Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Who Do You Write Like?

Which famous author do you write like? 

In my story, each chapter alternates between two characters' perspectives.  One critique I got from a reader was that she got confused about who was narrating when.  Which was a little devastating, because I worked hard to ensure they had different voices. But then I found the website I Write Like, which analyzes your writing and compares it to a famous author.  According to I Write Like (to my relief!) the character voices are different.  This is what I learned:

For my female character's voice

I write like
Chuck Palahniuk
I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing!

For my male character's voice

I write like
Cory Doctorow
I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing!

If the authors I write like are different than I must be doing something right!  Hmm, interesting though, that my female character's voice is similar to the author of Fight Club.  ;)

Even if you don't classify yourself as a writer, you can put in the text of an email you wrote or something of that nature and find out which famous author it sounds like.

So, once again, who do you write like?

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Thanks for reading my thoughts on this topic. I can't wait to read yours! :)