Read more about the article 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.”

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.

Continue ReadingIR 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.”
Read more about the article 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.”

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.

Continue ReadingAdvice 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.”
Read more about the article 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.

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.

Continue ReadingAdvice 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.
Read more about the article Advice from IR Approved Author Jeff Shaw: “It’s an art—learning how to engage a stranger and talk them into wanting your book.”

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.

Continue ReadingAdvice from IR Approved Author Jeff Shaw: “It’s an art—learning how to engage a stranger and talk them into wanting your book.”
Read more about the article 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.”

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.

Continue ReadingAdvice 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.”