I’ve been marketing my upcoming novel incorrectly for months. I’ve been calling my book, Revenge in Rome, a billionaire romance when it is in fact, a millionaire romance. Is one letter really that important? When it comes to reader expectations, it can be! Today I’m talking about tropes and how it can impact reader expectations…
The chaos of life has officially caught up with me and now I only have two weeks to do edits for my novel before sending it off to my editor. This deadline would’ve been hard enough alone, but I also have two little kids home with me. So…let’s see if I can meet the deadline!…
Try Campfire, use code MANDI for 20% off: Beta reader feedback for my upcoming novel, Revenge in Rome, is in! Which means it’s time to sort through the feedback and start to edit. There was so much feedback this time around that I wanted to sort through it all and organize it a little better…
It’s been months in the making, but I finally sent my first draft to beta readers. In this video, I’m sharing what it’s like sending your novel to beta readers for the first time—along with all the nerves, doubts, and “what have I done” moments that come with it. If you’re a writer working on…
It’s my first time back to vlogging after having my second baby and I’m sharing what it really looks like getting back into writing. As a mom of two, finding time, energy, and focus to write again hasn’t been easy—but I’m figuring it out one small step at a time. If you’re a writer, author,…
If you’re seeing this video, then it means I finally finished writing the first draft of my book! Why is this a big deal? Because I’ve been working on this book since November and was nervous that I wouldn’t be able to finish the first draft before I go into labor. Writing this book while…
I went on a writing retreat and was the most productive I’ve ever been! I’ve been really struggling to focus lately. Between being very pregnant, having a toddler to run after, and needing to get ahead of work so I can go on maternity leave, there hasn’t been much time to write my book. That’s…
This is My Writing Uniform: Shop all my merch: It's been a while since I've posted a writing vlog. One, because I wasn't writing due to exhaustion and overwhelm, but also because it was hard to film and hide my baby bump since you guys didn't know about my pregnancy yet. So some of this…
Want a special edition or deluxe book? Be notified when they go on sale: Pre-Order Sparks in Iceland: Watch my Kickstarter playlist: If you're seeing this video, it means that all my Kickstarters have finally been shipped out and fulfilled! Which means it's finally time to share the author day in the life vlog where…
Support my project on Kickstarter: My Kickstarter for Sparks in Iceland, my friends-to-lovers sweet romance, has been live for over a week now! But let's rewind things a bit to last week, when I first launched the Kickstarter because I vlogged the first 24 hours, sharing all my thoughts and feelings with the camera. This…