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IR Approved Author Anna Madorsky: “When I feel lost or get derailed, creating art has consistently been my path back to myself.”

A chance encounter between Elliott and Jason, both damaged and disillusioned, leads to a strong connection between them.

IR Approved Author Mary Vensel White: “I am motivated by the same thing that’s been fueling me from a young age: storytelling.”

Tuesday Mayes has just graduated from high school and looks forward to moving away for college in the fall. Only, her mom is hesitating because of Tuesday’s recent health diagnosis, and her dad has mysteriously...

IR Approved Author Christopher Morris Tells All About His Book

My book centers on my teen years, struggling with my mom's severe drinking and trying as hard as possible to be normal in suburban Chicago, failing at every turn. 

Advice from IR Approved Author Catherine Treadgold: “Don’t limit your feedback to your friends, family or writing group. Find strangers who have no idea who you are or care what you think of them.”

Holed up in a cabin in the Hoh Rain Forest, county music idol Joe Bob Blade is under doctor’s orders not to utter a sound.

The Rejection Jar

The main piece of advice I give aspiring writers (actors, comedians, dancers, artists, etc.) is to start a rejection jar.

Advice from IR Approved Author Jeffrey M. Feingold: “Take the business side of writing seriously.”

A short story collection that depicts protagonists whose seemingly mundane lives change in surprising ways as they step into a realm of the fantastic ... poignant, frequently hilarious, and almost always surreal.

IR Approved Author Moses Yuriyvich Mikheyev: “It’s a better world without the gate keepers…”

It’s about a young man who discovers he is a vanisher. When shot or killed he simply disappears and rematerializes elsewhere with little to no memories of his past.

IR Approved Author Amanda Quisenberry Tells All About Her Book

The book details the author's roller coaster journey from my buoyant, fun loving girlhood into womanhood where she is coping with the very tangible, but largely undiscussed, realities quadriplegia presents toward self-image, love, sexuality, and...

IR Approved Author amalL era JesuƨɘႱ hO Tells All About Their Book

Phoenix Saga is a spiritual statement on Time Wars and limitations of a human condition. The first in a trilogy, Phoenix Saga is written in waves of hope and love for a lost species on...