Innovative Ink Publishing

12/17/2025

✍️ Writing Tip ✍️

The only absolute rule in writing is simple: do what works.

“You must understand that there is more than one path to the top of the mountain.”
— Miyamoto Musashi

Here’s the truth: there are no rigid rules.
If it works, it’s right.
If it doesn’t, it’s not.

Writing isn’t about perfect sentences or following formulas. It’s not even about the story itself — it’s about the impact your words have on the reader.

Focus on what connects, what resonates, and what moves people.
✨ What works is what matters. ✨

12/17/2025

🐘📘 New Book Release! 📘🐘

We’re excited to share Ella the Elephant Explores Allergies by Alan Brown — a heartwarming children’s book that helps kids understand food allergies in a positive and empowering way.

Ella the Elephant loves parties — balloons, games, and cake! 🎈🎂 But having food allergies means she must be extra careful. When Ella forgets her plan for just a moment, she learns how important it is to Check, Carry, and Tell. With the support of her friends, family, and teachers, Ella discovers that allergies don’t have to stop her from having fun, feeling safe, or being brave. 💛

Perfect for families, classrooms, and anyone looking to teach children about allergy awareness with kindness and confidence.

📚 Ella the Elephant Explores Allergies
✍️ Author: Alan Brown

Available at https://www.amazon.com/Ella-Elephant-Explores-Allergies-Brown/dp/B0G39RM9KP/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1DM40LEML4RAO&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ERNGSflhfCtwALIds3Skmw.ts4XcMvkwarHj7ZUaVKtApFD1RE-0T5xv3AphNGFU8E&dib_tag=se&keywords=9798319705334&qid=1765998156&s=books&sprefix=9798319705334%2Cstripbooks%2C129&sr=1-1

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Ella the Elephant loves parties - balloons, games, and cake! But having food allergies means she must be extra careful. When Ella forgets her plan for just a moment, she learns how important it is to Check, Carry, and Tell. With help from her friends, family and teachers, Ella discovers that alle...

12/16/2025

🎶 New Release! 🎶

We’re excited to announce the release of Foundations of Arranging and Orchestration by John Gerdes!

Designed for beginners, this textbook is the perfect starting point for anyone interested in creating original arrangements and orchestrations. Readers are guided through instrument families and their unique voices, building an understanding of texture, timbre, and ensemble balance along the way.

With progressively sequenced projects, the book helps learners build skills and confidence step by step. Blending traditional and contemporary perspectives, it also explores the evolving roles and functions of performers within an ensemble—making it a valuable resource for today’s musicians, educators, and students.

🎼 Whether you’re a student, teacher, or emerging arranger, this book lays the groundwork for turning musical ideas into fully realized scores.



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12/16/2025

We’re excited to announce a new release just in time for the holiday season.

Jennifer’s Monster by Rob Jenkins is a heartfelt children’s book celebrating love, reassurance, and family connection, an ideal gift for young readers and shared family moments.

12/15/2025

New Release!
He Didn’t Know What He Didn’t Know by David Lapakko

A coming-of-age novel that follows Jack’s unexpected journey into adulthood full of surprises, lessons, and self-discovery.

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12/15/2025

🤖📘 New Book Release!

Robots, Please
by Jared M. Bentley

Absurd. Insightful. Hilarious.

Robots, Please is a collection of short stories that leans hard into the absurd—each tale poking fun at its world while shining a spotlight on familiar societal flaws. Along the way, the stories explore themes like art, addiction, foolishness, friendship, parenthood, paranoia, and the strange duality of life and death.

And yes… there are robots. 🤖

Through their inner circuitry, we might come to better understand what it means to be human.
Or not. We’ll see.

You may gasp.
You may cry.
You will most certainly laugh.

(If not, please report for immediate behavioral system recalibration.)

If you enjoy sharp humor, thoughtful satire, and stories that don’t take themselves too seriously—Robots, Please is ready to reboot your reading list. 📚✨

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12/15/2025

🚀 New Book Release! 📘

Build Engaging Courses Faster: A Rapid Deployment Model for Instructional Design
by Matt Charles

Five years after the onset of COVID-19, online learning isn’t a temporary solution—it’s the new normal. Asynchronous and synchronous courses are no longer alternatives; they’re core to how education and training are delivered. And instructional designers? They’re under more pressure than ever to design, redesign, and launch high-quality courses—fast.

Drawing on over a decade of online teaching and course design experience, including work with thousands of learners across more than 100 courses in graduate education, corporate, and government settings, Matt Charles introduces a proven, practical approach: the Rapid Deployment Model. This model was stress-tested during the sudden shift to remote learning in 2020, when entire in-person programs had to move online in a matter of days.

📚 This book is a hands-on roadmap for instructional designers and online learning professionals, covering:

• Identifying the learning challenge
• Conducting effective discovery
• Writing clear, measurable SMART objectives
• Designing content and assignments efficiently
• Applying key learning theories
• Engaging learners in meaningful ways
• Evaluating and improving courses

Whether you’re building new online courses or converting in-person classes, Build Engaging Courses Faster shows you how to create effective, engaging, and innovative learning experiences—without sacrificing quality or time.

👉 If you design, develop, or manage online learning, this book is for you.

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12/15/2025

New Release!

The AI Field Guide for Learning Designers by Theodore Witt.

See why learning designers are recommending this practical guide and how it can help you confidently apply AI across education, training, and instructional design.

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12/11/2025

📚 Wednesday Wake-Up Club Breakfast with Jack Yoest ☕️

Start 2026 off right! Join us for a special breakfast event featuring Jack Yoest, author of Learning to Win: The 45 Laws of the Public Policy Process.

📍 1101 N. Highland Street, Arlington, Virginia
📅 Wednesday, January 7, 2026
⏰ 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM EST

If you’re interested in public policy, leadership, or the strategy behind how decisions get made, this is a fantastic opportunity to hear from an expert. Great way to network, learn, and kick off the year inspired!

Buy your copy here:
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