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Dad of one, and husband of two.

No hang on, sorry no, I mean the other way around. I live in Ireland, not Utah...

After a few years helping out writing and editing the Newsbiscuit.com website (www.newsbiscuit.com/author/nealdoran for some extracts), and some almost imperceptible successes selling jokes to the BBC's Radio 4, I've decided to try and stretch out some slight gags into full novels.

I've finished my first, Dan Taylor is Giving Up On Women (née Dating with the Harrisons), and am on the downward slope of finishing my second couples comedy, Occupied.

favourite books

Trying to think of favourite books always makes my mind go blank, so here's some authors that popped into my head:

Roddy Doyle, Anne Tyler, Stuart McClean, Garrison Keillor, Marian Keyes, Richard Russo, Richard Asplin, John Irving, John O'Farrell, Stephen King, and Nick Hornby.

Quite a few of my favourite writers don't actually write books, (Woody Allen, Aaron Sorkin, David E Kelly...) and
I think it's these guys I'm really trying to write most like...

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Dan Taylor Is Giving Up On Wom....

Neal Doran

Haplessly romantic Dan expected ‘no-pain, no-gain’ on dating boot-camp. He didn’t expect to fall for Rob’s wife, or that the pain was only starting.


Dan Taylor is the anti-James Bond. He's the guy no man wants to be (but probably is a bit), and no woman wants to end up with (but probably will).

After a disastrous New Year's Eve, when even being mistaken for a tragic War on Terror widower can't get him into bed, Dan declared his retirement from the world of dating. But his best friend Rob and his wife Hannah, aren't letting him give up so easily. They resolve to put him through dating boot camp, breaking him down to build him up again as a bionic romancer, and get him out of their hair and into someone's pants.

Their belief that they can re-build him is put to the test though, as successive dates see him nearly choking to death on an hors d'oeuvre, poisoning a blind date, and taking the heat for a coquette-ish kleptomaniac. And it's while he's rebounding from these endless disasters that he begins to realise the girl of his dreams may be the wife of his best friend.

 

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Mr. Grassroots wrote 1 day ago

Hi Neal, I would like to ask you for support of my book Mr. and Mr....

AshleyWrites wrote 4 days ago

Hope to see you around TNBW. We have too many writers doing that vamp....

AshleyWrites wrote 6 days ago

So glad to hear an agent is interested. I'm almost done with Theo & M....

Wanttobeawriter wrote 6 days ago

Nealdoran, Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a comment on W....

Andrew Hughes wrote 7 days ago

Hi Neal, Thanks very much for your previous support of The Morning D....

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I wrote 8 days ago

A charming start! view book

I wrote 18 days ago

Just had a quick read of this and think it's excellent! Really like Hal growling from his mancave ...the traffic light description of the friends...having a 'specific'...Loads of great stuff, and I hope you keep going with it. And soon! view book

I wrote 75 days ago

Hi there, this is my romance writers crit group review. I’ve read 3 chapters, but I expect I’ll keep going -- you’ve written a really entertaining story with some great ideas and a brilliant situation. If the rest is like the start it deserves to do really well... 1) Pitch. Now, I wanted to r... view book

I wrote 93 days ago

Hi there, this is my RCG Review. Hope it’s useful... First off I’d like to say you’ve created a really endearing character with Lizzie, and having read the posted extracts I already care about what’s going to happen to her – and what’s happened in her past. 1) Pitch. For me, I’d have liked a l... view book

I wrote 107 days ago

Hi Nichola, finally that promised crit. Hope it’s useful. Science fiction is a genre I’ve sort of drifted away from since I was a teen, so it’s been over 20 years since I’ve read much, but I enjoyed his. This is based on reading the first 5 chapters, so some stuff may be covered later. You’ve... view book

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