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The Book Signing Where I Lost Money….

by | July 7, 2026 | Author VLOGS | 0 Comments

https://youtu.be/q4VJwqCIrQ0 This was my first book signing back after maternity leave...and it did not go as planned. Lucky for you guys, I happened to be vlogging during all the chaos. Stick around to see how many books I ended up selling at the end of the day.
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I Worked With an Illustrator to Design My Book Cover

by | June 30, 2026 | Book Cover Design | 0 Comments

https://youtu.be/a7Eqx70Vz5Y Today is cover reveal day for my upcoming billionaire fake dating closed door romance, Revenge in Rome. In this video, I’m showing you the entire design process from sketch to a final cover with typography. You’ll also get to see all the...
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Re-Outlining My Novel During Naptime, Chaos, and Rewrites – Writing Vlog

by | June 26, 2026 | Author VLOGS | 0 Comments

https://youtu.be/0pPidNS0SUQ Beta reader feedback for my upcoming novel, Revenge in Rome, is in! Which means it’s time to sort through the feedback and start to edit. There was so much feedback this time around that I wanted to sort through it all and organize it a...
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Creating a Social Media Hook Database for My Books – BOOK MARKETING ESP 3

by | June 23, 2026 | Marketing for Authors | 0 Comments

https://youtu.be/cJmQ_iqR_R8 My books haven’t been selling, so I’ve been working to redo my social media book marketing strategy. The first step was to start posting on social media every day. The second step was to redo my book’s blurbs, back matter, and sales pages....
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My Books Aren’t Selling, So I’m Doing This Instead – BOOK MARKETING ESP 2

by | June 19, 2026 | Marketing for Authors | 0 Comments

https://youtu.be/1YwArXFH1TY My pen name books haven’t been selling, so I’ve been doing a social media experiment to get more book sales. In the last episode of this video series, I posted every day for 30 days, and well…things didn’t go as well as I wanted them to....
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Self-Publishing- Formatting an Ebook

by | Oct 13, 2015 | Self-Publishing

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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YA INK & Writing Tips

Which Novel Should I Write? || YA Ink

by | Apr 18, 2017 | Writing Tips

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

by | Apr 13, 2017 | Writing Tips

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

by | Apr 11, 2017 | Writing Tips

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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