I found this fun site called I Write Like You plug in a sample of your writing and it tells you what famous author you write like. I have no idea how this works. It's great for those days when you have so much to do that you're overwhelmed and don't want to do anything.
So I plugged in both Blowout and Merrily We Roll Along fully expecting to see Erma Bombeck. Instead I got
I have no idea who David Foster Wallace is. Was he funny? Did he write like a middle-aged housewife in support hose?
So I thought I would try something else. I plugged in Charity and I got:
Didn't he write horror? I had no idea that my criticism of celebrity charity was in the horror vein. That's far more critical than what I had to say.
So then I try Frankie, Squeeze My Rubber Duckie only to get:
I never heard of him either, but a search on Wikipedia - as a college student I am obligated to warn others that Wikipedia is not recognized by any college or university as being reliable which really I don't care about other than it makes it a pain to not use it in my essay bibliographies - reveals that Cory wears a red cape and goggles.
So then I plugged in And then shall many be offended and got:
Score! Although it's interesting that my rant is similar to a multi-bajillion selling author. Interestingly, it's the only blog post that made me money. Hmmm. Similarities? Maybe I should write more raving lunatic rants.
I thought it would be fun to ask Aunt Madge to do this too and she got:
Which made her reply - "With a name like Chuck there's bound to be something wrong with him. He should write me for advice." I pointed out to her after looking him up on trusty Wikipedia that he was the author of Fight Club and that he's been called a nihilist to which she replied that she didn't know what that meant. When I explained that according to trusty Wiki it meant "without purpose" she stomped away, muttering under her breath.
So I decided to go back to me and I posted an excerpt from my book Roses and Daisies a charming inspirational love story about a heartbroken woman who runs away from home.
Yes, the master of horror and the second one on the list. When I plugged in another of my chik lit novels it came back to Lovecraft. Is there something in the universe trying to tell me something?
Okay, so I thought I would try one of my juvenile fiction novels.
The vampire lady long before Stephenie Meyers.
Okay, so it's determined that for some reason I like horror. What will it say to my middle grade book "Witches Brew-ha-ha".
Really! Really! The richest writer in the world! I am dancing. I just need to send that one out and wait for the money to pour in.
The Penny Whistle - B.J. Hoff
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Ok, so maybe it was heartless of me to laugh over the fact your inspirational love story could have been written by Stephen King. But really ... that is soooo funny! :)
Hope you're feeling better.
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