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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Advice from IR Approved Author GHAD: “Leave a notepad by your bed because the best ideas come to you when you’re struggling with sleep.”

A thrill ride through Toronto’s underworld of crime — from a viewpoint not known to many.

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Advice from IR Approved Author Brieanna Wilkoff: “The more you put yourself out there, the more experience you’ll gain and the more connections you’ll make, both of which will open more doors in the future.”

Ultimately, it’s a story about healing, which occurs within the context of ’80s rock, theater, and random acts of kindness.

Continue ReadingAdvice from IR Approved Author Brieanna Wilkoff: “The more you put yourself out there, the more experience you’ll gain and the more connections you’ll make, both of which will open more doors in the future.”

Advice from IR Approved Author KC Sanford: “Consider working with a writing coach…a good one can help you find and elevate your voice.”

K. C. Sanford’s STORKED! tells the emotional true story of a child born as Baby Girl, whose existence was erased by the closed adoption system.

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Accidental Attachment

A successful writer accidentally sends her new (and super-dreamy) editor the wrong manuscript. Instead of the full-length paranormal novel she promised Longstrand Publishing, she sends the fan fiction she’s written about her crush…on him—including every detail of the hot, steamy “physical activity” she’s fantasized about happening between them.

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Advice from IR Approved Author Kim Herdman Shapiro: “Network, network, network!”

TV producer Kate Zoë Thomas, fleeing an abduction in Afghanistan and heartbreak in Boston, accepts the first job that gives her a fresh start: station manager at a tiny community channel on Wynter Island in the Canadian Gulf Islands.

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