First the taster, then the paperback

This is cute...

I found this site yesterday through a link from an authomite:
http://iwl.me/b/d760c1b4

You paste some of your writing into a box, and a program tells you who you write like. So far it's told me I write like James Joyce and David Foster Wallace (I have no idea who this second one is). Try it, it's fun.

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Permalink Reply by Gerald D. Johnston on July 21, 2010 at 6:22pm: Ha! Now I write like Arthur C. Clarke. Not sure if I've ever read anything by him.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Catherine Chisnall on July 21, 2010 at 7:42pm: This is on Slush Pile Reader too, I am too suspicious to do it LOL!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by L. Anne Carrington on July 21, 2010 at 8:38pm: I see you found this crafty gadget too. Mine said Dan Brown (I have no idea why...); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Gerald D. Johnston on July 21, 2010 at 8:45pm: This is on shushpile? Just shows how much I pay attention. I've never seen it there. Try it. It's just for laughs; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by L. Anne Carrington on July 21, 2010 at 9:16pm: http://www.slushpilereader.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Item...

Gerald D. Johnston said:
This is on shushpile? Just shows how much I pay attention. I've never seen it there. Try it. It's just for laughs; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jessica L. Degarmo on July 22, 2010 at 5:28am: Apparently I write like Stephen King. Huh--who knew that he was into writing chick-lit and romantic comedy? Of course, there was that book he did called the Sleepwalkers. There was a romantic couple in that. Of course, they were mother and son....EWWWW!!!!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Gerald D. Johnston on July 22, 2010 at 6:03am: Stephen King? kooky :)

Jessica L. Degarmo said:
Apparently I write like Stephen King. Huh--who knew that he was into writing chick-lit and romantic comedy? Of course, there was that book he did called the Sleepwalkers. There was a romantic couple in that. Of course, they were mother and son....EWWWW!!!!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Samantha Towle on July 22, 2010 at 10:33am: It said I write like James Joyce too, so theres two of us out there!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Catherine Chisnall on July 22, 2010 at 12:59pm: Hm... my first chapter got 'Stephen King' too. Stephen King must have a very common writing style/ or that site is a bit limited LOL. Or maybe he writes about people stuck in lifts.

However, I put in another chapter and got 'Cory Doctorow', whoever they may be.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jessica L. Degarmo on July 22, 2010 at 2:55pm: I think I can understand why. Stephen King writes a lot of stylistic fragments and short paragraphs, all for effect. I do that as well. He also has a very conversational tone to his writing in that he doesn't use complicated sentence structure or flowery language. He just writes, and when you read it, you feel like he's there telling a story. I'd like to think I'm the same way. Perhaps I should have put this post under the "Hooting Your Horn" section? LOL.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Catherine Chisnall on July 22, 2010 at 11:00pm: Yes I think you should have, young lady :P

But that is interesting what you say about King. I don't use complicated sentences or flowery language either, so maybe I do write like him :-? The reason is that I'm hopeless at descriptions, shhh!

Jessica L. Degarmo said:
Perhaps I should have put this post under the "Hooting Your Horn" section? LOL.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jessica L. Degarmo on July 23, 2010 at 2:56am: Sorry. I can't help myself sometimes. But yeah, I can see it for both of us Catherine. So congrats! You write like a King! Or should that be queen?; ▶ Reply to This