I write like....

[dohbuoy]

Came across this analyzer, and gave it a try for fun.

My first chapter came up as Arthur Clarke, the second as David Foster Wallace.

 

[Sugary_Comfort]

Haha how fun!

It says I write like Neil Gaiman

 

[oggbashan]

I write like Jack London:

How NOT to do it...
The roseate Sun, Phoebus’ orb, was glinting in the puddles and dappling the fallen leaves of the ancient forest as Joan made her way along the footpath leading from her rustic rose-entwined cottage, so beloved of tourists and her infrequent visitors from the city who left as soon as they reasonably could because the cottage lacked the basic amenities than any twenty-first century city dweller expected as of right such as satellite television and even running hot and cold water, both of which were unavailable, towards the steeple crowned hill on which the Parish Church sat as it had done for more than a thousand years surveying the expanding and contracting village in the valley beneath and perhaps regretting the earlier centuries when it had been filled to capacity by local residents each in their proper place and order according to the standards of the time, but Joan diverted from the direct route to the Church at a junction and was now heading in the direction of the Evening Star, the planet Venus known as Aphrodite to the Greeks but whether Greek or Roman was the personification of sexual desire, which sexual desire Joan was expecting to assuage once she reached her destination but in the meantime she was diverted by the interplay of light and shade from the evening sun as it sank lower on the horizon turning the landscape to a darkening ruddy hue which darkened further as she walked wondering whether she would reach her destination and assignation before Phoebus’ chariot had passed beyond her view but even if she did not her path was clear because she was accustomed to walking in the direction of the Evening Star every evening that she had free from her avocation of breeder of large and hairy dogs that bore a faint resemblance to The Hound of The Baskervilles and at times she would take one of the so-called breed with her on her perambulation which would certainly deter any evil minded loiterers upon her way but unfortunately also frequently prevented the consummation of her assignation by refusing to leave her side and repulsing her intended with ferocious barking and frenzied attacks barely held in check by the strong leash essential for such savage dogs but this time she was without a canine companion and therefore she hoped that the consummation would be forthcoming without let or hindrance as she continued to walk alongside the nearly dark woodlands before emerging on a slight eminence whence she could see her goal of another rose-entwined cottage from the chimney of which a wisp of smoke was arising promising warmth in both the physical, mental and sexual encounter which Joan would shortly enjoy.

"He's lit my fire" she said to herself.

PS. Ignoring the last short sentence which I couldn't resist:

Words 450
Sentences 1
Reading Ease 0
Grade Level 62.8

 

[BabyBlue2005]

Mine came back as Anna Rice ... if only.

 

[SweetMaj]

I write like Cory Doctorow!

 

[Dual_Triode]

David Foster Wallace.

I'll have to read "Infinite Jest" to see the connection.

 

[jdnunyer]

Tried two samples.

After one, it says I write like Dan Brown?!?!?

After another, James Joyce!

 

[jdnunyer]

And a third, Kurt Vonnegut.

Why do I feel like it is just pulling names out of a hat?

 

[beatrice_dreams]

Great fun - no matter if it's totally bogus or not - anything to boost one's ego has to be good!

Though my hopes of being compared to Graham Greene or Charlotte Bronte have been harshly dashed.

Most selections came back with Stephanie Meyer. That's right. The sparkling vampires of Twilight.

(sigh)

Though a few bits came back as Stephen King! There is hope yet.

Now I'm just waiting for the Stephanie Meyer/Stephen King sized royalty cheque to arrive in the post...

 

[LaceAndHumiliation]

It says Cory Doctorow. He must be quite the perv, then.

 

[_Lynn_]

I write like J. R. R. Tolkien.

 

[dohbuoy]

And a third, Kurt Vonnegut.

Why do I feel like it is just pulling names out of a hat?

To check that I did submit the same two texts twice, with identical results.

 

[jdnunyer]

The same two?

I tried 6 different chapters, and go 6 different results.

But then, maybe I'm just a far more schizophrenic writer than I realized...

 

[Dual_Triode]

Another sample claims I write like Cory Doctorow.

 

[dohbuoy]

The same two?

I tried 6 different chapters, and go 6 different results.

But then, maybe I'm just a far more schizophrenic writer than I realized...

Same ones 3 times each, same results. My third, unfinished chapter gives me Chuck Palahniuk.

 

[jdnunyer]

Same ones 3 times each, same results. My third, unfinished chapter gives me Chuck Palahniuk.

Interesting.

 

[Darkniciad]

All using Lit page 1 as the sample.

Danica Prelude - William Gibson
Danica Epilogue - William Gibson
Blackhawk Hall Ch. 01 - Oscar Wilde
Blackhawk Hall Ch. 06 - Anne Rice

Let's try some darker stuff...

Ebon Genesis - Arthur Clarke
Harvest of Blood - Ursula K. Le Guin
Home by the Sea - Ursula K. Le Guin

How about a romantic fantasy story...

To Catch a Merchant Princess Ch. 01 - Isaac Asimov
To Catch a Merchant Princess Ch. 06 - J.K. Rowling

How about some real world romance mixed with fantasy elements.

Steward of the Wood - Kurt Vonnegut
Forever of the Wood - Kurt Vonnegut
Heart of the Wood - Vladimir Nabokov

Horror outside of my fantasy world

Home by the Sea - Robert Louis Stevenson

Some weird experiments

Ride No More - William Gibson
Documentary: Cougar - Isaac Asimov

And a random sampling of stuff in my third name:

Cory Doctorow, J.D. Salinger, Stephenie Meyer, William Gibson

Apparently, I write like everybody

 

[LettersFromTatyana]

J. K. Rowling.

Does that mean I'll make millions off my writing?


ETA: And after trying a few others, I got more J.K. Rowling but also some Stephen King and Mario Puzo. I'm apparently pretty high-brow.

 

[lovecraft68]

Anne Rice. What the Fuck? I hate Anne Rice! I submitted some BDSM paragraphs so maybe it's locked onto to her "Beauty" crap that she wrote. I'm going to try something else.

 

[lovecraft68]

Tried two more things. One was a horror piece and Rice came up again!

I tried something else and came up with David Foster Wallace. No clue who he is, but I'll take it over Rice.

 

[Darkniciad]

I did this the last time this site ( I think it's the same one ) was linked with some of the same stories, but using the full text of stories/chapters and had different results.

I remember for sure that at least one King and one Tolkien came up when I did that.

It was still a mixed bag with no clearly dominant result, no matter what amount of the text I entered, though.

 

[RedHairedandFriendly]

I write like
Anne Rice. (Newest Incest Story)

I write like
Anne Rice. (BDSM)

I write like
Stephenie Meyer. (Group Sex)

I write like
Anne Rice. (Erotic Horror)

I write like
Margaret Atwood. (Romance)

I write like
Stephen King. (Sci-Fi Fantasy)

This was sorta fun. Thanks. I'll have to try some other categories again later.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Mine came back STEPHEN KING.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Ernest Hemingway? Me? Fat chance of that! And I don't thing George Orwell is right, either. And definitely not like Ann Rice. I agree with jdnunyer. It's just assigning names randomly.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Ernest Hemingway? Me? Fat chance of that! And I don't thing George Orwell is right, either. And definitely not like Ann Rice. I agree with jdnunyer. It's just assigning names randomly.

You write like Hemingway.