by mandilynnwrites | Oct 20, 2026 | Author VLOGS
I’ve had more book signings than ever this year, and my latest event was one I signed up for on a whim. I didn’t know much about the event, but when I got there, it was already super busy, and I started selling books before I was finished setting up. My goal for the...
by mandilynnwrites | Oct 13, 2026 | Self-Publishing
The Kickstarter is live: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mandilynnbell/project-italy-title-reveal-coming-soon Last year, I tried to make $15,000 on Kickstarter with my book, Sparks in Iceland. In reality, I only ended up raising a little over $4,000. This year, I...
by mandilynnwrites | Oct 6, 2026 | Marketing for Authors
I’ve been posting to social media every day for five months to increase my book sales. Despite having some really high engagement and views, my book sales are worse than ever. In this video, I’m going to share what content performed well, my social media stats, my...
by mandilynnwrites | Sep 22, 2026 | Author VLOGS
I had another book signing! And it did not go well. There were a lot of things not working in my favor, which just goes to show you can never predict how an event is going to go. I was going to scrap this video since things didn’t go as planned, but I wanted to share...
by mandilynnwrites | Sep 20, 2026 | Marketing for Authors
Did you know that if you give a book away for free, it can not only help you grow your author newsletter, but also help sell books in your backlist? Today I’m walking you through how you can use a free ebook to grow your newsletter exponentially and get loyal readers...
