{"id":960,"date":"2010-08-01T16:00:39","date_gmt":"2010-08-02T00:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/?p=960"},"modified":"2010-08-01T16:00:39","modified_gmt":"2010-08-02T00:00:39","slug":"i-write-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/i-write-like\/","title":{"rendered":"I Write Like"},"content":{"rendered":"

I spent some time playing around with the \u00c2\u00a0“I Write Like”<\/a> website using various snippets from my writing. \u00c2\u00a0Check out the results below. \u00c2\u00a0Never realized how wide my range was or the company I kept.<\/p>\n

Bowling Alley Scene<\/strong> (Chapter 2 of TP<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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I write like
\nP. G. Wodehouse<\/a><\/div>\n

I Write Like<\/em> by M\u00c3\u00a9moires. Analyze your writing!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Creepy Hospital<\/strong> (Chapter 10 of TP<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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I write like
\nStephenie Meyer<\/a><\/div>\n

I Write Like<\/em> by M\u00c3\u00a9moires. Analyze your writing!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Meeting the Redheaded Girl at the bar <\/strong>(Chapter 11 of TP<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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I write like
\nKurt Vonnegut<\/a><\/div>\n

I Write Like<\/em> by M\u00c3\u00a9moires. Analyze your writing!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Breaking Up with the Redheaded Girl<\/strong> (Chapter 18 of TP<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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I write like
\nJ. D. Salinger<\/a><\/div>\n

I Write Like<\/em> by M\u00c3\u00a9moires. Analyze your writing!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“There Is No Time Travel” On Lost<\/strong> (Blog Post<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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I write like
\nDouglas Adams<\/a><\/div>\n

I Write Like<\/em> by M\u00c3\u00a9moires. Analyze your writing!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I Went With Some Friends To See Benji Hughes<\/strong> (Blog Post<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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I write like
\nDavid Foster Wallace<\/a><\/div>\n

I Write Like<\/em> by M\u00c3\u00a9moires. Analyze your writing!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Paradox Lost<\/strong> (partial short story predating TP<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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I write like
\nAgatha Christie<\/a><\/div>\n

I Write Like<\/em> by M\u00c3\u00a9moires. Analyze your writing!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Finally, I pasted in a snippet from “Replay” by Ken Grimwood to see what happened, and got this:<\/p>\n

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I write like
\nJacob LaCivita<\/a><\/div>\n

I Write Like<\/em> by M\u00c3\u00a9moires, Mac journal software<\/a>. Analyze your writing!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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(Ok, maybe that last part didn’t exactly happen…)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I spent some time playing around with the \u00c2\u00a0“I Write Like” website using various snippets from my writing. \u00c2\u00a0Check out the results below. \u00c2\u00a0Never realized how wide my range was or the company I kept. Bowling Alley Scene (Chapter 2 of TP) I write like P. G. Wodehouse I Write Like by M\u00c3\u00a9moires. Analyze your…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-writing"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3pfx3-fu","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":915,"url":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/how-to-write-a-novel\/","url_meta":{"origin":960,"position":0},"title":"How To Write A Novel","author":"LBDG","date":"March 14, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Words of wisdom from Nic Alderton:","rel":"","context":"In "Writing"","block_context":{"text":"Writing","link":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/category\/writing\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/howtowriteanovel.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/howtowriteanovel.png?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/howtowriteanovel.png?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/howtowriteanovel.png?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1085,"url":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/nick-hornby-audrey-niffenegger-me\/","url_meta":{"origin":960,"position":1},"title":"Nick Hornby, Audrey Niffenegger & Me","author":"LBDG","date":"December 24, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"I'd call it an early Xmas present, but this review from Goodreads was actually posted in June and I managed to miss it. 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