Freebee Friday!!

I saw this yesterday and just had to laugh.


--Me

Break it down now!

So You Think You Can Dance SEASON 10, EVERYBODY!!!

Be honest, did you think it would last this long? I did. I decided not to blog during the auditions, because, let's face it, there's not much to talk about. I did like, however, that they didn't focus very much on the crazy, horrible dancers.

But a question has been plaguing me and mine, WHERE IS TYCE??? If you know the answer, please tell me in the comments. I miss him and we all hope he choreographs some routines this season.

So, last week we had our Top 20 announced. And I love the way they shuffled between the Green Mile and the live show with the dances. They were all wonderful and unique, and the Top 10 Boys with the sand was pretty dang awesome. In case you missed it, our T20 are:

Boys

• Aaron Turner (Tapper)
• Alan Bersten (Ballroom)
• BluPrint (Animation) Favorite
• Carlos Garland (Contemporary)
• Curtis Holland (Tapper)
• Fik-Shun (Hip-hop) Favorite
• Jade Zuberi -- I call him Detroit (Animation) Favorite
• Nico Gretham (Contemporary) Favorite
• Paul Kamiryan (Ballroom)

Girls

• Alexis Juliano (Tapper)
• Amy Yakima (Contemporary)
• Brittany Cherry (Ballroom)
• Hayley Erbert (Contemporary) Favorite
• Jasmine Harper (Contemproary)
• Jasmine Mason (Jazz) Favorite
• Jenna Johnson (Ballroom) Favorite
• Makenzie Dustman (Contemproary) Favorite
• Malece Miller (Contemporary) Favorite
• Maria Spears (Hip Hop)

So, how did last night's episode go with partners? Let's find out.

Judges: Nigel, Mary, Wayne Brady

First off.... Did anyone else notice that honkin' diamond on Cat's left ring finger? Hmmmm??? That's the second week in a row it's been on there. I'm just sayin'.

I want to come out and say this, which will make this a short post. I LOVED all the routines. I thought everyone did fantastic. Even the routine that the judges weren't too impressed about. So there. And that opening number? Favorite so far. :)

So, without further time-wasting, here are the routines from last night!

(Videos courtesy of IdolXFactor, @idolxfactor1)

Live Group Routine (Nappy Tabs Hip Hop)

Mariah & Carlos (Jason Jive)

Jasmine M & Alan (Travis Contemporary)

Malece & Jude aka Detroit (Travis Jazz) FAVORITE

Jenna & Tucker (Tyce Broadway)

Brittany & BluePrint (Sean AfroJazz)

Mackenzie & Paul (Jason Viennese Waltz)

Jasmine H. & Aaron (Sonya Jazz)

Hayley & Curtis (Chris Hip Hop)

Amy & Fik-Shun (Sonya Contemporary)

This is the only one Blogger wouldn't let me embed. Silly Blogger. Watch it here.

Alexis & Nico (Hip Hop)

--Me

Contest winners!

Wow! What a weekend!

Caste did great for its big "premier", and I couldn't be happier. Thanks to everyone who helped spread the word about the book and the sale price. Here's a bit of a breakdown for the past five days:

• Currently sits at #7 out of all the Children's Sci-fi (the highest it reached was #4, and that was for a few days)
• Is in the Top 10 for Fiction Dystopian
• Is in the top 100 for Teen Fiction & Teen Sci-Fi
• For the 4th day in a row, Caste is listed as #1 in Amazon's Hot New Releases  for Children's Sci-Fi

Guys, seriously, this past week has been the best week. In celebration, I'm going to keep the price at $0.99 for the ebook for a bit longer!

Now, down to the winners of the contest! Ready? 

• Nicole
• Kiera
• Stephanie

Thanks so much for entering! I'll send you an email confirmation. Let me know where you want the book sent and I will send it on its merry little way!

Happy Monday, everyone!

--Me

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Freebee Friday!

This is a commercial that's currently on the air where I live. I can't help but chuckle whenever I see it. I hope it brings a smile to your face this fine Friday!

UPDATE:

 I wanted to add an extra Freebee Friday! to today's post, because I'm just so dang excited about this. I hopped on over to Amazon this morning, and this is what greeted me:

Not only is Caste #4 overall for Children's Sci-fi, but it's #1 for their Hot New Releases for Children's Sci-fi! I think this news officially makes this Friday the best Friday in the history of my life.


--Me

Win a copy of CASTE!

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Promo price and a giveaway!

Buy it here!

CASTE has been out for a few weeks now, and I've gotta say, IT'S DOING GREAT! I couldn't be more thrilled with how it's going.

So, to help it out even more and get the word out there, I need your help. I'm doing a $0.99 promo (sidebar: what the heck happened to the cent sign? Anybody? I found it so useful) from tonight midnight (June 18th) until midnight Sunday, June 23rd.

How can you help, you ask? Simple. Reblog this, Tweet it out, Facebook share it, write a review/rate CASTE on Goodreads, Shelfari, BN.com, Amazon, etc (but please, ONLY if you've read the book, and give it an honest review/rating. I don't want to be one of those slimy, underhanded people that bumps their book's rating by cheating), put it on tumblr, etc. Share the links for each of those you do with me and for everyone, you'll get your name put into the pot once. At the end of the promo period I'll pull 3 winners and send you a signed copy of my book!

How does that sound?

Well, what are you waiting for?! Get out there and spread the word and win yourself a book!

--Me