My 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