Read more about the article IRDA Winner Tom Pearson: “I am motivated by the ideas themselves and how they develop…”

IRDA Winner Tom Pearson: “I am motivated by the ideas themselves and how they develop…”

Still, the Sky is a speculative mythology rendered through poetry and art that combines the tales of Icarus and the Minotaur and creates for them a shared coming-of-age through a correspondence of written fragments, artifacts, ecofacts, and ephemera.

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Read more about the article IRDA Winner Monica Brillhart on her Process: “I work better with a word-count goal…when I say “write 250 words/day,” I write 250 words/day.”

IRDA Winner Monica Brillhart on her Process: “I work better with a word-count goal…when I say “write 250 words/day,” I write 250 words/day.”

Interweaving Greek mythology into a Bronze Age setting, The Rape of Persephone unravels the provocative origin story of Persephone and Hades. It is the first novel in a trilogy.

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Read more about the article IRDA Winner Michael J. Scholtes Talks All About His Book

IRDA Winner Michael J. Scholtes Talks All About His Book

This is the true story of Michael’s journey from a precocious child in a small town to the spiritual leader of a faith community, and how he slowly and fitfully learns how to discern the voices within -- both the "dark voice" of depression and the still, small voice of God.

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Read more about the article Advice from IR Approved Author Patrick Ashe: “Don’t wait for inspiration. If you really want to write…any start is better than no start.

Advice from IR Approved Author Patrick Ashe: “Don’t wait for inspiration. If you really want to write…any start is better than no start.

Two world-weary warriors keep the bloodthirsty infected at bay. But the infected are getting smarter at an exponential rate. And unlike the rest of us, they can survive the coming nuclear fallout of a world coming apart.

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Read more about the article Advice from IR Approved Author J. Luke Bennecke: “Write and read every single day, don’t give up, and don’t be afraid to let other people read your work.”

Advice from IR Approved Author J. Luke Bennecke: “Write and read every single day, don’t give up, and don’t be afraid to let other people read your work.”

What if terrorists put genetically modified viruses into our drinking water?

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Read more about the article Advice from IR Approved Author Blake Miller: “Have a destination, then write toward it.”

Advice from IR Approved Author Blake Miller: “Have a destination, then write toward it.”

Shortly after returning from Lurkur Woods where they saved the mysterious sacrosite known as the Arba Magon, the "impossible" twins must again travel across worlds, this time to save the Lurkur Witch known as the Lil of Lurkur.

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Read more about the article IR Approved Author Justin Hale: “When you’re indie, there’s no machine behind you to push you. You’re the machine.”

IR Approved Author Justin Hale: “When you’re indie, there’s no machine behind you to push you. You’re the machine.”

RUNNERS is primarily about a group of rogue “assassins for assassins” (think who you would send to kill James Bond) that have given up the life and now run guns to survive.

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Read more about the article Advice from IR Approved Author MJ Pankey: “…choose a designer who can create a book cover that clues readers in that your book belongs beside comparable titles.”

Advice from IR Approved Author MJ Pankey: “…choose a designer who can create a book cover that clues readers in that your book belongs beside comparable titles.”

On an ancient Greek island ravaged by famine, five heroes make plans to overthrow the king to win back the favor of the gods and restore prosperity to their home, but they soon discover that not all the gods want them to succeed, leading them on a journey full of danger, deception, and the wrath of both gods and men.

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