by mandilynnwrites | Oct 8, 2023 | Self-Publishing
KDP is One Step Closer to Print Pre-Orders – Kindle Direct Publishing Update // Recently Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing made the exciting announcement that you can now schedule the release of a print book! I’m sure a lot of you had the same reaction as...
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...
by mandilynnwrites | Jul 23, 2023 | Self-Publishing
5 Reasons to Avoid IngramSpark & Self-Publishing Alternatives // Recently I had a terrible experience self-publishing my book with IngramSpark, and for that reason, I’ve made the decision to no longer work with them. In this video, I wanted to go over some...
by mandilynnwrites | Jul 16, 2023 | Self-Publishing
My Biggest Self-Publishing Mistake: The Thing That Took Years to Learn // If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my career as an author, it’s just how important writing to market is. This is advice that I ignored for a long time because I thought...