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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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Plotting Novels with OneNote

by | Jan 24, 2017 | Self-Publishing, Writing Tips

I love OneNote! It’s great for taking notes in class but also for plotting novels! Who knew? Use it to organize your note on your characters, chapters, and setting. This is only the tip of the iceberg for OneNote, so be sure to explore it thoroughly! Explore OneNote...

I’ve Failed as an Author

by | Jan 17, 2017 | Writing Tips

I hope every author out there knows what I’m talking about. Writing and supporting yourself as an author is something that is very hard to do. For myself, I have doubts every day. Am I doing the right thing? Should I give up now and find something else to do? To put...

How Many Books Did I Read in 2016?

by | Jan 4, 2017 | Writing Tips

Nominate your favorite writing blog! http://positivewriter.com/nominate-your-favorite-writing-blog-for-2017/ How do you do it? Simply go to the comment section of the above link, paste this fancy URL:  https://mandilynn.com/ And tell the world why you love my...

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