by mandilynnwrites | Oct 7, 2025 | Writing Tips
Last year, I published the 2025 Writing Planner, which means this year I’m launching the 2026 edition! This planner is designed for writers to help you set goals, track your writing progress, and to help you plan your year, months, and weeks! There are a couple...
by mandilynnwrites | Sep 30, 2025 | Self-Publishing
Earlier this year, I did a 21 day campaign on Kickstarter for my upcoming novel, Sparks in Iceland. This was my first time ever running a Kickstarter, and the book itself wasn’t the ideal fit for Kickstarter. The best-performing books on Kickstarter tend to be...
by mandilynnwrites | Sep 23, 2025 | Author VLOGS
If you’re seeing this video, it means that all my Kickstarters have finally been shipped out and fulfilled! Which means it’s finally time to share the author day in the life vlog where I do all the prep work to fulfill the Kickstarter and ship out...
by mandilynnwrites | Sep 16, 2025 | Writing Tips
Today I’m sharing with you my basic guide to writing a novel from start to finish. We’ll be talking about everything from brainstorming and outlining, to working with beta readers, hiring an editor, and preparing to self-publish your book! If you’ve...
by mandilynnwrites | Sep 2, 2025 | Self-Publishing
Want to design a book cover on a budget? Typically I teach book cover design using Photoshop, but today I’m doing a tutorial on designing a fantasy book cover in Canva (Pro edition). I’ll be going step by step, designing this cover with you, giving some...
