Advice from IR Approved Author Peter Debik: “When you choose to spend your time with a story, it should give something back.” Read More » September 23, 2025
Advice from IR Approved Author Antonio Russo: “May your determination be a driving force with every challenge you encounter.” Read More » September 18, 2025
Advice from IR Approved Author Rachel Glowacki: “Trust your gut. Listen to your voice. Keep writing, and find your writing circles.” Read More » September 16, 2025
Advice from IR Approved Author Joshua Ericson: “Stop waiting to be discovered. Write like no one’s in the room. Publish like you don’t need permission.” Read More » August 26, 2025
Multiple IR Approved Author Helena P. Schrader Tells All About her Latest Book Read More » August 5, 2025
IR Approved Author (and New York Times Bestseller) Steve Vogel Tells All About His Book Read More » July 31, 2025
Advice from IR Approved Author Cal Lopez: “Ship it! Perfect is the enemy of done, and readers are surprisingly forgiving of rough edges if the story grabs them.” Read More » July 29, 2025
Advice from IR Approved Author Michael Goddart: “Cultivate and follow your intuition and keep strengthening your sense of what is true.” Read More » July 24, 2025
Advice from IR Approved Author Larry Patriquin: “Do everything on the expectation that your book will sell zero copies. If you are financially and emotionally fine with that outcome, then go for it.” Read More » July 23, 2025
Advice from IR Approved Author Annie Higbee: “Keep going! One day the opportunity won’t be there and you will have wished you did it!” Read More » July 22, 2025
IR Approved Author Elizabeth Michaud: “This is an experience filled with highs and lows, so it is imperative to take the good with the bad and keep on striving to meet your goals.” Read More » July 21, 2025
Advice from IR Approved Author Kevin Bambrough: “Your story is more valuable than you think. Don’t hold back on sharing personal experiences.” Read More » July 18, 2025
IR Approved Author Piotr Bardzik: “As a first time indie I have had a lot to learn. Sometimes that was satisfying, sometimes frustrating.” Read More » July 17, 2025
IR Approved Author Tessa King: “I love learning new things, and the indie process offers a never-ending learning path!” Read More » July 15, 2025
Advice from IR Approved Author Geoffrey R. Jonas: “Follow your heart and say what you want to say. We can’t please everyone.” Read More » July 14, 2025
Advice from IR Approved Author Elaine Patterson: “Trust your voice, trust yourself, do what you love and do not be deflected by others. And get a great editor!” Read More » July 11, 2025
IR Approved Author Andy Crocker: “What drives me is impact. I wrote this book to make a difference—not headlines.” Read More » July 10, 2025
Advice from IR Approved Author Sharon Frances: “Keep working hard and telling your story. It deserves to be told, and you deserve to be heard.” Read More » July 9, 2025
IR Approved Author John Shekleton: “Bellosio tells a intriguing story of different societies with different beliefs struggling to live together.” Read More » July 8, 2025
IR Approved Author Tammy Cranston: “Depending on the species, trees outlive humans, so what stories they could tell…” Read More » July 7, 2025
IRDA Winning Author Douglas A. Burton: “I’m motivated mostly by the insatiable urge to communicate.” Read More » July 3, 2025
IRDA Winning Author Jenna Tico: “[I write] About fourteen seconds per day, or however long I can get before my eldest child spills juice all over my foot, and my youngest decides to eat the remote control.” Read More » July 3, 2025
IRDA Winning Author Rodney Nelsestuen: “My first short story was written in seventh grade. It was a science fiction story of how a hole in the ozone layer was threatening to kill us all.” Read More » July 2, 2025
IRDA Winning Author Linda Rönn: “The words almost write themselves when I’m sad or mad. Then I edit when I’ve calmed down.” Read More » July 1, 2025
IRDA Winner Eva Frances Tells All About Her Book: “The Next Round is a beach read through and through.” Read More » July 1, 2025
