A Writer’s Sketchbook
I was fortunate enough to chat with Lindsay, from A Writer’s Sketchbook today. You can find the interview here, but because clicking is so hard, so I’ll include it here as well.
Interview: Roxanne Snopek
I had the pleasure of interviewing Roxanne Snopek the other day. Her new book, Resisting The Rancher, just came out today! Below you will find both a description of the book and Roxanne’s answers to my curious questions.
Country veterinarian Celia Gamble is in trouble. A misunderstanding from her past is rearing its ugly head and the only person she can turn to is Jonah Clarke—her family’s lawyer and, as it turns out, her brother Zach’s best friend and her childhood crush. She always wanted Jonah to see her as a bona fide woman, but as a woman who’s being wrongfully blackmailed for seducing a married man? Not on her life.
A Writer’s Sketchbook: What was your inspiration writing Resisting the Rancher?
Roxanne Snopek: When I introduced Celia Granger in His Reluctant Rancher, readers HATED her. But that’s only because they didn’t know her! So I knew then that she had to have her own story. And Jonah, of course, is… … well, he’s Jonah.
AWS: What was your favorite part of writing it?
R: I found the banter between the two of them so much fun! It came out so naturally, I had to type fast to keep up with them!
AWS: Family is certainly an important theme in your books. How important to you is family in real life?
R: Put it this way, if something’s wrong in my family, nothing else in my world is right. Nothing else matters.
AWS: In the book, Celia receives a makeover. What is your advice for anyone looking to transform into a woman themselves?
R: Get a proper bra fitting! And for goodness sake, stand up tall. Oh, and like Celia’s sister-in-law Desiree tells her, there’s nothing like a good haircut to make you feel like a queen!
AWS: Resisting the Rancher is number four in a series of books, but they can all stand alone. When you go to start a new book in this series, does it feel like you’re still writing in the same world, or do you feel like they are all separate because of the focus on different characters?
R: You know how one person can go to Vegas and love people-watching, while another person is freaked out by the crowds? Same world, different experiences. I’ve really grown to feel at home in this world of Lutherton, but the focus shifts to a different couple each time. Every character has their own particular world-within-the-world that shines a different light on everyone and everything around them.
AWS: Do you have any advice for people looking to write series like this themselves?
R: Three things:
1) Advance planning. You can seed cool things into your early books if you know what’s coming.
2) Build a time-line. With seasons and everything. Or you could end up with a baby that’s born before conception. (A completely hypothetical scenario!)
3) Create a series bible. I’ve had too many mental breakdowns searching within all my books for little details that I *should have* written down all in one place, right from the start. Note to self: remember to do this next time!!
Thanks for having me here today, Lindsay! It was great chatting with you!
Also, for TODAY ONLY, Three River Ranch, the first book in the series, is on sale for 0.99, just like Resisting the Rancher!
Resisting the Rancher Blog Tour
Tomorrow is launch day for RESISTING THE RANCHER, the latest book in my Three River Ranch series. Here’s where I’ll be for the next two weeks – I’d love it if you joined me! Of course, there are prizes to be won:
#1: $25 Amazon gift card
#2 a print set of the series books so far!
April 14
Guest blogging at What’s on the Bookshelf
Book reviewed at My Devotional Thoughts
Book reviewed and Guest blogging at The La La Land of Books
Interviewed at A Writer’s Sketchbook
April 15
Guest blogging at What is That Book About
Book reviewed at Read Me
April 16
Book reviewed at What I’m Reading
Interview at Romance for Every World
April 17
Book reviewed at Steamy Guys After Dark
Book reviewed at Sleep Deprived Book Lovers
April 18
Book reviewed at Rage, Sex and Teddy Bears
Book featured at Romantic Reads and Such
April 21
Featured at 3 Partners in Shopping
Reviewed at Ramblings of a Book Lunatic
Guest blogging at Reading Between the Wines
Featured at First Page to the Last
April 22
Book reviewed at Vilma Akins
April 23
Book featured at A Book Addict’s Delight
April 24
Featured at RhiReading
Reviewed at Becky on Books…and Quilts
Guest blogging at Kate M. George
April 25
Reviewed and Interviewed at Read Your Writes Book Reviews
Reviewed at Book Reviews by Lexi
Featured at Cheryl’s Book Nook
Reviewed at All Things Romance
Reviewed at Bibliotica
Reviewed at Smart and Savvy with Stephanie
Find Your Bliss: Free Sample Chapters!
That’s right, I said FREE! Entangled Publishing has just released a sampler of all the Bliss authors published by the imprint to date! Chapter one of Three River Ranch is included – as well as a never-before-seen deleted scene.
If you’ve been thinking of trying out a Bliss book, but don’t know where to start, this is your risk-free opportunity. Download now:
Kobo, iBooks and add it to your Goodreads list. Already read it? Please take a moment to leave a review – and drop me a line on Facebook or Twitter. I love, love, love hearing from readers!