by mandilynnwrites | Nov 3, 2024 | Author VLOGS
In the month of November (and part of October) I plan on writing 80,000 words…while also being the primary parent for my ten-month-old daughter. Do I sound crazy yet? I haven’t even accomplished this type of writing goal without a baby, so how the heck do...
by mandilynnwrites | Jun 30, 2024 | Author VLOGS
Ditching My Outline to Start a New Novel – Writing Vlog // After many many months, it’s time to get back into writing! In this writing vlog, I’m sitting down to look at the outline I had started when I was still pregnant. Spoiler: I end up hating it...
by mandilynnwrites | Nov 12, 2023 | Author VLOGS
As promised, here’s my first NaNoWriMo vlog and it did not…go as planned. Since I’m well into my third trimester now, I’m tired both physically and mentally, and it’s not something I was really prepared for when I set out to write an...
by mandilynnwrites | Oct 29, 2023 | Author VLOGS
How I’m Preparing to Write a Novel for NaNoWriMo 2023! Preptober Vlog // The first of hopefully many writing vlogs as I dive back in and begin to write a new book! In this video, I’m outlining my next novel for Preptober as I prepare to write a novel in a...
by mandilynnwrites | Oct 1, 2023 | NaNoWriMo, Writing Tips
My Favorite Novel Outline Methods for Preptober // It’s officially October, which means it’s Preptober, when we all start to hunker down and prepare for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). The goal of NaNoWriMo is of course to write a novel (50,000...
