My goal is to help readers find their new favorite stories!
"You shouldn't judge a book by it's cover."
Well, in my opinion, that's true. Just like you shouldn't judge how good a writer a person is by whether or not they have a literary agent, or whether or not they have a Big 5 publishing house.
My name is Tiffany Terlop and I'm a writer and an artist--who has spent her entire life trying to make something of her writing and art--and it just never ever happened.
"It wasn't your time. You need more fans on IG. Post consistently! Rewrite the manuscript until that one single agent is happy!" It goes on and on.
Many, many things have led me to opening this shop. That is a big 'ol story in itself, but just know that I'm an UNDERDOG and I ROOT for the underdogs out there. Indie writers? They're the ultimate underdogs.
Indie authors have it really tough. I know because I am one. They have to write all on their own, find beta readers, sometimes pay them, pay editors, pay for formatting, pay for book covers, pay for merch, pay for this, pay for that, AND they have to have a social media following, AND they have to do all this with a family and a job (in most cases).
I know how hard it is for them to find their readers and I know that they don't all have a big budget (I'd argue almost all of us have barely ANY budget). I feel for indie writers when they don't have the best book covers, or the most amazing book blurb. People judge their books based on that and many brush it aside. But in the case of indie authors, you really CANNOT judge a book by the cover. A bad cover or rough blurb (because writing a 80k word novel is VASTLY different than writing a 100-word book blurb, let me be the one to tell you) doesn't mean they can't write one hell of a good story.
So if you're here at my shop and you've read this far, then definitely read this next part.
This shop is for the reader who wants to read books that you HAVEN'T seen on the shelf at Barnes n Noble. This is for the reader that loves to read, not for the NYT label or because it's what's trending... they just love to read and discover new and amazing stories.
All of the books in this store are by indie authors with little to no social media following. I hid their book covers and their blurbs because I don't want the reader to brush it off based on that.
I personally have selected all of the books in this shop, had conversations with the authors, and have (at no charge to them) illustrated the merch for their books.
I believe in indie authors, artists, and creators. I root for the underdog.
And you can't keep a good dog down!
PS: All the indie books featured in this shop were purchased by me out of my own pocket. In some cases, authors were kind enough to donate their books.