by mandilynnwrites | Apr 13, 2017 | Writing Tips
Get your subscription to BookCase Cub: Use the code Mandi15 to get 15% off your purchase! In this Month’s Box: The Zom-B Chronicles by Darren Shan B Smith doesn’t fully buy into Dad’s racism, but figures it’s easier to go along with it than...
by mandilynnwrites | Apr 11, 2017 | Writing Tips
I’ve found that I’m pretty good at editing someone else’s stories, but not my own. Of course the solution is to pretend I wasn’t the one who write the story, but that’s easier said than done. The first trick to achieving this is to just let my manuscript sit for a...
by mandilynnwrites | Apr 4, 2017 | Writing Tips
This post is aimed towards myself. I’m sure all you wonderful writing fanatics out there are just busting out words every day. Me? No. I wish I was, I really do! But life gets complicated. Things get in the way, and your motivation gets shot. So here some reasons I...
by mandilynnwrites | Mar 28, 2017 | Writing Tips
My life is pretty hectic and I also have a tiny OCD problem in the fact that I love to organize things. Like, a lot. I love labels and draws and containers, and I LOVE planners. You guys have seen my Erin Condren planner a few times now, but I also have a permanent...
by mandilynnwrites | Mar 21, 2017 | Writing Tips
Time for a grammar lesson! Today we get to talk about all the different types of tenses you can write in! Past tense- most traditional type of tense in writing Present tense- seen a lot in the YA genre Points of View! 1st person- I, me, my; talking about yourself. 2nd...
