by mandilynnwrites | Dec 30, 2025 | Book Cover Design
We all know readers judge a book by its cover, so what makes a good book over design? Today I’m going to be designing this book cover with you step by step in Photoshop, and as I do so, I’ll be sharing my five rules of book cover design. These are all...
by mandilynnwrites | Dec 22, 2025 | Author VLOGS
I went on a writing retreat and was the most productive I’ve ever been! I’ve been really struggling to focus lately. Between being very pregnant, having a toddler to run after, and needing to get ahead of work so I can go on maternity leave, there hasn’t been much...
by mandilynnwrites | Dec 16, 2025 | Self-Publishing
I plan on writing and publishing a book in 2026, all while being freshly postpartum and a new mom of two! Today I’m sitting down to do some planning and goal setting to make sure I can accomplish everything I want to in 2026! If you plan on writing or publishing...
by mandilynnwrites | Dec 9, 2025 | Self-Publishing
What’s the secret behind funding over $78,000 for books on Kickstarter? I recently sat down to interview indie author, Mary Mecham, on her experience launching her first Kickstarter, which was wildly successful. We’ll be discussing how her existing platform impacted...
by mandilynnwrites | Dec 2, 2025 | Book Cover Design
I’ve done multiple tutorials showing you how to design book covers using Canva. In one of those videos, someone commented that Canva book covers get rejected. Since I’ve never published a book with a cover designed in Canva, I got curious, and I dug up a...
