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Indie Author Experiment: I Posted Every Day for 6 Months… Did It Increase My Book Sales?

https://youtu.be/26oATyvo9lk For six months, I’ve been posting to social media every day in an effort to increase my book sales. The good news: book sales are up! But just how much? Join me for this six-month wrap-up to take a look at all my social media stats, book...

I Went Viral Three Times…Did It Increase My Book Sales? – BOOK MARKETING ESP 9

https://youtu.be/aanhIvjag8E We’re now six months into my social media experiment where I’m posting every day to see if it helps increase my book sales. This month I had the most success with my Instagram reels than ever before. I had three go viral, so today I’m...

I Wasn’t Sure This Book Signing Would Be Worth It…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPxY560aY14 Earlier this week I did a book signing event with 60+ authors. Because this event was so big, it had a lot of potential, but with an event with this many authors…sometimes the market gets a little competitive. If you’re...

A Busy Day in My Life as a Full-Time Author & Mom

https://youtu.be/qdq3FTIWeI4 I asked on Instagram if you guys wanted to see a behind-the-scenes look at designing the special edition books for Kickstarter, and you all said YES! I couldn’t show the entire process because, well, it takes a long time to design, and I...

Trying Not to Cry Before My Kickstarter Goes Live ? Author Vlog

https://youtu.be/sbYaJhanllA The Kickstarter for my book, Revenge in Rome, is LIVE! The day it went live, I vlogged the entire thing to show what was happening behind the scenes. I also give you a little look into a typical day of work and how I manage with two kiddos...

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100 Copies of I am Mercy!!!

Attend the signing! https://www.facebook.com/events/1492669744358661/ Can't be there? Attend the virtual signing! https://www.facebook.com/events/870773016348443/ See all the photos! https://mandilynn.com/photos-2/100-copies-of-i-am-mercy/ 100 Copies of Essence!...

Self-Publishing- Formatting an Ebook

I know the video goes fast, but pause the video at each step so you don’t get lost! This takes a lot of time and patience. I tried to make things as clear as possible for you guys, but if anything unclear let me know. Copy original manuscript. Paste into Notepad. You...

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Which Novel Should I Write? || YA Ink

Most writers tend to have countless story ideas. This is great because we feel like we can go on forever writer! The most frightening thing for a writer is when they sick back and can’t think of anything to write. And that’s when writer’s doubt comes in. But today...

Book Unboxing || BookCase Club April 2017

Get your subscription to BookCase Cub: Use the code Mandi15 to get 15% off your purchase! In this Month's Box: The Zom-B Chronicles  by Darren Shan B Smith doesn't fully buy into Dad's racism, but figures it's easier to go along with it than risk the fights and abuse...

Novel Editing: QUESTION EVERYTHING

I’ve found that I’m pretty good at editing someone else’s stories, but not my own. Of course the solution is to pretend I wasn’t the one who write the story, but that’s easier said than done. The first trick to achieving this is to just let my manuscript sit for a...

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