Tag: Books
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Unexpected Adventure
Are you seeking security or adventure? How ironic! This is my first post in a series about books and reading. The first book I planned to talk about is The Hobbit! A hobbit is a perfect example of the struggle between security and adventure. My favorite thing about the story of Bilbo Baggins is that…
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Read what you want
and don’t let anyone shame you for what you like to read. Not all books are for everyone. We will not all love or hate the same books. Isn’t that fantastic? We should have a lot to discuss. Here on our little bit of the world we celebrate books and all sorts of readers. In…
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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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Do you read?
Do you read? Books are all the things you’re thinking of right now. Books are movies in your mind’s eye while you are reading. They are tickets to far away lands, windows into other humans’ lives and vessels to worlds unknown. Books are a way to connect with other people who share the same interests…
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Reading is an acquired taste
Humans who love reading do not understand others who don’t enjoy reading. We readers look at the non reading humans like they are aliens. Think of it this way. Not everyone likes tacos or chocolate. I’m not sure why but they don’t. Reading lovers unite! Let us the book lovers push our love for reading…
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Day 89
I admit it. I am a book snob. A book in the hand is better than a book on a screen. I have a dirty little secret. I cheat on my books with audio books in the car. It’s my guilty pleasure. Let’s keep that just between us.
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Day 22
Writer’s Log Day 22… Finished the draft of Prayer After Prayer, a new book I’m working on. Handed off to my first editor, AKA my mother. She gets a first look at all my work. Well, most of it. Why? Well, she’s my mother. Do you have a Mom? I mean you must since you…
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12 Days of Christmas Give Away!
Starting Sunday December 13 through December 24, we will choose one of our Facebook followers to receive a gift from us. Here’s all you need to do: Like our Facebook page and share it with your friends. That’s it. You’re in!
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Reading is Everything
If you don’t read you are missing out on a magic that is unmatched by any other force in the universe. There is nothing you can say to change my mind. Books are the gate and you have the key.
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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
