Showing posts with label Stephen King. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stephen King. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Who Do You Write Like?

Who or whom? Either way, the rule now says. (Ok, not Strunk & White, but somewhere I read that modern day sloppiness is more and more acceptable, but that's another post.)

There's a very cool web site called I Write Like. It "analyzes your word choice and writing style and compares them with those of the famous writers." You can cut & paste your fiction, emails, poems, love letters, anything, I think, except for Tweets.


So I tried it with my WIP, three times, for good measure. My first comparison said I write like Stephen King. Wow! I can see that, but I don't think Mr. King needs to worry yet. My second comparison: J.K. Rowling. Really? Unbelievable! I'll start telling agents that. (Even better, for the record, none of my characters' names are made up words or difficult to pronounce.) My third comparison—I guess I was going for two out of three—Stephen King again. Maybe he should start to worry...

Are you curious to see to whom you relate? I am curious to know if you agree with your results. Please let me know what you find out. I appreciate your comments.