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Re: I write like...
« Reply #30 on: July 19, 2010, 03:44:02 AM »
so even knowing it's a scam...I wanted to see what random authors they'd come up with and I got...

Cory Doctorow (who? *goes to look up*)


Canadian SF writer who is well received and acclaimed.  He's actually one of my most recent favourites since I came across his work about two years ago.  He is a firm believer in creative commons licensing and as such you can find the majority of his work directly on his website to read for free.
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Re: I write like...
« Reply #31 on: July 19, 2010, 06:27:30 AM »
I put in a few things I've been working on and came back with Cory Doctorow (twice), Neil Gaiman, and George Orwell. 

I'm so okay with those comparisons it's not even funny, but I wonder how it does it so quickly.
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Re: I write like...
« Reply #32 on: July 19, 2010, 12:00:38 PM »
Canadian SF writer who is well received and acclaimed.  He's actually one of my most recent favourites since I came across his work about two years ago.  He is a firm believer in creative commons licensing and as such you can find the majority of his work directly on his website to read for free.

Thank you.  I might have to go give him a read now. 

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Re: I write like...
« Reply #33 on: July 19, 2010, 12:15:57 PM »
I write like Neil Gaiman, Ray Chandler and Cory Doctorow!

It matches up key phrases, and word use.  My bet is Vampires + hot battles gets Anne Rice, and vampires plus the word "chagrin" gets that Twilight author lady... 
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Re: I write like...
« Reply #34 on: July 19, 2010, 01:21:09 PM »
I write like Neil Gaiman, Ray Chandler and Cory Doctorow!

It matches up key phrases, and word use.  My bet is Vampires + hot battles gets Anne Rice, and vampires plus the word "chagrin" gets that Twilight author lady... 
Hehe...I put in my vampire bit from my urban fantasy, and it came up with Raymond Chandler.
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« Reply #35 on: July 19, 2010, 03:36:19 PM »
i put in my vampire bit, and i got Stephen king. didnt he write a book about vamps?
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« Reply #36 on: July 19, 2010, 03:38:20 PM »
Yup, Salem's Lot.
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Re: I write like...
« Reply #37 on: July 19, 2010, 03:40:01 PM »
okay yeah, i was going to put samuels lot, but i knew that was wrong. i have only read mostly his later stuff. like the green mile and others. even though i have all the rest  :P
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« Reply #38 on: July 19, 2010, 04:50:48 PM »
I like that it has to tell you it doesn't analyze tweets!   ;D
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« Reply #39 on: July 19, 2010, 04:55:02 PM »
...nobody's watching.
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Re: I write like...
« Reply #40 on: July 19, 2010, 05:32:07 PM »
*ROTFLMAO*  I just plugged in a bit of TDF fanfic I wrote featuring Harry and Thomas in a conversation...  and got Mario Puzo!  I can hardly breathe I am laughing so hard!
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Re: I write like...
« Reply #41 on: July 19, 2010, 10:40:15 PM »
Hm... Maybe it isn't a scam.



Seems accurate enough to me. :D

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Re: I write like...
« Reply #42 on: July 19, 2010, 10:50:15 PM »
Hm... Maybe it isn't a scam.



Seems accurate enough to me. :D

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Re: I write like...
« Reply #43 on: July 19, 2010, 11:38:02 PM »
PIZA PIZA PIpiziaizpizizzizpzizipzzzipzipq32thrquwy679x10
that is all i put, and i write like cory doctorow
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Re: I write like...
« Reply #44 on: July 19, 2010, 11:40:19 PM »
PIZA PIZA PIpiziaizpizizzizpzizipzzzipzipq32thrquwy679x10
that is all i put, and i write like cory doctorow

Yeah, but given the nature of his writing, he sometimes includes lines of computer code or "chat speak" in his novel...so that could be the code to get your computer to make you pizza from the harddrive and spit it out the disc drive  ;D
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