‘Marketing with Mandy’ Archives
Marketing with Mandy: Free Alts to Photoshop w/all the »
This is a GREAT write up about the alternatives to photoshop. Check it out.
Banner Dance! »
I always get excited when I hear about someone finding my Marketing with Mandy Series helpful. In fact, I squee and dance around! Its true. A link back alerted me that the video I did for making a banner ad is still helping people. Always an awesome feeling. You all know how I'm all about helping spread the word about fellow authors so I'm going [...]
FREE E-Book– 12 Days of Christmas »
That's right, as a special Christmas thank you to our readers, we're giving away The Twelve Days of Christmas for FREE (collection of short romantic stories) Twelve Days of Christmas By Kay Gregory Diana Bold Kate Austin Leanne Karella Michelle M. Pillow Mandy M. Roth Sheryl Hoyt Shonna Brannon [...]
Sharing! »
Hey everyone, look what Sasha White has done. She's been following along with the Photoshop tips and tricks that I put up at random here on my blog. She's being very modest because all I did to lend a hand was suggest adding a layer. If you've done any artwork, covers, banners, pictures, anything after having watched my vids or read my tips and [...]
Magnificent Eight Blog Tour WINNERS »
Winners! $20.00 Amazon Gift Certificate -- Annmarie (annmariea34) (please email me mandy @ mandyroth.com to claim your prize) Since there were so many entries, I decided to pick some more winners-- the following people have won their choice of a PDF download from my backlist titles--anything not appearing on the front page of my [...]
The Magnificent Eight Blog Tour »
Is coming to take you away... Sorry, couldn't resist myself. The name of the game is the peppermint twist... okay, really, I'll stop now and get on with the regularly scheduled programming. All this week, I'm blog touring with some pretty fan-f-ing-tastic authors! We're asking each others questions and want all of you to play along. We ask a [...]
How to Resize Your Cover »
Resizing your cover is super easy. This is something anyone can do. The FREE program I used on the video is PAINT.NET. Also, be sure to check out the banner making contest I'm having! Its a great way to get some free publicity. Click to play
LB&LI Workshop– Banner Ads CONTEST »
Sorry I was a day late on getting that making of a banner ad up. I want to thank everyone for stopping by my blog to hang out with me during the workshop. I'd also like to extend an invitation to 5 lucky winners. If you build a banner ad following the specs layed out in my vid, put the link in the comments section here. I'll select five winners [...]
LB&LI Cover Art: From Form to Finish Part IV »
I'm back again to share with you some concept to final peeks at a few of the covers I've worked on. Today, we'll start with Twice the Night by Dawn Halliday. This was the first cover I'd been handed that specifically requested a dark fantasy/urban fantasy feel. I have to admit, that made me giddy right there. Title - Twice the Night [...]
LB&LI Cover Art: From Form to Finish Part III »
Its that time. The time I embarrass myself by sharing my uber fast concept sketches with you while I walk you through the cover art process. Cover: Uncovering Egypt by Ann Cory 1. I get the email with the cover art form attached to it. If the author sent jpegs for me to see, they're attached as well. Often they're embedded in the [...]
