Roxanne’s Review Team
- At March 28, 2014
- By Roxanne Snopek
- In Roxanne Writes On
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Would you like to read my books a week or two before official release? Will you post an honest* review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, GoodReads, Kobo, etc?
If you’re jumping up and down, yelling “Yes, yes, pick me!!” then join my review team!
Team members will have exclusive access to things like deleted scenes, early cover reveals or maybe jokes that I know will get cut. I may also ask for your help now and then, say if I’m stumped on a title or character name, or I’ve written myself into a corner.
Because having a team behind me is more awesome than you can imagine, I’ll be sending thank-you gifts from time to time, too.
The only requirement is your review posted within a day or two of the book’s release. If you want to mention it on your blog or various social media platforms, I’d be delighted, but that’s totally optional.
I’m keeping this team small and all members will have access to each others’ email addresses.
My next book comes out September 25, so if this is for you, click below to join and wait for my email!
*HONEST! Of course, I love to see those 5-star reviews, and you wouldn’t sign up if you didn’t already love me, right? But believe it or not, the occasional lower-star review shows readers that I didn’t pay some review-bot to spit these out.
Body Image Issues?
- At March 10, 2014
- By Roxanne Snopek
- In Life, Roxanne Writes On
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Bikini season is coming. (That’s right Starks of Winterfell, *summer* is coming.) But few of us are as emotionally tough as Brienne of Tarth who, tormented for her Amazonian physique, dons armor and becomes a great warrior.
I’ll wager that most women, young or old, svelte or zaftig, tall, short or in-between, have felt insecure about their beach body at some point in their lives. Sadly there are some for whom body image is a constant, crippling influence affecting every area of daily life.
I once suffered body image issues, badly; ironically, I was much younger, thinner and fitter at the time. Now I’m older, wrinklier, saggier and I have the toned musculature of someone who spends much of her time sittin’ and thinkin’. Plus, I’ve had three babies. You know what a balloon looks like when you let out the air? That’s my belly.
But the strange thing is, I don’t care nearly as much anymore. My body is a road-map of my life and every scar and line and lump tells part of my story. I’m healthy, average and normal (physically, at least. Mostly.) I’ve made peace with my shell. Mostly. And I’m grateful for what I can do with it. I look after it so hopefully I’ll be able to keep on doing things with it for a long time to come.
So if you love summer and dream of soaking up the sun, like I do, don’t let popular culture and media images defeat you. Here’s a quick guide to finding the best beach wear for your body type:
When I’m Not Writing Romance Novels…
- At March 02, 2014
- By Roxanne Snopek
- In Life, Roxanne Writes On
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.. I can sometimes be found writing HEA stories of another kind. Many of you know that animal rescue is a passion of mine. A few years ago, when PetSmart Charities asked me to write about their National Pet Adoption Weekends, I said a resounding YES!!
Here are a few of the delightful people – and animals – I’ve met through these events.