IR Approved Author Maggie Michaels DeCan: “…if you are with a good publisher, regardless of the size of that publisher, it is still ultimately your book and nobody cares about selling it, promoting it and marketing it more than you do.”
In "Humbled on Purpose", I attempt to humorously describe my journey through childhood trauma to the c-suite and then to the world of nonprofit with lessons learned and vulnerable mistakes listed.
How to Price Your Book on Amazon (or Anywhere)
By Penny Sansevieri, CEO and founder of Author Marketing Experts, Inc. (AME) and Adjunct Professor at NYU (Originally posted on 3/3/18) You’ve finally done it: you’ve finished that book you’ve…
Advice from IR Approved Author Jerome J Bourgault: “Write about what excites you, what sparks your imagination, even if—especially if—you don’t know all that much about it to start with.”
Québec in the 1950s, a period that would come to be known as The Great Darkness. A young nun must take increasingly drastic measures against the Church, the government and the medical establishment to save the orphans under her care from horrific experimental treatments and unspeakable abuse. Inspired by actual events.
Advice from IR Approved Author (and Previous IRDA Winner) Linda Lappin: “Never give up, read the classics over and over, learn to recognize your weaknesses, and don’t put too much trust in AI.
In 1922, American photographer Harriet travels solo to Italy to capture images of Etruscan tombs. She keeps a diary of an obsessive love affair with Count Federigo, who unravels her life.
Leave Me Behind
Nell Gallows is the sole survivor of an elite dark forces squad, Riøt, after a detrimental attack two years ago. Unsurprisingly, she’s being put up as the top candidate for the special ops team: Malum.
Advice from IR Approved Author Jeff Shaw: “It’s an art—learning how to engage a stranger and talk them into wanting your book.”
Echo Six leaves Earth in the twenty-fourth century and crash-lands his spacecraft in the desert of New Mexico in 2025. He has traveled some 350 years into the past and now must learn to survive.
Advice from IR Approved Author Thomas Kudla: “Never devalue your writing…and while it seems like you’re climbing an uphill battle every day, there are readers out there who would love to read your writing.”
Waking Up at the Gates is an epiphanic poetic journey from the daily grind of the working world to the imaginative mindscapes of creative rebirth. This book guided me through a really difficult time in my life; I hope it can do the same for those who read it.
How to Write a Killer Amazon Bio and Sell More Books
As authors, we often don’t spend enough time crafting our bios. Most of us write up a quick “about me” and never give it a second thought. There’s a problem with this tactic: it’s the wrong way to drive sales on Amazon and other sites.
Advice from IR Approved Author Jerry Schaefer: “When you think it’s finished, let someone edit it!”
From Patriarchy to Paradise, it’s about time, punctures the patriarchal balloon – it was just hot air! Even so, there’s still a disaster looming for us unless we choose Paradise. The author offers his own experience as proof positive that it’s possible.
Advice from IR Approved Author Joan Donaldson: “You need a community of writers to read your work and encourage you along the path.”
Lizzie and William share their grief and renew their joy as they encourage community spirit in a utopian settlement.
IR Approved Author Joan Fernandez Tells All About Her Book
This is the unacknowledged true story of Jo van Gogh's fervent quest to save Vincent’s art from obscurity. In the early twentieth century, as a timid widow—and sister-in-law of the famed painter—Jo van Gogh takes on the male-dominated art elite to prove that the hundreds of worthless paintings she inherited are world-class in order to ensure her young son will have an inheritance.
4 Self-Published Authors and Their Strategies for Success
Learning from writers who have succeeded as authorpreneurs can be invaluable.
Advice from IR Approved Author Karen Martin: “Love what you do.”
Four years after Cressida sought refuge in a timeless Minoan cave, the appearance of an unknown aunt spirals her into chaos. Childhood wounds resurface, compelling Cressida toward a crucial decision. Will she trade her newfound life for love and financial security? Inspired by dreams, she travels to Delphi seeking counsel from the Oracle, unaware of her pivotal role to save humanity from catastrophic misery.
The Hermit (Mafia Empire Book 1)
From USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Michelle Heard comes a new STANDALONE, full-length MAFIA ROMANCE novel.