https://www.authorojaybarr.com/reviews daily 0.75 2025-08-03 https://www.authorojaybarr.com/welcome-to-the-other-side daily 0.75 2022-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff671f3512cb41da4502828/44265534-89db-42c5-8080-60e6a233fda3/DSC_0064_websize.jpg Welcome to the Other Side - Welcome to the Other Side! I started writing The Other Side: Secrets over ten years ago but I couldn’t get past the first couple of pages. Talk about writer’s block! However, there was something about this story that would not die. I picked up a pen so many times. Then in August of 2019, the rest of the story came to me. It was literally like a dam broke and the words just poured out of me especially as the LGBTQ+ community continued to move into mainstream society. As the voices of the younger generations grew louder and bolder, so did the voices of the characters in my head. I knew I had to finally get this story out and into the world. The characters and their stories in this series are real issues that anyone can connect with. This isn’t just for my LGBTQ+ community, it’s for anyone. That’s what makes me the most proud. To hear someone say it’s a love story not just a lesbian love story; or when I have a heterosexual person tell me how much they loved the book; or how much a particular character reminds them of themselves and their friends. This book is about successful people of color that are trying to find themselves. So while the story might be a coming out story, it’s also a coming of age story. It’s about a group of women and their journey to find themselves. I believe that my voice lends an honesty to the story that will help open the door for literature that is not fully explored by mainstream media. https://www.authorojaybarr.com/about-me daily 0.75 2025-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff671f3512cb41da4502828/f0607e11-5fbd-4b42-8caf-4de16e006579/_DSC3746.jpg About Me - O’Jay Barr is an Atlanta-based, NJ born, author creating stories that spark stimulating conversations about relationships in the LGBTQ+ Community. Where it all began…. Growing up, I always had a natural love for books and would read everything I could get my hands on. Reading for me was a gateway into the arts and helped spark my creative mind. At age five, I started dancing (mainly ballet) but was trained in different dance genres. Dancing led me to eventually acting and then writing. I primarily started writing poetry and short stories. Poems were my favorite to write; I could create a poem at the drop of a dime. I loved giving away framed custom poems; I’m sure my mother and grandmother have tons of them stored away somewhere. I even wrote poetry and wedding vows for my mother’s coworkers. As much as I loved all aspects of the arts, writing was my gift until one day I lost it. What was once second nature for me suddenly disappeared, and then LIFE happened! I was raising my daughters, working, and going to school, so like many other women – some of my dreams took a back burner and were replaced by real life. 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