Erin J. Doyle

The title of this video makes it sound like I went bush for weeks, but it was actually just a few day hikes. This area is scared by gold mining, so there are a lot of reasonably easy trails that make use of what remains of the mining infrastructure, following disused rail tracks etc. There are also DOC huts on the longer tracks if you want to do a harder overnight trip. PSA: There are kiwi in this area. Please, if you visit, leave your dog at home. Even if he is small and well behaved, or on a lead, he could still do harm to our precious wildlife. Take him to one of the excellent local dog parks instead. To connect with me elsewhere online: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/authorerinjdoyle/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/erinjdoyle.author/ Website https://www.erinjdoyle.com

The highlights of the sweary, super blasphemous, and generally silly things I have said in the last year.

Happy Holidays! Today I’m going over my 5 star reads from the past year. Unfortunately, I accidentally missed a book! I should also have named “The Library of the unwritten” as a 5 star read in this video. Books in this video: “Ransack” poetry by essa may ranapiri (TW: self-harm) “The Decameron Project” by The New York Times “The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett “Graceling” by Kristin Cashore “The Savage coloniser book” by Tusiata Avia “The dust of 100 dogs” by A. S. King “The Chalk Man” by C. J. Tudor “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak “I am a human bring” by “Jackson Nieuwland “Freshwater” by Akwaka Emezi (TW: Self-harm and suicide) “The Camino Club” by Kevin Craig “Little Eyes” by Samantha Schweblin To see more about the fright I got when reading The Camino Club: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gor25XWg0qA To see more about my views of angry poetry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BIEj_dxxbY&t=13s To connect with me elsewhere online: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/authorerinjdoyle/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/erinjdoyle.author/ Website https://www.erinjdoyle.com

Wrapping up my 2021 goals, I find a lot of boxes left unticked. But, that’s okay, we can’t always achieve all of the things we want to. To watch my 2021 goal setting video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtvvHqkq6rw&t=254s To see footage from my snorkelling trip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgilrftXmgI To connect with me elsewhere online: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/authorerinjdoyle/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/erinjdoyle.author/ Website https://www.erinjdoyle.com

Time for a festive tag! This tag was created by Lauren Wade, watch her original video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krTVYXsadQ4&t=1s Prompts: 1: The Ghost of Christmas Past - A book that was a childhood favourite 2: The Ghost of Christmas Present - A recent book that you think will become one of your all-time favourites 3: The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come - A book coming out next year that you're most excited about 4: Bah, Humbug! - A book that everyone else loves that you just can't stand 5: Bob Cratchit - An old dependable that you always recommend Question 6: Tiny Tim - An underhyped book that you think deserves more love 7: Today? Why it's Christmas Day! - What's a book that always gets you in the mood for Christmas (apart from A Christmas Carol)? 8: The Muppet Christmas Carol - Your favourite film adaptation of a book Question 9: Tag some people! Books I mention in this video: “The library of the unwritten” by A.J. Hackwith “Alice in wonderland” by Lewis Carroll “Sapiens: a brief history of humankind” by Yuval Harari “Nothing is okay” by Rachel Wiley “The curious incident of the dog in the night time” by Mark Haddon “Fight club” by Chuck Palahniuk “A Buddha in the attic” by Julie Otsuka “Ready player one” by Ernest Cline “Under the skin” by Michel Faber To connect with me elsewhere online: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/authorerinjdoyle/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/erinjdoyle.author/ Website https://www.erinjdoyle.com

Book unhaul time! These are all books which have lived on the chopping-block shelf for over a year, so expect some complaints. Also, the odd minor spoiler. To connect with me elsewhere online: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/authorerinjdoyle/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/erinjdoyle.author/ Website https://www.erinjdoyle.com

Today I’m talking about my poem “Out”, my thought process as I chose what ideas to include in the poem, and my first experience using a sensitivity reader. To watch a live reading of Out from the launch of Best of Auckland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLst91uen5o&t=6s To watch a video version of Out with the text: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx2L0sT016M To connect with me elsewhere online: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/authorerinjdoyle/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/erinjdoyle.author/ Website https://www.erinjdoyle.com

I tried something different with my thumbnails in November. I really liked how these turned out, but I’m not sure that I’ll be able to keep doing it. To learn more about the Camino de Santiago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjYGJOBWmGk&t=10s To connect with me elsewhere online: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/authorerinjdoyle/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/erinjdoyle.author/ Website https://www.erinjdoyle.com