Tag: How To Help Indie Authors

• How to Review a Book

  

  Why review? A single review can make a huge difference, especially for indie authors. For one, reviews spread the word. They connect like-minded readers with authors they might not hear about through any other avenue. Reviews also make books seem alive—if someone is reviewing, that means someone is reading. But reviews also inspire. When impostor…

  Yolandie Horak

  August 26, 2024

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• How To Be a Great Beta Reader

  

  Being chosen as a beta reader is awesome. Not only do we get an early peek into upcoming novels, but we also have the unique opportunity to help authors polish their works into something epic. But beta reading can also be daunting, especially during the early days. So, let’s talk about the ins and outs…

  Yolandie Horak

  August 20, 2024

  Writing

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• How to Support Indie Authors

  

  Another huge bomb has dropped on the world of indie authors. If you haven’t heard about the #copypastecris disaster, this is where it started. The TL;DR version of what happened is this: Cristiane Serruya copied sections from over 50 romance books by over 30 authors and hired ghostwriters to thread those copied scenes together, then…

  Yolandie Horak

  February 27, 2019

  Writing

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