#146: Online Writing, English Literature, Ernest Hemingway and Essayful with Dylan O'Sullivan

Chiwi Journal

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