by mandilynnwrites | Oct 1, 2023 | NaNoWriMo, Writing Tips
My Favorite Novel Outline Methods for Preptober // It’s officially October, which means it’s Preptober, when we all start to hunker down and prepare for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). The goal of NaNoWriMo is of course to write a novel (50,000...
by mandilynnwrites | Sep 24, 2023 | Writing Tips
Self-Publishing Money Tips & How to Save Costs as an Author // It’s no secret that self-publishing can get expensive if you don’t set a budget for yourself. There are four big things that will take the most out of your budget: hiring an editor, book...
by mandilynnwrites | Sep 17, 2023 | Self-Publishing
5 Reasons Your Self-Published Book Isn’t Selling // So you took the time to write, edit, and publish a book only to sit back and ask yourself, “why isn’t anyone buying it?” There could be many things influencing readers to buy or not to buy...
by mandilynnwrites | Sep 10, 2023 | Book Cover Design, Self-Publishing
How to Design A Book Cover for Your Self-Published Novel // Today I’m celebrating the release of my book cover design courses! To do that, I wanted to walk you through some of the steps that I go through as I design book covers from start to finish. In this...
by mandilynnwrites | Sep 3, 2023 | Self-Publishing
IngramSpark Reduces Author Royalties – Disappointing Update // This past week IngramSpark made the announcement that they are forcing authors to have a wholesale discount of 40% when it was previously 30%. For self-published authors who use IngramSpark to...
