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IR Approved Jeff Konkol on his method: “One part planning, two parts writing, and three parts editing is my current blend.”

A group of teenage students, while exploring deep within the rainforest, barely survive an encounter with a wild boar.  In doing so, they discover that events have already been set into motion that threaten to...

How to Use Keyword Research to Sell More Books

To get your book noticed by potential shoppers, you have to learn what kind of phrases customers search for on Amazon when they’re shopping. 

Advice from IR Approved Author (and psychotherapist) Carolyn Geduld: “Think of writer’s block as being caused by hidden internal conflict…”

A mass shooting in a nursing home has ripple effects in a small university town in Indiana, immediately after and in the days, weeks, and months that follow.

Advice from IR Approved Author Jay Green: “Have passion for the process, not just the end result.”

"Gates" is a book of poetry that mixes imagination and observation. 

Prolific and IR Approved Author Scott Semegran on His Latest Book

"The Benevolent Lords of Sometimes Island" is about four middle school boys who get stranded on a desolate lake island in the middle of Texas during the summer of 1986. It is "Lord of the...

IR Approved Author Geoffrey M. Cooper Talks About “Forever”

"Forever" is the second Brad Parker and Karen Richmond medical thriller. Brad is enjoying a sabbatical in one of Harvard’s leading genomic engineering labs, focused on altering the human genome to meet challenges like treating...

Advice from IR Approved Author Emma Renault: “Write the story you want to tell, the story you’re passionate about.”

"Kaliko On The Shoals" is about a college-age lesbian working through sexual trauma and coming to terms with the contradictions of capitalism, told through the lens of her relationship with her long-term girlfriend.

5 Warnings I Wish I Could Have Given Myself Before I Published My First Book

It’s often said that hindsight is 20/20. And after publishing my first book, I can definitely see why that’s so.

Advice from IR Approved Author Anne Marie Bennett: “Don’t try to do it alone!”

"Dragonflies at Night" is about two thirty-somethings: Savannah plans life celebrations; Ben is an international celebrity. On one level, it’s a tender, bright romance; but—like the subtitle says, this is not your average love story.