Tag: Writing
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Have you ever…
just wanted to scream out all the things whirling about in your head all at once in a big burst of thought? I have so many things that I want to share with you, dear reader. I need to get it out of my head, but the words will not cooperate and line up in…
Lori O’Gara
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Emerald Coast Review 2021
The West Florida Literary Federation (WFLF)’s Emerald Coast Review (ECR) has published the voices of regional writers in an anthology since 1989. This year marks the 21st volume. It is available for purchase on Amazon. You will find Lori O’Gara’s contribution on page 116. It is a bittersweet memory of her childhood and a tribute to…
Lori O’Gara
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Tired…so Tired
I am so tired. I am tired of grand events, parties, drinking Mojito’s on the beach, shopping for the perfect pair of shoes, sitting in the cafe’ writing the next big thing, watching the sunset over Key West with my girls and…oh wait that is not my life. I go to work every day and…
Lori O’Gara
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Feel Free to Cause a Disturbance
Yes, art in all forms should make the person experiencing it feels pure raw emotion. It makes no difference if the art is visual, audible or sensory. To create feelings in humans is the sole purpose of art. When an observer looks at a painting, reads a story, or looks at a sculpture, you take…
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I hate to Tell this, but You are Not Special, Your Story Is
Every best selling or successful author you can think of started out just like us. Just a person in front of a blank page with an idea and a desire to tell a story. I am so sorry to tell you this but you are not special. I know all the amazing affirmations on social…
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You Know this is True, Right?
Do you see this man? You know him. We all know him. Did he pop out of his mother with all of us knowing him, sending flowers, balloons and congratulation cards? No. Unless you did know his mom and well lucky you. He worked hard for what he accomplished or he placed himself at the…
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The Harsh Truth of an Indie Author
You will not sell books… or you might sell books. Just not in the quantities you dream of selling. A couple dozen one month and maybe three the next, or zero the next. You will not become the best selling author your first year…or your second year…or your third year. Your family and sometimes nosey…
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Characters Demand to Be heard
I have been writing all my life. Yes, all my life, in my head creating characters, worlds and plot lines. Back then I called in pretending. Once I learned the words and how to write them I wrote on paper with fat pencils. I began self-publishing what I wrote in the early ’90s with a…
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The Art of Story Telling
Story telling is not just limited to books and movies. Stories infiltrate our life in thousands of ways. Often we are either the story teller or the story receiver and we do not realize that we are engaged in the act of storytelling. Kids are expert story tellers, so are Grandparents when they share family…
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Snail Mail is Worth the Wait
or what happened to authentic communication? Communication throughout history has been about sharing. Methods have changed, but the goal is always the same. To get words and ideas from one human to another human. In our modern society in spite of the fact that we have so many different ways to communicate, the quantity of…