C. Zablockis's Blog, page 4
May 30, 2015
Story Cartel Review
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I decided to try out Story Cartel with my short story Monster. I paid $30 which included posting my book on their website for download by reviewers. I had to handle the advertising on my own, which I did through Twitter and Facebook.
11 people downloaded the story. Out of that number I received 4 reviews. Two on Amazon and two on Goodreads. All were favorable. I also gained additional books sales from the reviews. So...
May 20, 2015
Opposition Book Review
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
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OverviewThe world changed the night the Luxen came, and now Daemon will do anything to save Katy…even if that means betrayal. For Katy, the lines between good and bad have blurred, and love has become an emotion that could destroy them all. As it becomes impossible to tell friend from foe, and the world crumbles around them, they may lose everything–even what they cherish most–to ensure the survival of their friends…an...
May 17, 2015
Origin Book Review
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Origin Cover
OverviewDaemon will do anything to get Katy back. After the successful but disastrous raid on Mount Weather, he’s facing the impossible. Katy is gone. Taken. Everything becomes about finding her. But the most dangerous foe has been truths are exposed and lies come crumbling down, which side will Daemon and Katy be standing on? And will they even be together?
My ReviewI started to read the series, because a reviewer claimed my...
May 13, 2015
Fifty Shades Movie Review
by E.L. James
Fifty Shades Grey Poster
OverviewThe worldwide phenomenon comes to life in the Fifty Shades of Grey unrated version, starring Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan as the iconic Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey.
My ReviewI read the book series out of curiosity, but I ended up liking the main characters, especially when they bantered back and forth. Personally the sex and bondage thing could’ve been completely removed from the book for all I cared...
May 9, 2015
Opal Book Review
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Opal Covet
OverviewAfter everything, I’m no longer the same Katy. I’m different… And I’m not sure what that will mean in the end. When each step we take in discovering the truth puts us in the path of the secret organization responsible for torturing and testing alien hybrids, the more I realize there is no end to what I’m capable. The death of someone close still lingers, help comes from the most unlikely source, and friends will become the...
May 7, 2015
BookBuzz.net Book Promotion Review
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In April I decided to try out BookBuzz $99 promotion that included NetGalley to promote the rerelease of my book The Zeuorian Awakening a YA Fantasy / Science Fiction Thriller.
Package Features: Online Book Marketing Exposure Post Books Online to BookBuzz.net, BookHitch, Shelfari, NewBookJournal, BookJetty, Library Thing, and/or Published.com and more. Post your book available for review to several lists and online groups....Onyx Book Review
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Onyx Covet
OverviewDaemon’s determined to prove what he feels for me is more than a product of our bizzaro alien connection. So I’ve sworn him off, even though he’s running more hot than cold these days. But we’ve got bigger problems. I’ve seen someone who shouldn’t be alive. And I have to tell Daemon, even though I know he’s never going to stop searching until he gets the truth. What happened to his brother? Who betrayed him? And wha...
April 19, 2015
Interstellar Movie Review
Okay so Im a little behind the game. I dont go to movies, because of my son who is about to turn three. Ill have to wait until hes a little older and can handle sitting for longer than twenty minutes.
Anyway for other non-movie goers. If youre trying to decide whether to opt to pay the $5.00 to watch Interstellar or wait until its on HBO or STARZ, I recommend paying to see it now. Its well worth the money and the three hours, which felt more like an hour to me.
Im a...
April 12, 2015
Obsidian Comparison to Awakening and Review
Obsidian (A Lux Novel Book 1)
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
published May 2012 by Entangled Publushing, LLC.
I purchased Obsidian after I received a review on Goodreads for The Zeuorian Awakening. The reviewer wrote “This book is a ripoff of Obsidian, but not a good one. *sigh*” I never read the book and Awakening was first published under Untamed Powers May 2012, but I was pushing it to agents starting 2009. So of course I was curious if it was actually a rip off of mine.
I had many work stolen...
April 8, 2015
CZPapercrafts is Live
I finally updated http://www.czpapercrafts.com website. It’s a site I created many years ago to post paper craft templates I created as a graphic designer and wanted to share with others. The templates are free to download and use at your discretion. However, I do require log in now to avoid those pesky webots.
Eventually I plan on creating a complementary series of paper craft design books down the road. No set date as of yet.
