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...
by mandilynnwrites | Aug 26, 2025 | Self-Publishing
Last week I showed you how to register your book for copyright in a step-by-step tutorial. Now that your book is registered for copyright, it’s time to create the copyright page for your book. In this video, I’m going section by section through my own...
by mandilynnwrites | Aug 19, 2025 | Self-Publishing
As an indie author, you’ve probably wondered what you can do to protect your work and make sure it doesn’t get stolen. During the self-publishing process, you’ll need to figure out what it means to copyright your book, how to copyright it, and when...
by mandilynnwrites | Jul 28, 2025 | Author VLOGS
It’s been a long time since I’ve done an in-person book signing, but I finally had another book signing and it was not only fun, but a huge success! In this video, I’m sharing with you the things that worked really well and how they helped me sell...
by mandilynnwrites | Jul 25, 2025 | Writing Tips
Support my project on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mandilynnbell/sparks-in-iceland-sweet-romance-exclusive-hardcover Are you looking for an alternative to Kindle Direct Publishing? Or perhaps you’re looking to print special editions of your...
by mandilynnwrites | Jul 22, 2025 | Self-Publishing
As many of you know by this point, I created a special edition & deluxe edition of my book, Sparks in Iceland, as a part of my Kickstarter. These editions of the book include photos from locations in the book, and I even have a digitally annotated edition of the...
by mandilynnwrites | Jul 18, 2025 | Author VLOGS
My Kickstarter for Sparks in Iceland, my friends-to-lovers sweet romance, has been live for over a week now! But let’s rewind things a bit to last week, when I first launched the Kickstarter because I vlogged the first 24 hours, sharing all my thoughts and...
by mandilynnwrites | Jul 11, 2025 | Author VLOGS
Wondering about the type of prep that went into preparing for my Kickstarter? Today’s video is a little day in the life, so you can see the behind-the-scenes chaos that is being a mom and trying to prep a book for...
