by mandilynnwrites | July 7, 2020 | NaNoWriMo | 0 Comments

Set Writing Goals & Word Count Stickers! // We’re one week into Camp NaNoWriMo! As per usual, I’m behind, which means I need to get my goal-setting into gear! In today’s video, I’m talking about how I set my writing goals for Camp NaNoWriMo and National Novel...

by mandilynnwrites | June 23, 2020 | Writing Tips | 0 Comments

Write an Engaging Children’s Book // In a previous video, I talked about the 8 simple steps to write a children’s book, which covered the broad process of writing, editing, and publishing a children’s book. For today’s video, I wanted to dive deeper into the writing...

by mandilynnwrites | June 16, 2020 | Self-Publishing | 0 Comments

Lulu Book Unboxing & Quality Review // I got my newest book, Mr. Moon’s Big Move, printed by Lulu Press! In this video I’m unboxing my self-published book, as well as giving a quick review in Lulu Press’s quality in their printing. Let me know what you think of...

by mandilynnwrites | June 9, 2020 | Marketing for Authors, Self-Publishing | 0 Comments

Increase Pre-Order Book Sales (+paperback pre-orders) // Today’s video we’re talking about a few things! First, let’s talk about how you can increase pre-orders for your book by having book pre-order incentives. If you want to avoid working with IngramSpark, I also...

by mandilynnwrites | May 21, 2020 | Self-Publishing | 0 Comments

IngramSpark: Should You Publish With Them? // My video from earlier this week had a few people concerned about IngramSpark and whether or not they should publish with them. This video is not meant to bash them, but to point out some pretty obvious flaws and need for...