by mandilynnwrites | Dec 31, 2014 | Writing Tips
This year has definitely flown by. Anyone who knows me personally knows that this year was not the best for me. There was a lot of stumbling and what one of my teachers from high school calls “discovers.” I almost didn’t make a recap video this year, but I am so glad...
by mandilynnwrites | Dec 14, 2014 | Writing Tips
This semester at my college I was lucky enough to be able to take Piano I and this is the song I played for my final. It’s not perfect, but since I hadn’t played piano until this semester I’m pretty proud of myself. Sadly I don’t have sheet...
by mandilynnwrites | Dec 9, 2014 | Writing Tips
So how do you write seamless dialogue that will make your characters pop without the reader noticing you’re actually using dialogue? It’s all a matter of listening how real people speak and translating it into your writing. Don’t use too much dialogue, break it up...
by mandilynnwrites | Nov 25, 2014 | Writing Tips
Obviously I’m not a professional but I believe strongly in the idea that you should fake it till you make it. Don’t know what you’re doing? Then pretend like you’re a professional and just go with it. Most importantly just become comfortable...
by mandilynnwrites | Nov 5, 2014 | Writing Tips
See my old dorm...
by mandilynnwrites | Oct 14, 2014 | Writing Tips
Pacing can be an extremely important part of writing your novel when it comes to keeping readers. If you look at book reviews one of the most common complaints is that a book is slow. You have to keep in mind that you are always trying to create a crescendo when...
