by mandilynnwrites | Nov 12, 2019 | Writing Tips
For those of you participating in NaNoWriMo, you may be in need of a pep-talk. Fear not! Today we’re talking about the benefits of participating in National Novel Writing Month and how it can make you a better writer! See the spreadsheet full of other...
by mandilynnwrites | Jul 9, 2019 | Writing Tips
It’s time for another #10kWritingChallenge! I made this challenge up last month and it’s officially become “a thing.” The goal is to write 10,000 words in one day, and if you do, I’ll mail you a pin that you can wear with pride! If you’d like to sign up for the...
by mandilynnwrites | May 21, 2019 | Author VLOGS
I finished outlining my fourth novel! I’ve been working for weeks to outline my novel using the Save the Cat Writes a Novel beat sheet. Brittany Wang and Bethany Atazadeh recently hosted the Save the Cat Experiment and I used that as an opportunity to start outlining...
by mandilynnwrites | Oct 23, 2018 | Self-Publishing
Isn’t this ironic? In my last video I talked about how much I hated formatting and in today’s video I’m showing you how to format your novel. With that said, if you decide to format your novel yourself, you’ll discover that this may be one of...
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...