IR Approved Author Skyeris: “I chose self-publishing because it’s a better fit for my goals and my timeline, and I’ve been very happy with it.”

"Still Moving" is a memoir about my first three years of Long Covid. It's a raw, searing account of the psycho-spiritual experience.

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Multiple IR Approved Author Karen E. Osborne on her Writing Process: “Characters speak to me. Demand I tell their stories.”

A powerful story about love, courage, sacrifice, resilience, and hope. Set in 1924 during the Harlem Renaissance, it chronicles the journey of an immigrant, mixed-raced woman from the Congo, to England, then Jamaica, and eventually to New York, fighting for her family’s survival.

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The Bride’s Runaway Billionaire

The Bride’s Runaway Billionaire is a deliciously juicy and utterly swoony romcom featuring a jaded optimist who’s had enough of the limelight, a happy-go-lucky celebrity whose world has been upside down since that fling after his divorce, the most adorable two-year-old on the planet, and a chicken with an attitude.

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An Observation from IR Approved Author James Wood: “It doesn’t matter how great your book is if no one knows about it.”

Two adversaries on opposite sides of the Eternal Conflict meet by chance and become allied against a new and sinister third power that has entered the fray.

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IR Approved Author Gregory Wunderlin: “I feel like being in that indie scene will let me experiment and mess up in the most glorious ways possible.”

What are all fantasy books about? Massive, sweeping themes, outrageous stakes, and a lot of fun.

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Advice from IR Approved Author Rick Joi: “Build beta readers into your book-writing process!”

If your organization has employees, then it has work anniversaries—and odds are they’re not great. But done well, work anniversaries can be a phenomenal opportunity to strengthen your workplace culture and improve employee experience.

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Advice from IR Approved Author Elisabeth Haggblade: “Don’t let the rejections fester.  Each day is a new start.”

A first-person account of the postwar years in Munich, Germany, with the war as an ever-present shadow leaving its physical and psychological marks.

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Advice from IR Approved Author River Faire: “Those who succeed are not necessarily the most talented, but the ones with the most grit and perseverance.”

A healer and Paris-trained chef returns to London from America to help his ex-partner, back from the brink of death, and finds himself on an expected journey of the heart, trusting his soul as compass for the mystery of life.

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