Jun 21, 2017
      
    Hello Everybody!!
Curio Citizen is still in 2nd place! I never dreamed we would get so far, but we are currently only 3 ORDERS away from stepping into 1st place! Now, there is absolutely NO guarantee we will get there or even stay in the top 3, and honestly, I would be extremely happy to be 2nd or 3rd. BUT there is still an enormous chance we will be overrun by the books in lower places at any time if we do not keep gaining pre-orders over the next 4 DAYS. That is all that is left in this contest. It ends THIS SUNDAY, June 25th! Please, please, please, if you have not pre-ordered yet, I need your help right now! Please don’t wait any longer to pull the trigger and pre-order. Please also keep asking a friend or two personally to pre-order a copy to help me out! 
Thank you all SO much!!
Here’s today’s look into the world of Curio Citizen:
Canción (Canto) Ortorgan is an illustrious socialite in the Capitol  of Paz. He is extremely wealthy, and his unusually boisterous  personality (by paz standards) makes him a very popular person. His  excessive demeanor is unquestionably positive, however, and so is viewed  differently from Carmen’s often fiery temperament. 
 
While  the High Council members are ultimately responsible for the legal  decisions regarding Carmen’s life on Paz, popular opinion can play a  factor. The support of Canto Ortorgan could be just what Carmen needs to  improve her chances of being accepted as an intelligent being. But  there is something strange about Canto--does he have other motives for  his involvement with the curio?
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                “’Oh,  this is excellent!’ cried a booming voice from the stands. I looked up;  the festive man in red, green, and gold was off his seat, applauding  like a Roman emperor at the Colosseum. ’’What a show!’
               Tenaz  was grinning beside me. I found Inquieto, his arms folded, tucked in  the shadows of the stadium entrance. He stepped forward, shifting his  face into a smile.
               The applauding gentleman made his way past the rowdy team and their jaw-dropped coach to the pitch level.
                ’Inquieto  Reúnen,’ he said, clasping forearms with the younger man as if they  were longtime friends. ’I have been wanting to meet you. Ever since I  saw your story on the news, what a tale!’ 
               He looked over at me and  beckoned me with welcoming arms. I hesitated, looking at Inquieto for  confirmation that this flamboyant man was sane.
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Thank you all again so much for your support! I am truly humbled by the amount of love I have been shown throughout this contest. We are in the final days, and I ask you all to make a final push to help me get more pre-orders so all of our work won’t be for nothing. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
--Katherine