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Advice from IR Approved Author Eric Harris: “In a time where many people feel disconnected, I believe something as simple as learning someone’s language and saying, “I’m here for you,” can be incredibly meaningful. It’s a kind of love that can’t be bought.”

Eric Harris's WHEN I RETURN TO LOVE keeps the promise it makes in the introductory poem: this collection will leave readers satisfied and hopeful on their search for love.

Advice from IR Approved Author Regina Oswald: “I want women to know they are not broken, and that freedom is possible.”

Regina Oswald’s LIBERATION FROM THE DIET PRISON: A Journey to Body-Mind Harmony represents an impressive contribution to the nutrition genre in its relentlessly positive outlook, learned yet easy-to-follow style, and reader-oriented structure.

Advice from IR Approved Author Michael Schwartz: “Say no to most things. If it’s too good to be true. It usually is.”

Michael Schwartz's I'M ONLY A GOOD DADDY BECAUSE YOUR MOMMY DIED offers trauma survivors a light to shine through the darkness.

Advice from IR Approved Author Glen C. Strathy: “I’m mainly motivated by the personal fulfillment I get from writing, from taking ideas that interest me and turning them into a story.”

Glen C. Strathy’s BEYOND THE CRYSTAL SKY shows loved ones might lay out a blueprint for your life in advance, but people must arrive at their own unique paths by themselves- even if this means...

Advice from IR Approved Author Emily Bauman: “Stop waiting to feel ready. Readiness is a gremlin in a trench coat pretending to be wisdom.”

Emily Bauman’s BORN TO WRITE: Transform Your Wisdom Into a Bestseller in 90 Days empowers aspiring authors to quiet their inner “gremlins” and find their voice.

Advice from IR Approved Author Stacy Carlson: “Keep going! Being published by an independent press helps ensure that a truly diverse body of literature perseveres through our current late-stage capitalist moment.”

Stacy Carlson's THE GYRE follows Arkady, a 19th-century Russian monk, on his epic journey as he seeks to become the world's northernmost holy man.

Advice from IR Approved Author Stacy R. Ward: “I think writing became my way of arm wrestling the universe about something I had no control over.”

Stacy R. Ward’s TOO DEEP TO DROWN depicts the fight-or-flight spirit of adolescence through the eyes of its emancipated protagonist.

Advice from IR Approved Author Jane Haltmaier: “Be prepared to spend some time (and money) on marketing your Book.”

Jane Haltmaier's THE SECRET OF SPIRIT LAKE is a haunting tale of courage, friendship, and bonds that transcend time.

Advice from IR Approved Author Corinne Price: “My motivation is purely wanting others to read my books and love the characters and stories as much as I do.”

Corinne Price's WROUGHT IN FLESH presents an immersive and dark narrative that will keep the audience eager to continue reading.