by mandilynnwrites | Nov 11, 2025 | Writing Tips
My book, Sparks in Iceland, just came out, which means it’s time to write a new novel! In fact, I’m already 10,000 words into my next book. However, I hit a bit of a motivational dead end, so I figured it was time to sit down and do some goal setting and...
by mandilynnwrites | Nov 4, 2025 | Author VLOGS
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a writing vlog. One, because I wasn’t writing due to exhaustion and overwhelm, but also because it was hard to film and hide my baby bump since you guys didn’t know about my pregnancy yet. So some of this...
by mandilynnwrites | Oct 14, 2025 | Self-Publishing
It’s time to expose exactly how much money I spent self-publishing my latest novel, Sparks in Iceland! In this video, I go through everything I spent to create the book, including hiring editors, illustrators, and marketing! I’ll also be sharing my...
by mandilynnwrites | Oct 7, 2025 | Writing Tips
Last year, I published the 2025 Writing Planner, which means this year I’m launching the 2026 edition! This planner is designed for writers to help you set goals, track your writing progress, and to help you plan your year, months, and weeks! There are a couple...
by mandilynnwrites | Sep 23, 2025 | Author VLOGS
If you’re seeing this video, it means that all my Kickstarters have finally been shipped out and fulfilled! Which means it’s finally time to share the author day in the life vlog where I do all the prep work to fulfill the Kickstarter and ship out...