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Interview with SHANE MAXTON!

Head on over to  http://aestasbookblog.com/christinezolendz/  to read an interview with me and Shane Maxton AND a little snippet of the newest Mad World Book from Shane's Point of View!

Ask An Author Giveaway!

ASK AN AUTHOR GIVEAWAY Readers, this one is for you!! Do you have a question you’d like to ask your favorite author(s)?  ME? Is there anything you’ve ever wanted to ask your favorite character(s)?  SHANE, GRACE, LEA, ANY character from the MAD WORLD SERIES! Now is your chance to  submit any questions  you have. AND it's not just me.  Check out the 22 days of 22 amazing authors that you can win stuff from, read about and HOLY CRAP, just be PART of this!!! Starting December 10th and running  every ,  single   day  until December 31st, I’m going to be hosting a series of “Author Days”. Each day will feature one of our fav authors and include: Interviews. Teasers and snippets for upcoming books. Cover reveals. and… DAILY GIVEAWAYS!!!! (Signed Copies, Paperbacks, eBooks, ARCS, you name it…) THE SCHEDULE Dec 10  ~   Tara Sivec   ….. author of  Seductions & Snacks Dec 11  ~   Cherrie Lynn   ….. author of  Leave Me Breathless Dec 12  ~   Michelle Le

Nothing to do with Anything

This has nothing to do with anything. So why am I even bothering?  Beats the crap outta me.  But I will.  Just because I think it might be fun.  And sometimes when life is kicking your ass, you need to take some time and giggle a little.  Just a little chuckle. For some strange reason many of my readers think it’s an important question to ask…how old I am.  Why the eff anybody would wanna know that is beyond me.  Hmmm.  Does it make a difference?  Do I write from my life experience, am I too young to know things, too young and don’t have certain experiences, or am I too old to not remember things, or be so far from the real youth of today? I dunno.   I don’t believe that any of that shit has to do with being a storyteller.  I’ve met six year olds that have, unfortunately, more life experience than me.  And I’ve also met sixty year olds that have lived such a sheltered life they’ve never driven a car or been on a vacation farther than 20 miles from their home. But

That F*%$king Sandy!

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I am FINALLY able to go back online.  A tiny miracle amongst many that I have seen in the last three awful weeks here in NYC.  I have over 1000 messages to go through on Facebook, this blog, my email, and Goodreads so please have patience with me and I will get in touch with all of you!  xoxox The majority of my messages are about what's been happening here with me and I promise to try to answer all the questions in this blog.   Oct 29 the East Coast was introduced to a Bitch of a Storm named Sandy.  Before it even got here it was deemed a natural disaster, public schools were closed (which is a another miracle in NYC) and many towns along the shores were evacuated.  I live in NYC, the southern tip in a neighborhood named Howard Beach.  We were NOT evacuated.   We fucking should have been .   I live in a ranch style house (one level) 7 blocks away from Crossbay Blvd and the Jamaica Bay which spills into the Atlantic Ocean.  My family (Dan my husband, my daughters

Amazed

I know I have not been blogging lately.  But, I did want to write a few lines to say how amazed I feel about the wonderful people I have met through writing the Mad World books.  To everyone who read my book and blogged or reviewed about the stories-good and bad, I thank you!  Here's just a few... http://lorisbookblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/saving-grace-mad-world-2-review.html?zx=79a887c3e6145822 - Lori, girl, you are AWESOME!  Thank you for taking the time on a new author and encouraging her! http://samsawesomness.blogspot.com/2012/10/saving-grace-2-by-christine-zolendz.html?zx=70c0a4d9f732bb67 http://romancebookreviewsblog.com/2012/10/16/book-review-fall-from-grace-mad-world-1-by-christine-zolendz/ http://aestasbookblog.com/book-review-fall-from-grace-mad-world-1-by-christine-zolendz/  I loved the review on Goodreads!  http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/379628602?type=review#comment_60374099   I loved the photos! http://iloveromanticfiction.com/2012/10/14/fall-from-gra

Thank you!

There has been a massive attack of LOVE from many of my awesome readers, and effing LOVE YOU ALL BACK!  I'm just going to take some time here on my blog to shout out when one of my readers touches my heart with what they felt from my book... THANK YOU    Laurynne Meyer at her blog coffeebooksandlipgloss.blogspot.com YOU EFFING ROCK!!!!! Go and sign up and follow her blog, she obviously has good taste in books!  ;)

Saving Grace

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Saving Grace is live on Amazon! And take a look at the new cover for Fall From Grace and you can also download it TODAY October 6, 2012 for FREE!!!!! Oh, and DO NOT forget the soundtrack to Saving Grace...click and listen to these effing amazing musicians!  I swear you will understand and feel the story more :) Exit Wounds by The Script Ballad of Chasey Lain by Bloodhound Gang So Far Away by Avenged Sevenfold Behind Blue Eyes by Limp Bizkit Hallelujah by Rufus Wainwright Broken by Seether featuring Amy Lee My Immortal by  ‪ Evanescence ‪     Bring Me To Life by ‪Evanescence‪