I Write Like…
I often wonder, as I sit hunched over the computer in a darkened room late at night, my fingers tapping away at all-to-familiar keys, mangling verbs and bastardizing adjectives to the point where I feel they might be worthy of public consumption, just whose writing style does mine emulate?
Well, my question has finally been answered, thanks to I Write Like.
Plugging in a couple entries from my blog, and a couple more from some of my other works, I apparently write like Vladimir Nabokov, Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, and Kurt Vonnegut. I’m not sure what sort of algorithm they use to determine this information, but I’ll take it. I like my ego stroked.
If I Write Like thinks my stories about suicidal socialites and a television weatherman forced to hunt down his disturbed brother sound like works that Neil and Kurt would author, then I’ll just keep plugging away at ‘em.
You never know. There’s a slight chance that they’ll be published someday (yeah, right…).
So…whose writing style does yours most emulate?
This is very cool. Later, I may go over to I Write Like and see what it says about my style.
Off-hand, I can’t think of who my writing style emulates. It would probably be someone who writes with sarcasm.
Anyway, I really enjoy your particular style of writing.
Great post! Thanks for sharing.