by mandilynnwrites | Oct 19, 2018 | Writing Tips
I’m taking over Reedsy’s short story contest! You could win a $50 gift card and be featured on Reedsy’s blog! Here’s how to participate: – Sign up for Reedsy’s writing prompts newsletter before October 26th here:...
by mandilynnwrites | Oct 16, 2018 | Writing Tips
This video is so important for a few reasons. A lot of people have been putting pressure on themselves to do more and more and be as productive as possible. As writers, this means we need to write more. But the truth is, writers don’t need to write for hours a...
by mandilynnwrites | Oct 9, 2018 | Writing Tips
The hardest part about writing a novel is usually the first draft. If you’re a pantser, like myself, you tend to make it up as you go, but if you’re a plotting, like my dear friend Brittany Wang, you’re going to spend awhile plotting out your novel...
by mandilynnwrites | Oct 1, 2018 | Self-Publishing
When people consider self-publishing their novel, one of the first questions they ask is how much is it going to cost? After all, one of the reasons we publish our work is in hopes that we’ll make money off of it, right? One thing I’ve learned about...
by mandilynnwrites | Sep 30, 2018 | Self-Publishing
We are two days until the release of She’s Not Here! I’ve been dying to share this video with all of you! One of my favorite beghind-the-scenes things is seeing how a book cover was designed step-by-step, so that’s exactly what I’m showing you...
