Friday, July 16, 2010

I Write Like

"Check which famous writer you write like with this statistical analysis tool, which analyzes your word choice and writing style and compares them with those of the famous writers."



I copied and pasted a few paragraphs from a story I wrote. The result was:

I write like
Kurt Vonnegut

I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing!


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14 comments:

hale-bopp said...

I heard about this and was going to post it as well.

Stephen King for what its worth.

July 16, 2010 at 11:15 PM
hale-bopp said...

I just entered my most recent blog entry (see above) and it said Margaret Atwood...I am a diverse dude!

July 16, 2010 at 11:57 PM
kkdither said...

Very neat link, thanks, orbs!

I entered some text from my blog posting about higher ruling over email privacy. My results are Stephenie Meyer. Not a bad deal. She made some dough and had quite a bit of fame and following with her Twilight Series books. She is also quite a bit younger than I am... score again!

July 17, 2010 at 12:24 AM
kkdither said...

I had to give it another go..

Hale, you aren't the only diversified writer. My second piece I submitted was the blog I posted on MMSD and the sewage dumping. It came up with this result: David Foster Wallace

I had never heard of him. He was a professor at the University of Illinois -Urbana and received a "Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from the University of Arizona," according to Wikipedia. His style incorporated mostly irony; he was an introvert, very shy and in 2008 he committed suicide.

July 17, 2010 at 12:36 AM
kkdither said...

Sorry to hog the comments.

I went to my blog page and entered 5 blogs. 4 out of 5 showed David Foster Wallace. (one was Kurt Vonnegut) That is amazing, to be so consistent... I think. I wish I knew what criteria they use to determine this.

July 17, 2010 at 12:48 AM
drewzepmeister said...

OMG! I put in my Saturday Morning at the Lake blog and I got my favorite author J.R.R. Tolkien. He's the guy who wrote the "Lord of the Rings". I am completely stunned!

July 17, 2010 at 12:56 AM
Unknown said...

I entered a passage from Ernest Hemingway's A Clean, Well-Lighted Place and it came up with Raymond Chandler.

July 17, 2010 at 7:26 AM
kkdither said...

That is pretty funny, Mark. I didn't think to put in something famous or well known. I do wonder what criteria is used for this determination. So.... you didn't share, did you not try any original work?

July 17, 2010 at 9:56 AM
Why Not? said...

I got William Gibson.. I copied A Little Boy blog..

July 17, 2010 at 10:52 AM
Unknown said...

kk: My own material was identified with Isaac Asimov.

July 17, 2010 at 11:10 AM
kkdither said...

Thanks for sharing, Mark. I didn't think *anyone* could resist the temptation... although, you must assume it is just all in fun and the accuracy is suspect.

July 17, 2010 at 11:17 AM
SER said...

Chuck Palahniuk

I use the text from a letter I sent to Senator Feingold about Nancy Pelosi using military air craft for her personal shit.

I'll have to look up Chuck P. I have no idea who he is.

July 17, 2010 at 12:30 PM
OrbsCorbs said...

This is the story I read that prompted me to post this blog: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/17/i-write-like-website-goes_n_650037.html

July 17, 2010 at 6:34 PM
kkdither said...

I forwarded this to one of my fellow teachers who teaches upper-level English. I think this would be a fun activity for her classes... write an essay, submit a few paragraphs and then go learn more about the author. They can then write a paragraph or two on their findings and determine if they agree or disagree with the assessment.

July 17, 2010 at 10:53 PM

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