by mandilynnwrites | Dec 9, 2025 | Self-Publishing
What’s the secret behind funding over $78,000 for books on Kickstarter? I recently sat down to interview indie author, Mary Mecham, on her experience launching her first Kickstarter, which was wildly successful. We’ll be discussing how her existing platform impacted...
by mandilynnwrites | Dec 2, 2025 | Book Cover Design
I’ve done multiple tutorials showing you how to design book covers using Canva. In one of those videos, someone commented that Canva book covers get rejected. Since I’ve never published a book with a cover designed in Canva, I got curious, and I dug up a...
by mandilynnwrites | Nov 25, 2025 | Writing Tips
Today I’m giving you a little behind the scenes look into the new book I’m writing, as well as showing you how I’m using my favorite writing software to both outline the book, as well as write it. I’ll be showing you how I use this software for character profiles,...
by mandilynnwrites | Nov 18, 2025 | Self-Publishing
I raised over $4,000 for my book using Kickstarter, but after countless hours invested into creating, marketing, and fulfilling the Kickstarter, was it worth it? In today’s video, I will be revealing the sometimes brutal truth of hosting a Kickstarter....
by mandilynnwrites | Nov 11, 2025 | Writing Tips
My book, Sparks in Iceland, just came out, which means it’s time to write a new novel! In fact, I’m already 10,000 words into my next book. However, I hit a bit of a motivational dead end, so I figured it was time to sit down and do some goal setting and...
