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Advice from IR Approved Author Kimberly Sullivan: “There are such great author networks out there. Be sure to find one that’s right for you and your genre.”

When you wake up in Bath, England two hundred years in the past, how far can a love of Jane Austen get you? For a student of nineteenth-century English literature, time travel should be a...

IR Approved Author Christine Herbert Tells All About Her Book

Christine knew that chucking it all and joining the Peace Corps in her 30s was a gamble, but she was determined to re-write the story of her life. Little did she know the story would...

The Indie Writer Book Launch Guide

PART TWO: ARC Readers, Indie Bookstore Appearances, Advertising and Book Trailers, New Release Promotions and Book Blog Tours. 

IR Approved Author Sarah Woehler Tells All About Her Book

Part practical manual/part memoir, HOW TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE was inspired by my personal experiences seeking change the last number of years, starting with leaving my decade-long marriage at the age of 30 without any...

Advice from IR Approved Author Cordellya Smith: “Make sure you spend time writing. We all get better with practice.”

This book is the story behind the famous race between the Tortoise and the Hare.  Everyone knows Turtle ended up winning the race, but most people don’t know Turtle was racing to help his friend,...

IR Approved Author Dawn Hammer on the best part of being indie: “How relatively easy it is for each of us who has a story to tell to get to tell it.” on our terms”

this book is a guide to stepping away from our ingrained responses, thoughts, beliefs, and reactions to become more conscious and intentional with our outward actions. It’s a challenge – albeit a gentle one –...

The Indie Writer Book Launch Guide

Part One: Book Reviews

IR Approved Author Peter d’Plesse: “The most important advice for an aspiring Indie author is not to scrimp on paying for a good editor and proof reader.”

‘Web of Crimes’ is an action / adventure story set in the Australian outback. The two main characters have both been hurt in past relationships. Wariness of the attraction they feel toward each other is...

Advice from IR Approved Author Patricia E. Bailey: “DON’T RUSH THE PROCESS.”

BEYOND EXPECTATIONS brings life to issues, disorders, and syndromes that affect people the readers work with - from toddlers to teens, from neuro-typical children to children with diverse needs, and adults with communication difficulties.