IRDA Winner Sarah Mattern: “It’s easy to be fast and flexible as an indie, but there are many gaps of knowledge to fill in along the way.” 

"Dust and Mud" is about a young woman, Ellie Dray, who goes to prison for an ecoterrorist bombing at her university.

Continue ReadingIRDA Winner Sarah Mattern: “It’s easy to be fast and flexible as an indie, but there are many gaps of knowledge to fill in along the way.” 

IRDA Winning Author Shannon Hugman on Being Indie: “It feels like there is infinite potential and anything is possible.”

"Analogies, Energies & Celestial Bodies" is not your average astrology book; it's a fun yet deep read for beginners and experts.

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IRDA Winner Daniel Scarpati: “I’m much less interested in fortune or fame than I am being involved in telling terrific stories that others can appreciate.”

"Gofers" puts the jobs and lives of entry-level film and TV production assistants (PAs for short, a.k.a. “gofers”) in the spotlight!

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IRDA Winner Jorge Sanchez: “I really enjoy it when the readers comment how much they laughed, or cried, or that they had a fun ride.”

After a rare fungus turns people into zombies, a man travels the post-apocalyptic wasteland in search of his daughter.

Continue ReadingIRDA Winner Jorge Sanchez: “I really enjoy it when the readers comment how much they laughed, or cried, or that they had a fun ride.”

IRDA Winning Author Cori Willams: “The beauty of diversity is not gathering different and diverse people and trying to make them act the same way.”

"Thriving While Black” sets out to explore the psychological and emotional consequences of being Black in corporate America.

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IRDA Winner F. Scott Service: “…it’s my feeling that we all know what we want to do, who we want to be…but they often become pretty muddy as we grow older.”

In a nutshell, learning through living is the centerpiece of the book.

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IRDA Winner Dorian Box on Challenges: “About a million new books are published on Amazon each year. It’s hard to get the word out.”

A twelve-year-old survivor of a home invasion on the run as her psyche splinters makes an unlikely ally in an ex-gang member who trains her to kill before more tragedy launches her alone on a terrifying journey for justice. 

Continue ReadingIRDA Winner Dorian Box on Challenges: “About a million new books are published on Amazon each year. It’s hard to get the word out.”

IRDA Winner Marta Mahoney Talks About Her Book

Our heroine, Annie Mulvaney, has just scored her dream job: director of the Macklin House, a Victorian museum in her small California home town. She quickly discovers the building needs $100,000 in repairs, or they’ll have to shut down. A Christmas trolley tour seems like the perfect fundraiser - if she can find a driver.

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IRDA Winner Bob Seay: “The only reason to read any novel is because it’s a good story

Jacob Martin’s life isn’t working out quite like he planned. His marriage is falling apart, he makes his living writing research papers for college students, and he’s living in the back of a laundromat. Now Dad, whose mind isn’t quite what it once was, has gotten lost on the road between Cincinnati and Colorado. Forced into an unexpected road trip to retrieve his father, Jacob finds love and himself along the way.

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