This is a book meme that’s been making the rounds on Facebook, but as most of my bookish pals are bloggers, I thought I would cross-post it here. Feel free to pingback to this page or leave a comment so I can view your list 
. I’d love to read everyone’s 15 picks.
The Rules: Don’t take too long to think about it. Fifteen authors (poets included) who have always influenced you and will always stick with you. List the first 15 you can recall in no more than 15 minutes, and they don’t have to be listed in order of relevance to you. Tag at least 15 friends, including me, because I’m interested in seeing what authors my friends chose. (To do this, go to your Notes tab on your profile page, paste the rules in a new notes, list your 15 picks, and tag your friends.)
My very random, quick list:
1. Christina Rossetti
2. Jane Austen
3. C.S. Lewis (Narnia only)
4. George Eliot
5. Holly Black
6. Neil Gaiman
7. Robin McKinley
8. Frances Hodgson Burnett
9. L. M. Montgomery
10. W. B. Yeats
11. A.C. Swinburne
12. Sarah Waters
13. Diana Gabaldon
14. John Keats
15. Charlotte Brontë
Honorable mentions: Oscar Wilde, J.K. Rowling, Patricia C. Wrede, & Tamora Pierce. I tried to follow the rules and just wrote the first ones that came to mind.
Tags: 15 authors, book meme, influences
You know, I’ve done the 15-books meme which is essentially the same, but I’ve never done it with authors. I don’t connect to authors as much as books, so I sort of wonder now what I’d come up with!
Me too! I had to really consider who I felt influenced me based on their writing as a whole, rather than my favorite books by them. Was a little difficult, but it was kind of interesting when I saw the results
I want to do this, but I wonder if I can! I might include honourable mentions like you if I do
It’s so hard to choose! I really had to stop myself