My first Kindle Scout campaign is over. All I know is that “Avalon’s Choice” was “hot.” However, on that last day, I was able to view the traffic (or page views) and I’m not sure how “hot” is judged. The views didn’t give me actual numbers, just traffic.

So, I hope I did well enough to land a Kindle deal, but if I didn’t, I’ll launch the book in “normal” Kindle.

In the meantime, my department is up for reaccreditation (the visit is this week). And I’ll keep my eye on the weather … snow storm of doom? Nah. I just want to sled.

What do you do to pass your time when you’re waiting?

My son is not very good at the art of patience. He’s almost 6 and he is happy that his Playskool Heroes Tie Fighter arrived, finally, today.  The irritating part of the story: I tried to buy it in person at Target. I checked Target.com to verify that it was in stock in local (near my office) stores. The site listed it as “not available” at these stores, so I hit up Amazon.com. Then I wound up at a local Target and the Tie Fighter was on the shelf. Grrrrr. Instant gratification foiled. I didn’t tell him Target had it (because I didn’t want two Tie Fighters). Instead we talked about the excitement of getting a package.

I plan to stay busy while I wait for the contest-related email. Maybe I’ll delve into the James Patterson Masters Class. I’ve signed up for it and I’m excited about learning how to outline a book (instead of writing by the seat of my pants). But I know I need to get through this week’s work-related tasks first. My hubs has agreed to help me book writing time in the evenings – after we get our son to bed. The goal for now: 500 words a night and build up to an hour a night. I figure if I can make time to train for half and full marathons, I can write an hour a night. Right?

I hope to branch out into short stories, too. I’d love to tie these into the Rebekah Keith Chronicles. The first short, “Family Duty,” is available on Kindle (free or 99 cents, depending on your options).

“Family Duty” introduces readers to Clan Keith and gives background on Rebekah’s childhood, but focuses on James’ history with the Order.

I’m working on another non-Order related short, too. We’ll see where it takes me. My goal is to write the story that’s meant to be told, not to write the story I think will sell.