We are five days until She’s Not Here comes out, and today we’re talking about the worst writing advice that is out there!
What to Plan When You’re Self-Publishing
We are now 6 days until the release of She’s Not Here, so today we’re celebrating with a video on everything you need to plan when you’re self-publishing a book.
She’s Not Here by Mandi Lynn, Book Trailer, Psychological Thriller
5 Words to Remove From Your Novel to Improve Your Writing
I’ve learned a lot of things while editing my third novel, She’s Not Here, and one of them is that I use a lot of filler or filter words. Filler or filter words are words we throw into our novels when we’re being lazy writers and not getting to the point. For today’s video, I’m listing off all the words that you should remove from your novel to improve your writing.
Skydive Proposal at 14,000 Feet!!!
If you follow me on social media you may know that over the weekend I got engaged. So I hope you don’t mind an interruption of the regular writing videos for this vlog of our skydiving adventure. I also apologize for some of the audio is hard to hear. Most of this was filmed on a GoPro.
Author Trivia Tag!
I was tagged by Brittany Wang to do the Author Trivia Tag, created by Lenn Woolston. Basically, the tag is 10 random facts you might not have know about me, so let’s get to chatting! Let me know in the comments if any of these facts surprised you!
How to Format an Ebook & Send Free Copies for Kindle
Formatting books is always some of the most frustrating parts of the self-publishing process. To help ease the headache, I created this video to walk you through how to easily format your novel for any ebook format. Also in this video, I’m showing you how you can take the formatted MOBI files you’ve created for Kindle and send them to anyone for free. This includes testing the file yourself, sending out advanced reader copies, or sending the book to reviewers.
Editing Your Book on a Budget – Self-Publishing
Joining me for this video is Bethany Atazedah and Evie Driver as we talk about everything you should know about editing your book when you want to self-publish. This was filmed during the Wander Writer’s Retreat, which is why we’re in a hotel room, but we’re ready to deliver as much info to you as possible.
How to Start Your Own Publishing Company – Self-Publishing
I’ve been putting off making this video for awhile, because, well, I’m not good at talking about legal stuff. I wanted to try my best at walking you through how I went about creating my own publishing house. This means choosing a name, filling paperwork through your secretary of state, getting an EIN, starting your publishing house website and all these other fun legal and business things!
1 Minute Book Bragging Challenge w/ Jenna Moreci (Original)
Today I’m teaming up with the wonderful Jenna Moreci for an original tag we’ve created all the 1 Minute Book Bragging Challenge! The challenge is to quiz another writer on their story. The quizzes writer must brag as much about their book as they can in 1 minute. Whoever answers the most questions win!
