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« on: July 21, 2010, 04:49:24 PM »
I write like:

Chuck Palahnuik
William Gibson
David Foster Wallace

I picked out three of my recent posts that I'm OK with and that's how they came on around. I figured it was good for a laff.

BTW, sMets, I punched one of my favourites of yours in and it came up with...Cory Doctorow.
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« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2010, 04:57:09 PM »
Oh man, what a blow, it said I write like Stephen King.
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« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2010, 04:59:14 PM »
I got two David Foster Wallaces, a Raymond Chandler and a Cory Doctorow.
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« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2010, 05:03:20 PM »
I did this the other day. One of my video game reviews and my most recent post in the "Tacos!" thread both came out as Dan Brown. I don't know how to feel about that; I've never read any of his stuff.

The main page of my professional blog came out as Cory Doctorow. Another professional blog post and an article about video games were Lovecraft-eque, apparently. And a marketing sheet I did for a client recently was Margaret Atwood. But the stuff that feels most natural and is the least self-edited seems to consistently come out as Dan Brown.
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« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2010, 05:04:33 PM »
That thing is pretty bogus actually.

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« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2010, 05:07:14 PM »
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"I had a typewriter when I was 6 years old," he said. "But I'm not a published writer and I don't think I write very good."
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« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2010, 05:11:51 PM »
I pasted-ed-ed in four of my journal entries and I got two Wallaces, one Palahnuik and one Vonnegut.

I have no idea if this is signifcant or not.
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« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2010, 05:33:20 PM »
I put in some blog posts and got either Stephen King or Kurt Vonnegut.
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« Reply #8 on: July 21, 2010, 05:45:16 PM »
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both came out as Dan Brown. I don't know how to feel about that; I've never read any of his stuff.


Mmmmmm....  Well...
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« Reply #9 on: July 21, 2010, 06:03:57 PM »
I seriously don't think you need to worry that a spam filter thinks you write like Dan Brown.
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« Reply #10 on: July 21, 2010, 06:07:16 PM »
Well, I mean, if a PERSON told me I write like Dan Brown, should I worry?

The guy might be an idiot, but if he's a best-selling idiot, his writing must be at least good enough to get published. And I'm OK with that.

I would not mind being a best-selling author, is what I'm saying, even if most of the people who bought my book ultimately ended up hating me.
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« Reply #11 on: July 21, 2010, 06:11:51 PM »
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I would not mind being a best-selling author, is what I'm saying, even if most of the people who bought my book ultimately ended up hating me.

And I'd rather have five people buy my books and love me. I am lousy at business.

But really, I don't think there's any point in giving a moment's thought to who a spam filter thinks you write like.
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« Reply #12 on: July 21, 2010, 06:34:58 PM »
my theory, based on how many people get dan brown, is that dan brown is what you get if your writing doesn't fit any of the other authors.

I got Dan Brown for a paper for school. long annoying touamb posts got cory doctorow.
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« Reply #13 on: July 21, 2010, 06:44:44 PM »
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And I'd rather have five people buy my books and love me. I am lousy at business.

But really, I don't think there's any point in giving a moment's thought to who a spam filter thinks you write like.

Probably not, but it's kind of fun.
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« Reply #14 on: July 21, 2010, 07:09:50 PM »
Yes, wombles, I meant this as silly, light and fun. I really really place no faith in it. Sorry to rub my hand up your fur against the grain.

...the above post pulled a RAY BRADBURY out of that thing. How can that not be fun?
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