You know how when you're waiting for something, time slows to a crawl? I'm around 12 days into a 30-day campaign, and I never thought 30 days could be so freaking long! Waiting for a Kindle Scout campaign to end is like buying a lottery ticket ... and then waiting a month to check if you have the winning numbers. This being my first campaign, I had no idea what to expect. Right now, I seem to have a lot of campaign page views, but very few hours in "Hot and Trending."
What that means for my book, Unremarkable, I don't know. Being someone who obsesses and spends a lot of time researching on the Interwebs, I've searched high and low for the meaning of it all -- only to find a lot of guessing and very few answers. How the Kindle Scout team chooses its selections remains a mystery. There have been only two selections in September thus far, and for all I know, getting selected might be about as likely as winning the lottery!
So, the only option now is to sit around patiently (not!) and wait for the campaign to come to a close. If you've nominated Unremarkable, thank you! I think Amazon gives you the option to be notified when the book is published even if it doesn't end up being selected by Kindle Scout.
If you'd like me to notify you about Unremarkable's release (and you would like to receive updates about future sequels/new releases), sign up for the email list at cjvalles.com, follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/CJValles_4ever, or find me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/cj.valles.3
I'm an admitted Facebook dolt. Fortunately, links to anything I post on the blog automagically gets posted to Twitter and Facebook. Now, back to twiddling my thumbs and getting my arm licked by a persistent feline.
Finally, a bonus song from my Unremarkable playlist ... Enjoy!
What that means for my book, Unremarkable, I don't know. Being someone who obsesses and spends a lot of time researching on the Interwebs, I've searched high and low for the meaning of it all -- only to find a lot of guessing and very few answers. How the Kindle Scout team chooses its selections remains a mystery. There have been only two selections in September thus far, and for all I know, getting selected might be about as likely as winning the lottery!
So, the only option now is to sit around patiently (not!) and wait for the campaign to come to a close. If you've nominated Unremarkable, thank you! I think Amazon gives you the option to be notified when the book is published even if it doesn't end up being selected by Kindle Scout.
If you'd like me to notify you about Unremarkable's release (and you would like to receive updates about future sequels/new releases), sign up for the email list at cjvalles.com, follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/CJValles_4ever, or find me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/cj.valles.3
I'm an admitted Facebook dolt. Fortunately, links to anything I post on the blog automagically gets posted to Twitter and Facebook. Now, back to twiddling my thumbs and getting my arm licked by a persistent feline.
Finally, a bonus song from my Unremarkable playlist ... Enjoy!
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