romance novels for a long time. I started with young adult fiction before I was old enough to truly understand the topics, read fanfiction far too mature at far too young an age and have continued to both consume and create since. I always knew that...
by Holland Rae | 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...
