Hi. I thought I posted this question last night, but I don't see it in any of the threads, so I thought I would try again. I recently learned about Kindle Scout, and I would just like to hear about other authors' experiences. All opinions and stories welcome and appreciated. Thank you.
Congrats Steve!!!! Just for all the help you've given the rest of us you deserve it but you are an excellent writer too so you deserve it twice over!Â
Last day for me.... fingers crossed,.... and toes, .....and nose hairs.
I'm spending tonight just kicking back with my wife - watching VIKINGS and SONS OF ANARCHY and eating maple cupcakes - every now and then stopping to grin out loud.
Congrats Steve! So happy for you. I've been checking in every day to see if you got in and just saw the messages. You must be ecstatic. I'm in the waiting room now and I've promised myself not to keep refreshing my email every fifteen minutes. I've learned a lot from this thread and met a some great authors, and regardless of the outcome I hope to stick around and help other through their campaigns best I can. It's been a long 30 days but I think the next few days will seem even longer.
Wish me luck!
CONGRATULATIONS STEVE! You're the first person I ever voted for in Kindle Scout and it's only because I found out about it on this topic. Wonderful news for you and hoping the same for more of us here!
Congrats Steve! I've been watching this forum for awhile and I appreciate all the time and effort you put in to keep everyone up to date. I am much more informed about the process thanks to you!
First step after being accepted is going through the manuscript one last time to make sure everything is just fine and ducky.
I'm about twenty-five percent of the way through the manuscript. I intend to make my final submission sometime tomorrow and get the next step in motion.
Congratulations, Steve, and thanks for pointing me over here!! I think I need a LOT of perspective as I stumble/shamble through this process, and looks like I'll get that here!
So my novel launches tomorrow (OMG) and amazon have been super lovely and CLOSED MY KDP ACCOUNT!Â
I'd somehow managed to sign up for two accounts under the same email address and instead of asking me about it they just went ahead and closed the one with access to KDP which means that even though my novel is still live on amazon and will still be launched- I literally cannot do anything about it. I can't do any final edits (thank god I'd already uploaded my final manuscript!) and I can't do any price promos or countdown deals or anything. I'm kind of freaking out. I've been fighting with them for the past week to give me access but I feel like we're just going around in circles.
I just needed to tell someone because, as I said, I'm freaking out. Not something I needed right before my first launch
Congratulations, Steve, and thanks for pointing me over here!! I think I need a LOT of perspective as I stumble/shamble through this process, and looks like I'll get that here!
So my novel launches tomorrow (OMG) and amazon have been super lovely and CLOSED MY KDP ACCOUNT!
I'd somehow managed to sign up for two accounts under the same email address and instead of asking me about it they just went ahead and closed the one with access to KDP which means that even though my novel is still live on amazon and will still be launched- I literally cannot do anything about it. I can't do any final edits (thank god I'd already uploaded my final manuscript!) and I can't do any price promos or countdown deals or anything. I'm kind of freaking out. I've been fighting with them for the past week to give me access but I feel like we're just going around in circles.
I just needed to tell someone because, as I said, I'm freaking out. Not something I needed right before my first launch
Thanks, Cindy! Looks like it's unlikely to be sorted before it launches, which I mean isn't a huge deal as they have the final copy, but I feel like they've just left me floundering and I'd have liked to have the option to re-upload or tweak a few things before it officially launched :/
How's your novel going btw? Did you get any more interest once your print edition launched?
I hope everyone remembered to set their clocks ahead last night.
I woke up about 2 am - or was it 3 am - thinking about the revisions and bolt-tightening I'm doing today. I did one good simple fix to really help nail down the last chapter. Right now I'm about half way through this last minute revision and I intend to have it completed by this afternoon. I've got the whole day off.
Good luck to P Walter Gagnon with his book THE DEVIL'S SOUL who has joined those folks swinging in the gentle breeze. May the gods of Kindle Scout look favorably upon your offering.
And welcome to new kboarder Norman Prentiss. I believe I shared the pages of a SHIVERS volume with you and I certainly remember you from Cemetery Dance. That queer supernatural road trip book of yours certainly looks wicked cool intriguing.
Let's get to the list, shall we.
Remember - the campaigns that need nominations the most are the ones that are closest to the LAST DAY LEFT, 1 day left, 2 days left etc.
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