Thursday, July 15, 2010

I write like who?

Hmmm... I'm not sure (a) how reliable this is or (b) what it means, but

I write like
H. P. Lovecraft

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


(Hat tip to fev at headsup)

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At 10:00 PM, July 23, 2010 Anonymous Anonymous had this to say...

I've noticed that this tool has prompted some controversy, with some people seeing something almost sinister in its limitations (which are obvious, given that most people get a different result for each sample of their writing. And in one case, I got J.K.Rowling, changed every occurence of the word "wizard" to "magician", and got Ray Bradbury instead.)

But the final word regarding the spirit in which it should be taken is surely the interview at http://www.theawl.com/2010/07/a-qa-with-the-creator-of-i-write-like-the-algorithm-is-not-a-rocket-science (which is two clicks away from the site itself).

Speaking of memes - or things that ought to be memes - have you considered having a go at the book titles mashup game that you probably read about on Stan Carey's blog? My own contributions are here: http://outerhoard.wordpress.com/2010/07/22/bookmash/

 

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