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ubiquitousmixie

Okay...giving in and trying it out

Jul 15, 2010 22:16

A bunch of people on my f-list have done this, so I figured I'd give a whirl.

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lestobiosis July 16 2010, 02:23:02 UTC

I analyzed a wedding ceremony I wrote and was told I write like HP Lovecraft (apparently my romantic notions are a bit horrific?)
and an excerpt from a blog post netted me David Foster Wallace.

I haven't heard of any women other than JK either, come to think of it...

law_nerd July 16 2010, 02:47:17 UTC

Apparently Margaret Atwood and Jane Austen are included as possible results ... but, yes, women do seem to be under-represented as authors one can "write like".

seelyfey July 16 2010, 02:43:01 UTC

I've seen Jane Austen so perhaps we just all tend to write like guys? I'd bet there are just a disproportionate amount of men in the author pool, but it doesn't look like women are entirely excluded.

Editing this to add Margaret Atwood, Laurell K. Hamilton, and Stephanie Meyers(way to make a writer want to obliterate their own work) to the list.

take_itback July 16 2010, 04:06:40 UTC

On almost everything I put in there, I got Stephen King... Which scared me a little. Haha.

But I haven't seen any women besides J.K, but I think there are a few out there.

michellek July 16 2010, 04:29:42 UTC

I have seen Margaret Atwood on my flist... But, yeah, the rest of them all are men. Hmm, I didn't even think about that.

michellek July 16 2010, 04:30:53 UTC

(The rest of the results I've seen on my flist, I mean, are men.)