by mandilynnwrites | Sep 2, 2025 | Self-Publishing
Want to design a book cover on a budget? Typically I teach book cover design using Photoshop, but today I’m doing a tutorial on designing a fantasy book cover in Canva (Pro edition). I’ll be going step by step, designing this cover with you, giving some...
by mandilynnwrites | Jul 25, 2025 | Writing Tips
Support my project on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mandilynnbell/sparks-in-iceland-sweet-romance-exclusive-hardcover Are you looking for an alternative to Kindle Direct Publishing? Or perhaps you’re looking to print special editions of your...
by mandilynnwrites | Jul 1, 2025 | Self-Publishing
Have you ever opened up a book and decided to read it because the font was too small, the spacing was too tight, or the text just looked hard to read? This is something that happens more often than you may think. As an indie author, you work months, even years,...
by mandilynnwrites | Jun 17, 2025 | Book Cover Design
Support the project on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mandilynnbell/sparks-in-iceland-sweet-romance-exclusive-hardcover Want to learn how to design book covers? Check out my book cover design courses: https://stoneridgebooks.teachable.com/ My...
by mandilynnwrites | Jun 3, 2025 | Self-Publishing
In the past, I did a full step by step tutorial on how to publish your book on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing. What I did not go into, however, was how to prep the files for uploading ahead of time. In this video I’m going to go over the file requirements for...