Category: Publication
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Book Fact: Her Wrist Was so Tired
Tolstoy’s handwriting was notoriously difficult to read, making his manuscript a tangled mess of drafts. Sofia Tolstaya undertook the laborious task of rewriting the manuscript by hand, turning his chaotic scribbles into a readable text.. She completed the full, seven-time-hand-copied manuscript before Tolstoy considered it ready for publication. This demanding work often took place late…
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Publication News
The Emerald Coast Writers will release the next edition of the Emerald Coast Review 22nd volume. Writers will read excerpts from their works while photographers and artists display their creations appearing in the 22nd volume of the Emerald Coast Review at a book launch. The public is invited to the free event hosted by Emerald…
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Do you write?
If you are an author you need an editor. As indie authors my husband and I rely heavily on a good editor. Just read over my posts that I have edited myself…see? Told you. We writers have this illusion that we can write and edit our own work. Maybe some writers are that good. Most…
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Why Bother?
We recently read an article that said the average income for a published author is less than 10k a year. If you factor in that Ebooks are easily pirated and copyrighted material is easily duplicated, the average income drops significantly. One reason that we O’Garas offer ebooks exclusively through Amazon is that if a Dear…
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Day 46
Sometimes I feel like I am floating in a sea hanging on a life preserver. I am not alone. Everywhere I look there is another author floating by on a boat, raft, kayak, or yacht. We are all clambering to get to the land of readers. Some maliciously pushing each other off their vessels and…
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We ❤️ you!
Thank you! We had a record breaking month! Thank you for taking a chance on us and reading our words! The O’Garas
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For a Limited Time
You can read the ebook edition of We Will Get There free. Click here to get your copy now! We Will Get There is a turbulent adventure of the past and present hold of a mysterious place on Krystal Sabine. For Krystal, Perdido Key was home, a place that brought order into her life. It…
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Change is Scary
I am in the throws of a change here in our home on the great communicator called the internet. We are shifting some publications to make it easier for you, dear reader,to access them. I am excited and scared. The What ifs are huge. I know it will appear smooth and easy for you if…
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Happy Book Birthday!
Happy Book Birthday toWE WILL GET THEREthe first Perdido Key Novel by Lori O’Garareleased June 24, 2017 You get the Birthday Gift!Our top-selling novella ebooks are on sale for $.99for a limited time. The TwoThe Dark BeginningThe Extant (Lori’s Favorite!) These books are called compendium books. They have characters from O’Gara novels currently published and not published…
Brendan & Lori O'Gara 