by mandilynnwrites | Jul 21, 2026 | Self-Publishing
Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing has made a couple of changes since I last made an uploading tutorial, so I figured it was time to do a new tutorial for KDP. In this video, we’re going to be uploading my book, Revenge in Rome, to Amazon KDP. And I will, of course, be...
by mandilynnwrites | May 5, 2026 | Self-Publishing
If you’re self-publishing a book and you’re looking for a literal to-do list that you can follow and reference as you work through the publishing process, then you’ve come to the right place. At this point, I’ve published a pretty big back-log of books and I’ve broken...
by mandilynnwrites | Mar 24, 2026 | Self-Publishing
I published my first book in 2013. Since then, I’ve published seven novels, a novella, a handful of non-fiction books, a couple of planners, and even a children’s book. To say I’ve learned a lot since then is an understatement. What are some of the biggest things I’ve...
by mandilynnwrites | Feb 24, 2026 | Self-Publishing
Can you self-publish a book in a year or less? Yes, you can! You just have to be organized. Today, we’re talking about all the steps it takes to self-publish your book. We’ll discuss how much time you will need for each step and when you should be working on things....
by mandilynnwrites | Jan 13, 2026 | Self-Publishing
I put my closed door romance book, Sparks in Iceland, on Netgalley, and today we’re talking about the results. I’ll also be talking about why I put my book on Natgalley again after a semi-negative experience previously, what I did to make it a positive experience this...
by mandilynnwrites | Jan 6, 2026 | Self-Publishing
I used BookVault for the first time to print special editions of my book, Sparks in Iceland. I’ve tested a lot of their amazing features, printed the books, and sent them out to customers. The real question is: are they the best company to use for special...
