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Advice from IR Approved author Christopher Hawkins: “Find your community. Every genre has an amazing community of indie writers who are out there doing incredible things. Tap into that energy.”

I Contain Multitudes is about a woman who’s become unstuck in reality.

IT’S TRUE! People DO Judge Books by their Covers!

By Penny C. Sansevieri, Founder and CEO of Author Marketing Experts, Inc., is a bestselling author and internationally recognized book marketing and media relations expert. You can’t go anywhere without hearing about a movie or...

IR Approved Author Brian Silbert on his Inspiration: “It was my mom for sure. And while I didn’t quite understand it before, now, as a parent myself I certainly do.”

Fifth-grader Berticus exists at the collision point of homework, tests, bullies, first crush and the pressure from The Perfect Student—not a pretty sight, but a funny one.

Advice from IR Approved Author Wendy Gee: “Be sure to understand your personal goals.”

FLEET LANDING is a story about a hotshot arson expert and a TV journalist drawn into a ruthless web of corruption and buried secrets while investigating two deadly fires thirty years apart.

Bundle Up + Cash In by Reviving Old Releases

We’ve talked a lot about books that you’ve decided to re-release, book updates, and getting your rights back from a publisher, but we’ve yet to discuss the book bundle.

Advice from IR Approved Author Ryan McDermott: “Write for the joy or healing it brings you. Whether or not you plan to publish, the process should be meaningful.”

Downriver emerged as a cathartic response to my combat tour in Iraq, the financial collapse following the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, and the personal unraveling that ensued. It’s an exploration of what truly matters in life,...

Advice from IR Approved Author Robert Walker” “Listen to your heart while you are writing. Mine will generally tell me when I’m on the right track, and when I’ve gotten lost.”

Two Crowns,Three Blades is the second book in The Legend of Baelon series. It’s the sequel to Six Moons, Seven Gods, a medieval fantasy adventure about a kingdom in turmoil and the struggle between good...

Advice from IR Approved Author Kip Cassino: “Learn how to market, or find a partner who does.”

There were plans for using nuclear weapons in Vietnam, and soldiers were actually trained for the mission. "Operation Tollbooth" depicts a nuclear strike on the Ho Chi Minh Trail that might have taken place, through...

5 Ways Your Book Must Stack Up to Bestsellers

The only thing that’s certain in book marketing is surprises. In fact, I’ve spent more than 18 years in the book marketing business as an indie author, and I am surprised all the time.