Boogity-Boo Award Winners!

The votes have been tallied and the results for the 2nd Annual Boogity-Boo Awards are in! Thank you to everyone who voted, all 4 categories came down to a difference of just a few votes. And a big thank you to all the authors who took the time and patience to site through our interviews and we swear all the negatives were burned!

First we will announce the winner of the $20 gift card:

Lisseth Torres

Best Response Out of Context

WINNER: Linda Poitevin for

"So THAT'S what the vibrating sheep were all about!"

Sexiest Book Couple

WINNER: Larissa Ione for

Arik & Limos

That's Just...Cool

WINNER: Amber Scott for

"It left a deep, vacuous hole that only hunky men and magic could fill up."

Funniest Rapid Fire

WINNER: Marjorie Liu for

Grey Skull or Autobot City? Autobot city. Absolutely, unequivocal, Autobot city. I would polish Optimus Prime's windshield anytime.

All 4 of the winning authors will be receiving your one of a kind Sheep trophy along with some sheep swag...you can thank your adoring fans for bestowing this honor on you. Display it loud and proud.

Also I Smell Sheep is donating a real sheep through the organization World Vision named:

Margorie Amber Larissa Linda

2nd Annual Boogity Boo Awards

[The coveted Sheep trophy]

Boogity Boo Awards 2012

To celebrate the two year anniversary of I Smell Sheep we once again bring you the ever loved and most coveted Boogity Boo Awards! The Boogity Boo Awards are held annually to honor all the wonderful folks who took time out of their busy lives to interview with us. We thank you and give each of you the opportunity to win one of

four coveted I Smell Sheep trophies. In addition our site will donate a sheep, in the winning authors' names, to a third-world family in need through the amazing organization World Vision.

As you, our Academy, makes your vote you will also be entering for a chance to win a $20 gift-card from one of the following: Amazon, Barnes & Nobel or the Book Depository.

Honorable Mentions~ I would personally like to first and foremost thank my Mother, Linda Dalton, for taking the time to let me interview her in 2011. She had hopes of becoming a children's author but passed at the beginning of this year. It's my wish and gift to her that some day soon I will be able to indie publish her book. I love you from the depth of my soul and miss you every day, keep dancing until I get there!

Pearls Cast before McPig for the constant support and friendship, Liz at Fictional Candy for being the badass mama she is, our Facebook group you all know how awesome you are, Joleene Naylor for including us in her Lot's O Links, a lot!

Four nomination categories are listed, you will be required to enter your vote for each one. Once your vote for each has been placed you will not be allowed to vote again. Let's keep things fair and let the winners get the glory of a clean win! Now here's an example of how to vote in the Rafflecoptor form below:

EXAMPLE

Funniest Rapid Fire: 1

Best Response taken completely out of context: 6

Sexiest Book Couple: 4

That's just...cool: 5

Let the voting begin!

Sexiest Book Couple

1. Dani Harper- Connor & Zoey

2. Larissa Ione- Arik & Limos

3. Karina Cooper- Silas & Jessie

4. Lisa Kessler- Caslisto & Kate

5. Stephanie Rowe- Nigel & Natalie

6. Keri Lake- Colton & Allie

7. Alayna William- Harry & Tara

Funniest Rapid Fire Response

1. Gini Koch- {writing as her character}Night In or Night Out? I live with Jeff Martini. Night. IN.

2. Marjorie Liu- Grey Skull or Autobot City? Autobot city. Absolutely, unequivocal, Autobot city. I would polish Optimus Prime's windshield anytime.

3. Merrie Destefano- Cake or Pie? Love them both-I can't choose! This is like Sophie's Choice. Okay, I confess: CAKE! With lots of frosting.

4. Sean Cummings- Polar bears or Grizzly bears? Yaks. We don't appreciate them enough and that's a crime frankly.

5. Todd McFarlane- Super Brains or Super Power? Super Brains. Because super brains would hire the super strength guy to work for him. Every time.

6. Christina Henry- Y'all or Yous guys? I'm originally from New York, yous guys!

7. Elizabeth Kolodziej- Edward Cullen or Bill Compton? Bill Compton over a sparkly virgin vamp any day!

8. Sean Page- DC or Marvel? Both, comics are the supreme art form.

Best response taken completely out of context

1. Caris Roane- I still feel guilty, but why, why, did he have to come into my house?

2. Wayne Simmons- I would eat the brains of a braineater.

3. Robert Kroese- As I type this, I'm listening to Night Ranger.

4. Shawn Kupfer- Either the guy with the elephants or the guy with the sweet black van and the cigar.

5. Scott Nicholson- I wound't sleep with anyone who might kill me. At least, not anymore.

6. Crista McHugh- Definitely NOT the chilled monkey brains from Temple of Doom.

7. Linda Poitevin- So THAT'S what the vibrating sheep were all about!

8. Dawn Chartier- I love giving people happy endings.

9. Sherry Soule- So far, I've had a bat, wolf spier (these spiders are HUGE), salamander, lizard, slugs, black widow spider, and a centipede.

That's just...cool

1. Amber Scott- It left a deep, vacuous hole that only hunky men and magic could fill up.

2. Kevin Hearne- But you know that lizard thing that Obi-wan was riding around in the last movie? I totally want one of those.

3. Michele Hauf- I LOVE a faery dude.

4. Dan Abnett- I don't think you could empathise much with a real trigger-happy bastard.

5. Following the Nerd- Yesterday's nerd is today's norm.

6. Renee Pawlish- I fell in love with Elvis when I was in high school.

7. Chris Strange- I get a little too aggressive with glitter.

8. Jason Barret- Elvira. I loved that long black hair and that push up bra!!

Awards are open to EVERYONE and end April 30th at midnight. Spread the word for your favorites!

1st Annual Boogity Boo Awards-Winners!

The 1st Annual Boogity Boo Awards took off with a BANG! The battle for the highly coveted trophies put two women at the front of the race from the get-go. It was neck and neck until the official close at midnight. We want to thank everyone who voted and ALL the authors who petitioned their followers to vote for the cause. All the valid votes have been counted and the winners are as follows....drum roll please Richard....

1. Funniest Interview: Winner- Kerrelyn Sparks

2. Best Rapid Fire Response: Winner- Kerrelyn Sparks

3. Favorite Book Couple: Winner- Kerrelyn Sparks

I Smell Sheep will be making a donation to World Vision, and our sheep donation will be given in honor of Kerrelyn Sparks who pulled a hat trick! We hope sheep Kerrelyn will have a wonderful life frolicking out in the world with a loving family that really needed this help.

Sheep out! Kerrelyn Sparks will also receive this beautiful hand made, one-of-a-kind highly and coveted trophy fresh off the black mar- I mean, obtained through completely legitimate means. *ohhhhs and ahhhhs* Yes, legitimate. It's a bit hard to see in the picture, but there is a jeweled sheep on the front. ;) This magnificent trophy will be filled with delicious sheep items and her very own mini sheep toy. Now Kerrelyn can count her sheep at bedy-bye time and dream of us. *evil laugh*

Next up, for one lucky commenter chosen by random selection, they will receive a 20$ Barnes and Noble Gift Card! And the winner is......drum roll please Ben....

Amanda I will contact you by email, you will have 7 days to respond or a new winner will be picked. So please respond! lol

Hugs to you all for being with us, we love you right back, lots more fun and surprises to come over the next year. A big shout-out to all the authors who were nominated, if you have yet to read their stories grab one today, you won't be disappointed. Super special shout-out to Mike Duran for waging the sea of estrogen and still walking away with his man-card intact! ;) Thanks again everyone, Zombie Awareness Month is starting now so get ready. Rock out with your space boots!

Much Sheep Love;

Amber, Katie, Sharon, Ben and Richard

"Because Woodchucks can't be trusted"

1st Annual Boogity Boo Awards

I Smell Sheep is proud to bring you the 1st Annual Boogity Boo Awards. We would like to take this time to thank all of you who have come to comment, follow and support us during this first year. It means so much to us, we can't thank you enough for the love and support you have shown us.

The Boogity Boo Awards go as follows: Each author that has interviewed with us over the past year is listed below. You are our Academy, and You will be picking the winners. In addition, one lucky commenter will be picked at random to win a $20 Barnes and Noble gift card. And now on to the main event! The following are the three categories for all you lovely people to vote on. In your comments please write the number of the category and the author you have selected for that category.

*Example:

1. Gini Koch

2. Mike Duran

3. Marjorie Liu

And now, onto the categories!

1. Funniest Interview

-Amber Scott

-Gini Koch

-Dakota Banks

-Merrie Destefano

-Marjorie Liu

-Alexendra Ivy

-Mike Duran

-Larissa Ione

-Kerrelyn Sparks

-KyAnn Waters and Tarah Scott

2. Best Rapid Fire Response

-Amber Scott: Flats or high heels- high heels give a girl that extra umpf

-Gini Koch: Boxers or briefs- FINALLY! ‘THE’ QUESTION! FINALLY! I’ve been waiting since my first interview for someone to ask me this! And, my answer is: Thong or Commando

-Kerrelyn Sparks: Fangs or Claws- Fangs. I'd rather be nibbled on than scratched

-Marjorie Liu: Portmanteau or Onomatopoeia- Onomatopoeia, because it lets me use 'SNIKT!' when I write.

-Mike Duran: Unicorn or Dragon- Dragon! Any guy who chooses a unicorn over a dragon should have his man-card revoked.

-Larissa Ione: Sword or Axe- Sword. I'm classy that way...

-KyAnn Waters and Tarah Scott: Firefly or Farscape- Farscape (That's from Star Trek the Second Generation. Heh heh)

3. Favorite Book Couple

-Amber Scott- Brooke and Elliot

-Gini Koch- Kitty and Martini

-Merrie Destefano- Chaz and Angelique

-Marjorie Liu- Maxine and Grant

-Alexendra Ivy- Styx and Darcy

-Larissa Ione-Wraith and Serena

-Kerrelyn Sparks- Ian and Toni

In the comments below make sure to vote for one author in each of the categories. Please make sure to leave your email address if you would like to be entered to win the 20$ Barnes and Noble gift card. One lucky winner will be chosen at random to win.

The winning authors will not only receive a fun award and Sheep paraphernalia but we will also be donating a Sheep in their name to a family in need. You can find out more about the organization we are giving to at the following link:

http://donate.worldvision.org/OA_HTML/xxwv2ibeCCtpSctDspRte.jsp?section=10375

Awards contest will run until midnight April 30th 2011. One vote per-person please.

Anonymous votes without an email address will NOT be counted. Sorry.

Happy Voting!

Much Sheepy Love;

Amber, Katie, Richard and Ben

Boogity Boo Awards--Info

I Smell Sheep is proud to announce our 1 Year Anniversary starting April 1st! It's time to roll out the red carpet! To mark this special time for us we will be holding the first annual Boogity Boo Awards.

The Boogity Boo Awards will honor all of the authors we have interviewed over the past year. YOU will get a chance to vote for authors nominated in three different catagories. AND one lucky commenter will also win a 20$ Barnes and Noble gift card because you all are part of the awards too. ;)

Fun prizes will be handed out to the winning authors including a Sheep we will be donating to a family in a third world country. The sheep will be donated in the winning authors' names. To find out more info about the sheep and the wonderful organization that provides this and many other service click on the link below:

http://donate.worldvision.org/OA_HTML/xxwv2ibeCCtpSctDspRte.jsp?section=10375

Amber, Richard and myself can't thank all of you enough for the continued love and support. If what we do brings a smile to your face then it's a job well done in our eyes. Let's all celebrate this occasion by giving to those in need and having some fun along the way. Voting starts April first and will run through the month. One vote per person please. :)

From our Hearts to Yours;
Amber, Katie and Richard