Yesterday M. Byerly took over our Twitter as a part of our weekly Thursday Twitter Takeover. See highlights from the takeover below. And check out our interview with M.Byerly here.
Hi! I'm excited to be here today! My name is m. byerly and I'm the debut author of Stuck and Drunk in Shadyside, published by @atmospherepress Got questions about writing, Pittsburgh, music, sports? Ask away! #YAauthorTakeover pic.twitter.com/qraoAqpq3B
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) October 15, 2020
#StuckandDrunkinShadyside is my first novel, but I have other ones I'm working on. This one is about a young collegiate trying to figure out what he wants out of life, understanding things through relationships of many kinds.
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) October 15, 2020
Each chapter has a song that relates to it. Sometimes, it's obvious, but it's fun to play around with writing and music. #YAauthorTakeover #StuckandDrunkinShadyside https://t.co/GIahVmGkxl
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) October 15, 2020
The playlist ranges from many different genres, like pop, punk, rap, grunge, folk…I love all genres, and it's fun to explore what your favorite bands and artists were inspired by. It's kinda a look into how they were formed. #YAauthorTakeover #StuckandDrunkinShadyside
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) October 15, 2020
Other than music, I take a lot of inspiration from movies, mainly comedies and coming-of-age stories. I like stories that are very realistic and relatable. #YAauthorTakeover #StuckandDrunkinShadyside
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) October 15, 2020
I have a lot of literary influences, but for the most part they are older writers. Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Plath, and Salinger made me want to write. Later on, I found about Kerouac, who made me want to write in a different way #YAauthorTakeover #StuckandDrunkinShadyside
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) October 15, 2020
Currently, I working on a coming-of-age novel. I'm very close to the end, but I recently realized that I don't know how to end it…It's an unpleasant situation…#YAauthorTakeover #StuckandDrunkinShadyside
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) October 15, 2020
I love to write. It's what gets me through the day. I don't intend on being popular or famous, but all I want to do is inspire people to do what they love to do #YAartistTakeover #StuckandDrunkinShadyside
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) October 15, 2020
At first, this novel #StuckandDrunkinShadyside was structured in a nonlinear format, because I was inspired by movies like Beginners, (500) Days of Summer, and The Last Five Years. I love those movies, and how they capture relationships #YAauthorTakeover
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) October 15, 2020
A lot of my stories revolve around Pittsburgh like this one does. It's an area I just know a lot about since I am from there. But Shadyside is a really nice area, especially visually. #YAauthorTakeover #StuckandDrunkinShadyside
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) October 15, 2020
Musically, @the1975 @MacMillerSite @themenzingers inspired my book the most. They're some of my favorite musicians, as well. #StuckandDrunkinShadyside #YAauthorTakeover
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) October 15, 2020
Along with the new novel I'm working on, I'm writing poetry. I have enough for a collection, but I was thinking about a poetry-short story cross over that I was planning on writing in grad school #YAauthorTakeover #StuckandDrunkinShadyside
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) October 15, 2020
I probably wouldn't be at this point without my professor and poet @tessbarry88 She inspired me to become a writer, and I appreciate all of the help with my writing journey! #YAauthorTakeover #StuckandDrunkinShadyside
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) October 15, 2020
Most of my stories are very personal to me, but still I try to make them relatable. I feel like a lot of my characters are similar to my friends. I'm very close with my friends, so I feel like friendship is a big component to my stories #YAauthorTakeover #StuckandDrunkinShadyside
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) October 15, 2020
Thanks so much for chatting with me, and thanks for Young Entertainment Magazine for having me! Find out more about my book at @nickmillerbyerl #YAauthorTakeover #StuckandDrunkinShadyside
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) October 15, 2020
