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Advice from IR Approved Author Jerry Schaefer: “When you think it’s finished, let someone edit it!”

From Patriarchy to Paradise, it’s about time, punctures the patriarchal balloon – it was just hot air! Even so, there’s still a disaster looming for us unless we choose Paradise. The author offers his own...

Advice from IR Approved Author Joan Donaldson: “You need a community of writers to read your work and encourage you along the path.”

Lizzie and William share their grief and renew their joy as they encourage community spirit in a utopian settlement.

IR Approved Author Joan Fernandez Tells All About Her Book

This is the unacknowledged true story of Jo van Gogh's fervent quest to save Vincent’s art from obscurity. In the early twentieth century, as a timid widow—and sister-in-law of the famed painter—Jo van Gogh takes...

4 Self-Published Authors and Their Strategies for Success

Learning from writers who have succeeded as authorpreneurs can be invaluable.

Advice from IR Approved Author Karen Martin: “Love what you do.”

Four years after Cressida sought refuge in a timeless Minoan cave, the appearance of an unknown aunt spirals her into chaos. Childhood wounds resurface, compelling Cressida toward a crucial decision. Will she trade her newfound...

Advice from IR Approved Author Katherine Villyard: “We all come to writing from different places with different skill sets. Lean into yours!”

Abraham lied about his Jewish identity to attend an academy that didn’t allow Jews. His musical patron turned him into a vampire, thus earning Abraham the enmity of an ancient antisemite. Now Abraham is in...

(Twice!) IR Approved Author Hal Emerson: “The best part of being an indie is the complete creative control. The hardest part is getting the word out to readers about the books!”

"Cicero James, Miracle Worker" is the story of a registered Miracle Worker living in San Francisco and his death during a routine Working job. Upon waking in the autopsy room of a morgue, Cicero James...

Advice from IR Approved Author Chuck Snearly: “Nothing else is as essential or important as perseverance.”

When a gravely injured stranger barges into his college classroom asking for help solving a ninety-year-old mystery, Professor Andrew Pickens doesn’t want to get involved. But as a former investigative reporter with detailed scholarly knowledge...

Advice from IR Approved Author Samantha Vaive: ““It doesn’t matter what you write. It doesn’t matter if it’s good. Just get the words on the page.”

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