As we do some thinking about how what we read inspires or influences what we write, I thought it might be fun for you to check out a website I've seen that analyzes a bit of your own writing and tells you what published author your writing is similar to.
I tried it with one of my blog posts and evidently I write like Dan Brown. I know who that is, but I haven't read any of his books. Interesting. I also found this interesting tidbit which confirmed my suspicions that there wasn't much heft to this particular tool, but hey...
Go to I Write Like and try it yourself.
Go to the ProProfs What Famous Writer Are You? quiz and try that one.
Leave a comment on this post telling us your results (and what you think of them) when you do. You might have to look up the author for more information if you don't recognize the name. The ProProfs quiz said I write like our very own Missouri native Mark Twain. Hmmm...
I write like Ernest Hemingway and Steven King
ReplyDeleteI write like Ernest Hemingway. It said that setting plays a very important part in the plot of my stories and that I enjoy stories where good overcomes evil.
ReplyDeleteI write like Ernest Hemingway. I've never read any of his works, but I know who he is.
ReplyDeleteMy results were Margaret Atwood and C.S. Lewis. I have not read a book by either of them, but from what the results said they are opinionated writers, which I can relate to.
ReplyDeleteI write like Harry Harrison. He is an American science fiction author. I have never heard of him or read any of his works.
ReplyDeleteI apparently write like Ernest Hemingway.
ReplyDeleteI got C.S. Lewis and David Foster Wallace.I'm a huge fan of C.S. Lewis!
ReplyDeleteI write like Ernest Hemingway based off my results. He's a pretty cool guy, I'm working on the Old Man and the Sea right now. He has some interesting plot points and story structure,and he's direct. I can respect that. The website that analyzes writing styles says I'm like my wife, Agatha Christie. She is literally my queen (and the queen of mystery). I admire her a lot as a writer, since mystery is my genre of choice, so being compared to her writing style is a huge compliment. :)
ReplyDeleteI write like Ernest Hemingway.
ReplyDeleteThe proprofs quiz told me I am most like Mark Twain. I'm not sure if this is accurate or not because many times I had to guess on the question because I was not sure where I stood. On the I write like test, I got Harry Harrison who is a science fiction writer, which I don't feel I really fall under either. I'm curious how the "I write like" test works.
ReplyDeleteI write like James Joyce, and I relate to almost everything it says. I do get bored with traditional views and I love searching new interesting words as well as studying history. Apparently I'm a rebel at heart who aims to interest others with the other side of the story.
ReplyDeleteI write like C. S. Lewis and its pretty accurate.
ReplyDeleteIt says I write like Stephen King, which I think is inaccurate. Though maybe, I've never read any of his books. I've thought about it though, just never got the time.
ReplyDeleteOn the I write like test, I got Cory Doctorow who is a blogger and journalist. I do not think I am much like Cory Doctorow because he writes mostly about economics which I find boring. On the proprofs quiz, it told me that I was most like James Joyce which I also do not necessarily agree with because I do not describe myself as a rebel or rule breaker.
ReplyDeleteI got C.S. Lewis. I think its kinda cool that it compares my writing style to his.I really liked the Narnia series that he wrote. I don't know if its accurate or not, but I think its kinda cool. The quiz definitely was interesting.
ReplyDeleteIt said I write like Ursula Kroeber Le Guin, I didnt know who that was until i looked her up and she writes short stories and poems for children. I thought that this result was interesting.
ReplyDeleteI write like Stephenie Meyer. She is the writer of the twilight series, and many other erie, romance novels. I do not like twilight, nor do I prefer erie romantic novels. I am honored to write like a best selling author, but not sure if we have the same writing style.
ReplyDeleteI write Like Raymond Chandler. Raymond was an American novelist and screenwriter. I do not know his work by I like the fact that he was a screenwriter because I have always wanted to write a s
ReplyDeleteI apparently write like Arthur Clarke, who seems like a very interesting kind of man.
ReplyDeleteI write like Cory Doctorow who is a journalist and a science fiction writer. It's quite interesting how he relates to me so well. I want to be a journalist whenever I grow up and I also enjoy reading and writing science fiction.
ReplyDeleteI write like Stephen King according to one of the quizzes. It doesn't really surprise me, and is actually kind of a compliment. He is a very suspenseful, so it is cool that I write like him.
ReplyDeleteI write like Earnest Hemingway, and Stephen King. I haven't read a lot of their works, but I know they are both very talented authors
ReplyDeleteI write like Stephinie Meyers. While it's cool to write like a best seller, I dont care for her writings and dont see the connection from my writing to hers.
ReplyDeleteAccording to the quiz, I write like C.S. Lewis. I have read many of his books, and I really enjoy his writing style.
ReplyDeleteI write like Ernest Hemingway. For the most part that sounds accurate, however I am not introverted and I would have to read more of his work to know just how accurate that is.
ReplyDeleteI write like Kurt Vonnegut and i got Ernest Hemingway. I Love Ernest Hemingway as a writer. He was deep and philosophical about his writings.
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