Have you seen this yet? I write like… It's a new website that's "taking the internet by storm." Normally I wouldn't bother, but hey, it's writing, and I was sort of curious. So I opens up the web page, and it has a very straightforward interface. You just plops your writing into a text field and you clicks the button. I was all ready to have it blurt out something like: You write like Nora Roberts or Allen Ginsberg. Fine people, I'm sure, but I don't write like them, and I didn't want some silly internet gizmo telling me otherwise.
So imagine my surprise when it came up with the following:
This is me smiling…
For some reason, even though I would have written this off without another thought had it been some obscure author, I'm immensely satisfied with this verdict. Tolkien's influence on not just my writing, but the very decision to become a writer, vastly overshadows all others.
I got Stephen King, and I felt the same way. Huge influence on me, both in terms of style and creating the urge to write myself. *happy sigh*
Huh. Stephen King. That’s cool that you got someone who was an influence as well.