Advice from IRDA Winning Author Tanya Lee: “…take advantage of the wealth of information available.”

Global warming has divided the continent. Samarra, a soldier from the barren South, has fled to a northern city where the only things growing faster than the city’s piles of garbage are extremist cults and violent gangs.

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Advice from IRDA Winning Author Chris Yee: “Be your own fan. Write the kind of story that you would enjoy.”

Metal Chest is a tense post-apocalyptic adventure that follows Silas, a timid robot, as he navigates a war-ravaged world in search for a new home.

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IRDA Winning Author Christine Marie Frey: “I never actually decided to become an author. I truly view my writing as an outlet and a coping skill.”

Christine Frey describes her struggle with early onset psychosis in BRAIN XP.

Continue ReadingIRDA Winning Author Christine Marie Frey: “I never actually decided to become an author. I truly view my writing as an outlet and a coping skill.”

IRDA Winning Author Hilary Grosskopf: “…creating is always possible and always fulfilling.”

Awake Ethics illustrates how ten ethical principles, when put into practice with individual and team exercises, enable you to make human-centered progress at work and build meaningful connections with others.

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IRDA Author Kitty Cook: “I learned everything I know about being an indie from Instagram.”

To combat the stress of her Millennial life, Vanessa Brown steals experimental sleeping pills from work—and accidentally starts a mind-meld love affair with her coworker in their shared dreams.

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IRDA Winning Author Joel Manners on his book: “If you think Ocean’s Eleven would be improved by some swords and magic, this book’s for you.”

When an audacious burglary goes spectacularly right, Wyn expects her young life to change for the better.  Glorious infamy and the respect and adulation of her underworld brethren will, at least, buy her a few drinks, and just might convince the other thieving vermin to keep their knives to themselves for a while.

Continue ReadingIRDA Winning Author Joel Manners on his book: “If you think Ocean’s Eleven would be improved by some swords and magic, this book’s for you.”

IRDA Winning Author Nicole Taylor: “I wrote this book to help people find their way back to themselves.” 

"A Joyful Pause" is about coming home to yourself. Work has shifting demands, home life is busy, and the world around us is changing at an unparalleled speed.

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Advice from IRDA Winning Author Robert DeBard: “Seek out networks of other independent writers for feedback and support.”

THE GIFT OF SIGNIFICANCE is the amazing true story of the impact combat in World War II had on a Wisconsin farm boy who went from being a football star destined to run for the Wisconsin Badgers to being trained to kill the enemy by British commandos within the same year.

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Jacquelyn Middleton on her IRDA Winning Title: “My books are character and relationship-driven stories about people dealing with the triumphs and disasters we all experience.”

IRDA Winner "London, Can You Wait?" is a passionate tale of secrets, loss, and ambition unfolding in London, Dublin, and New York.

Continue ReadingJacquelyn Middleton on her IRDA Winning Title: “My books are character and relationship-driven stories about people dealing with the triumphs and disasters we all experience.”

Advice from IR Approved Author R. Scott Boyer: “…learn the business of publishing and marketing, not just creative writing.”

When sixteen-year-old Bobby Ether is abducted and brought to the secluded Jade Academy in Tibet, monks teach him and other special students how to tap into their Anima—the universal energy that connects all living things.

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IR Approved Author David Sklar: “ATLAS OF MEN asks us to consider how much control we have over the decisions that will guide our life.” 

ATLAS OF MEN is about five young men coming of age at an elite New England prep school who unknowingly participate in a research study to identify those students who are most promising for future leadership based upon an analysis of their physical characteristics from nude photographs.

Continue ReadingIR Approved Author David Sklar: “ATLAS OF MEN asks us to consider how much control we have over the decisions that will guide our life.” 

Advice for IR Approved Author Katia Vlachos: “Focus on your audience and get feedback early and often.”

Wherever you are on your expat journey, there is something for you in this book – whether it’s understanding the key principles you need to keep in mind when leading a global life

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IR Approved Author Bill Kennedy: “If you’re looking for a different kind of electricity to plug into…far away from our pervasive social media world, my book provides an answer for that escape.”

Putting The Outside Inside Kids highlights the importance of introducing children to nature.

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