It’s click bait. Only it’s the way click bait should be, with something of actual interest on the other side of the click.
I happened to notice a button on someone’s blog this weekend. It’s a program that supposedly matches your writing style to that of famous writers.
The first thing I put in was my Friday Fictioneer’s post, “Stairway to Heaven”. The result – I write like Steven King.
Well, I can sort of see that. But I suspect the analysis is at least partly a result of the tone I was going for. So I thought I better try it again.
I put in my entire Candi Sambisara post. Apparently that one is like James Joyce.
Well, that’s not fair either since it isn’t even fiction. And just who am I really like? What could I put in that would be most likely to give an accurate result?
Of course! Suzie’s House. I pasted in the most resent episode. Which would it be? Steven King or James Joyce?
Neither. I write like Margaret Atwood.
The thing is, I’m pretty sure I write like me no matter which post I’m writing. It was fun to play, but I’m giving up on comparing myself to anyone.
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