A few years ago my writing partner Elizabeth pointed me to the website “I Write Like” ( iwl.me ). As I mentioned in my last post, I don’t emulate anyone in particular, but, like most writers I pick up some traits of those I read. Back when I first tried I Write Like, it was hardly surprising that its first answer was H. P. Lovecraft. I’d been reading a lot of Lovecraft at the time, and I sent in a sizable sample of my writing. Oh, and it also suggested Stephen King. Elizabeth tried it and also came up with Stephen King, despite the fact that her writing was, at the time, young adult and geared towards talking cats. Perhaps Mr. King has written so much that it is hard not to sound like him? I’ve written thousands and thousands of words since I last visited the website. Not really sure I’d still find it available, I was pleased to see it there. I’ve been experiencing a reading malaise, and I needed to recharge my dry cells. Copying seve...
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