Erin J. Doyle

Poet.Biologist.Adventurer.

Books I read while studying creative writing || plus accidental rant

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Books I read while studying creative writing || plus accidental rant

This is a rundown of the books I read while studying creative writing at university. There were also course readers made up of poetry and short stories, but I’m keeping this to books you could go out and find. The books I mention in this video: “Giving up the ghost” by Hilary Mantel (2003) “The black veil” by Rick Moody (2002) “The curious incident of the dog in the night-time” by Mark Haddon (2003) “The virgin suicides” by Jeffrey Eugenides (1993) “Fight Club” by Chuck Palahnuik (1996) “The road” by Cormac McCarthy (2006) “As I lay dying” by William Falkner (1930) “Twenty-thousand leagues under the sea” by Jules Verne (1870) “The time machine” H. G. Wells (1895) “Morlock night” K. W. Jeter (1979) “Burton and Swinburne in the strange affair of Spring Heeled Jack” by Mark Hodder (2010) “Stormdancer” by Jay Kristoff (2012) “Soulless” by Gail Carriger (2009) “Lighter than my shadow” Katie Green (2013) To connect with me elsewhere online: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/authorerinjdoyle/ Website https://www.erinjdoyle.com

Banned TBR 2022

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Banned TBR 2022

It’s that time again! To celebrate Banned Book Week, and defy those who wish to censor the stories we tell, I am spending this month reading books which have been banned or challenged. The books in this year’s Banned TBR: “All boys aren’t blue” by George M. Johnson (2020) *Number 3 on the American Library Association’s most challenged list of 2021. “The hate u give” by Angie Thomas (1997) *Number 5 on the American Library Association’s most challenged list of 2021. “The color purple” by Alice Walker (1982) *Number 9 on the American Library Association’s most challenged list of 2009. “Madame Bovary” by Gustave Flaubert (1856) *Author arrested and tried for obscenity in 1857. To learn more about Banned Book Week: https://bannedbooksweek.org/ To see the 2021 list of most challenged/banned books: https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10 To connect with me elsewhere online: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/authorerinjdoyle/ Website https://www.erinjdoyle.com

My first attempt at writing a blurb- it didn't go well

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My first attempt at writing a blurb- it didn't go well

After weeks of not liking the blurb I was trying to write, I sought feedback to help me figure out what was going wrong… turns out, it was pretty much everything. On the upside, I now have some ideas for what to try instead. For a quick introduction to the Camino de Santiago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjYGJOBWmGk To connect with me elsewhere online: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/authorerinjdoyle/ Website https://www.erinjdoyle.com

The Imposter Syndrome Authortube Tag

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The Imposter Syndrome Authortube Tag

I wasn’t as organised as I thought, so here’s a tag! I first saw this tag here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DX31UiuK48 The questions: 1. What is your current occupation? 2. 2. Between your fiction and your real life, which one is weirder? 3. 3. Do you believe in self-inserts, and if so, how do fictional you and IRL you differ? 4. 4. Was there a moment at which you felt like you had graduated from "aspiring author" to "author"? 5. 5. If you could be financially independent but you could never write again, would you take that deal? 6. 6. Have there been any words of criticism that hurt when you got them but are hilarious in hindsight? 7. 7. Do you have a favourite word, and if so, what is it? 8. 8. What is the nicest thing anyone has ever said about your writing? 9. 9. If tattoos of the future featured one of your quotes, which would it be? 10. 10. If you could one literary cliché out of existence, which would it be? To connect with me elsewhere online: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/authorerinjdoyle/ Website https://www.erinjdoyle.com

Mid year Book Freak Out Tag

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Mid year Book Freak Out Tag

How is it the middle of the year??!! Books mentioned in this video: “Kurangaituku” by Whiti Hereaka “Heartstopper vol 2” by Alice Oseman “Witchfinder’s Mark” by Paul M Clark “Go Tell the Bee’s that I am gone” by Diana Gabaldon “Greta and Valdin” by Rebecca Reily “Sweetpea” C J Skuse “Fire” by Kristin Cashore “The Archive of the forgotten” by A J Hackwith The questions for this tag: 1. Best book you’ve read so far in 2022 2. Best sequel you've read so far in 2022 3. New release you haven't read yet, but want to. 4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year. 5. Biggest disappointment. 6. Biggest surprise. 7. Favourite new author. (Debut or new to you) 8. Newest fictional crush. 9. Newest favourite character. 10. Book that made you cry. 11. Book that made you happy. 12. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received). 13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year? To connect with me elsewhere online: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/authorerinjdoyle/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/erinjdoyle.author/ Website https://www.erinjdoyle.com