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0My guest today is Dylan O'Sullivan. Dylan is a media specialist at OSV, guest lecturer at Write of Passage, columnist at a few major media outlets and the creator behind a writing-focused brand Essayful.
In today’s episode, we talked about…
- How does Write of Passage help us embark on our online writing journey?
- Exploring our initial love for reading and writing, and our earliest memories of writing.
- Contrasting experiences of studying English Literature in different countries.
- A friendly conversation between a Manchester United and Manchester City fan.
- Delving into the life and works of Ernest Hemingway.
- Examining the process of online writing and the beauty of writing on paper.
- What tricks and traits have writers made or used to achieve their writing goals?
- The influence of weather and surroundings on the work of writers.
- Reflecting on the most fulfilling aspects of being a writer.
Books/links mentioned in this episode
- Essayful
- Write of Passage
- School of English - Trinity College Dublin
- Gaelic football
- Jack Kerouac
- Allen Ginsberg
- Lenny Bruce
- Arthur Koestler
- Aldous Huxley
- Albert Camus
- The Doors of Perception
- Darkness at Noon
- The Act of Creation
- To Write Like Hemingway
- The Selfish Gene
- Bronte Parsonage Museum
- Bob Dylan on the otherworldliness of creativity
- At Desk (writing BGM)
- Casa Fernando Pessoa
- Follow Dylan on Twitter
