by mandilynnwrites | May 1, 2018 | Author VLOGS
I won CampNaNoWriMo! It was a very long week but I eventually got around to finishing the edits for my third novel, She’s Not Here, and now it is in the safe hands of my beta readers! Watch the vlog for all the details. Want to have all the latest news on what...
by mandilynnwrites | 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...
by mandilynnwrites | Mar 28, 2017 | Writing Tips
My life is pretty hectic and I also have a tiny OCD problem in the fact that I love to organize things. Like, a lot. I love labels and draws and containers, and I LOVE planners. You guys have seen my Erin Condren planner a few times now, but I also have a permanent...
by mandilynnwrites | Mar 21, 2017 | Writing Tips
Time for a grammar lesson! Today we get to talk about all the different types of tenses you can write in! Past tense- most traditional type of tense in writing Present tense- seen a lot in the YA genre Points of View! 1st person- I, me, my; talking about yourself. 2nd...
by mandilynnwrites | Mar 18, 2017 | bookcase club, BookTube
Get your subscription to BookCase Cub: Use the code Mandi15 to get 15% off your purchase! In this month’s box…. Dangerous Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl Blythewood by Carol Goodman