by mandilynnwrites | May 3, 2013 | Writing Tips
Because sometimes we all have to learn how to receive criticism gracefully. There are many ways you can react when you get feedback on your novel. You can have poise and grace and act profession or you can fight whoever is giving the feedback nail and tooth.You NEED a...
by mandilynnwrites | May 2, 2013 | Book Reviews
The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan Synopsis: In Mary’s world there are simple truths. The Sisterhood always knows best. The Guardians will protect and serve. The Unconsecrated will never relent. And you must always mind the fence that surrounds the...
by mandilynnwrites | Apr 28, 2013 | Writing Tips
Click here to see Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdnJn3-fMVU This video is a continuation of a previous video I made. But this video is all about syllables and being about to pronounce the name you give a character in your novel. Now, just because you can say...
by mandilynnwrites | Apr 19, 2013 | Writing Tips
There is nothing more encouraging than to be a writer and have not one, but two inspirations! All of a sudden you have two ideas, two plots, and two amazing worlds to create. The problem? Well, you can only handle one story at a time. Some people try to jump back and...
by mandilynnwrites | Apr 15, 2013 | Writing Tips
The big question here is how you write a synopsis for your book. Well, that fancy word synopsis is the name for the short summary of your book that can be found on the inside jacket of a hardcover or the back cover of the book on a soft cover. Writing a synopsis can...