Writing Style

[wwcitizen]

ironranger1 posted results of an analysis of his writing style. I thought this was interesting and fun thing to do, too, but realized that depending on my mood, I might have a different writing style. I poked through my archives to find three distinctly different pieces to analyze. These are the 3 results (all interesting choices because we're all around the same age):

Number 1:
Wallace is interesting on a lot of fronts, but also disturbing in that he committed suicide in 2008. This guy was also steeped in philosophy, taught, and had parents who expected good grammar.

I write like
David Foster Wallace

I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing!

Number 2:
This guy is a Canadian blogger. Fancy that! That my writing style is similar to that of a blogger... But, again, he's within my age range.

I write like
Cory Doctorow

I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing!

Number 3:
Albeit only 4 years older than me, of the three authors whose writing mine resembles, his is also partially the most interesting. Interesting, until I realize why the piece of writing I chose resembled Brown's writing style: There were lots of "secrets" in the piece - back during the 30 Secrets meme.

I write like
Dan Brown

I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing!

I found the last one particularly interesting and Matt even exclaimed, "Dan Brown???!! Get out!" It became clear that certain phrases, words, or amounts of punctuation really dictated which writer was selected for the analysis.