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The Best Ways for Self-Published Authors to Get Feedback

Originally posted 6/1/17 (*updated) These are good times for self-published authors (according to the *latest Bowker stats, there were 2.6 million books self-published in 2023!) The audience is growing, and the stereotypes are slowly going...

IR Approved Author Fred Gracely: “It’s hard to sell books, and it’s especially hard to sell books as an author with only one book.”

Standing atop the rusty green dumpster behind his orphanage on the night of a full harvest moon, a lonely, abandoned teenage boy meets the beautiful, mysterious moon spirit girl who’s been haunting his dreams. When...

From Draft to Published: Your Book’s Final Chapter Awaits

"Handing over" your manuscript doesn't describe just a transfer of paperwork, it describes a change of mental state on the author's part.

Advice from IR Approved Author Fiona Preston: “…wise up on investing, do it regularly, no matter if they have spare cents rather than dollars. That money will ultimately give a writer more control of their time and the freedom to luxuriate in writing.”

It’s about Nicky, who as a child is closely bound to her restless parents, but is also wrestling with decisions they’ve made in the past and are making in the present. It interweaves two transformational...

Advice from IR Approved Author K. I. S.: “PLAN! Don’t focus all your mental acuity on crafting your book and then bungle the publication and promotion stage. It’s very hard to have committed yourself so thoroughly to your ink and paper offspring, only to have it orphaned on the metaphorical shelves of booksellers’ platforms.”

My debut novel is The Assays of Ata, the first of a trilogy. It’s an epic fantasy with strong sociopolitical elements driving the plot, as well as containing elements such as multiple POV, complex, relatable...

Manuscripts in Word: Minefield Ahead!

A series of instructional posts by Ed Charlton, IR’s Publishing Services Manager

IR Approved Author Karin Adams Tells All About Her Book

Crush the blank page and your writer’s angst with my fun and practical writing-workshop-in-a-book. I guide you step by step through 70+ bite-sized activities that I use as an author and that I’ve tested with...

IR Approved Author Joanne Howard Tells All About Her Book

An American boy comes of age in the last years of the British Raj⁠; little does he know that his Indian servant holds the key to understanding the world⁠—for better or worse.

Advice from IR Approved Author Cindy Bonner: “As soon as you make the decision to indie publish, start making a plan for the marketing end. If you don’t have a website, get one. Ditto for social media.”

Sarah Glasser has always been a good girl, striving for perfection in her life with husband, Adam, and their sons. A good mother: she volunteers at the school. A good wife: she runs their household...