tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978531190643365040.post7950004856975238346..comments2023-10-04T11:47:45.212-04:00Comments on The Flying Trilobite: I write likeGlendon Mellowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03582347493421110738noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978531190643365040.post-30763728262295090982010-07-19T20:27:56.350-04:002010-07-19T20:27:56.350-04:00Lovecraft? That's hilarious. Did you see Mar...Lovecraft? That's hilarious. Did you see Margaret Atwood said over Twitter her writing came out as "Stephen King"? <br /><br />Yeah, I agree Oedipus. Fun for a lark only. I admit, I really only posted it so I could use the "...indistinguishable from magic" line my own way.Glendon Mellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03582347493421110738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978531190643365040.post-36600947536297908172010-07-19T20:17:31.925-04:002010-07-19T20:17:31.925-04:00Another way to debunk this is to analyze a short s...Another way to debunk this is to analyze a short story, say, <a href="http://www.webscription.net/chapters/1439133476/1439133476___5.htm" rel="nofollow"><i>Superiority</i></a> by Arthur C. Clarke. The result: H. P. Lovecraft. We shouldn't expect 100% accuracy, but still, that <em>is</em> a good-sized sample of text.<br /><br />The other example I tried was the Tell-Tale Heart by Poe, which came out with Vladimir Nabokov.<br /><br />It's an interesting idea but I agree that it looks like just a gimmick---a simple algorithm.Oedipushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01591778545172031646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978531190643365040.post-37518528512740603912010-07-16T11:39:47.750-04:002010-07-16T11:39:47.750-04:00Yeah, I wish they'd give some sort of explanat...Yeah, I wish they'd give some sort of explanation about why your writing resembles a specific writer. Otherwise, it seems kind of fortune cookie-ish.Leahhttp://whoreofalltheearth.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978531190643365040.post-2704419462337632242010-07-16T08:46:03.476-04:002010-07-16T08:46:03.476-04:00Thanks Leah! I admit I've never read James Jo...Thanks Leah! I admit I've never read James Joyce. And only minimal Clarke. I like newer sf stories. <br /><br />WSM, I agree. My friend the Renaissance Oaf plugged in <a href="http://seancraven.blogspot.com/2010/07/who-writes-my-stuff.html" rel="nofollow">numerous examples and got numerous outcomes</a>. I think it's either pseudo-random, or looks for some small phrasing to make a decision.Glendon Mellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03582347493421110738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978531190643365040.post-60346731897661050222010-07-16T08:39:40.017-04:002010-07-16T08:39:40.017-04:00I've given this thing three different writing ...I've given this thing three different writing samples and gotten three different "you write likes". I'm skeptical.WhySharksMatterhttp://southernfriedscience.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978531190643365040.post-79015349533213061862010-07-16T08:00:10.224-04:002010-07-16T08:00:10.224-04:00Apparently, my nonfiction is like James Joyce and ...Apparently, my nonfiction is like James Joyce and my fiction is like Stephen King. :-)<br /><br />Thanks for sharing.Leahhttp://whoreofalltheearth.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com