tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15405788.post5333871176525698887..comments2024-01-04T07:33:10.137-05:00Comments on Seldom Wrong, Never in Doubt: SWNID Recommends: "I Write Like"Jon A. Alfred E. Michael J. Wile E. SWNIDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04595651777890086293noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15405788.post-85082492049116423862010-07-19T13:29:27.127-04:002010-07-19T13:29:27.127-04:00I was curious. I pasted a selection from James Joy...I was curious. I pasted a selection from James Joyce (Dubliners), and was told he writes like Charles Dickens. Then I pasted a selection from Dickens (Great Expectations), and was told he writes like Daniel Defoe. Then (of course) I pasted a selection from Defoe (Moll Flanders), and was told he writes like Jonathan Swift. Finally, I pasted a selection from Swift (Gulliver's Travels), and was told he writes like ... Jonathan Swift! Talk about irony. They had all been reduced to a satirist.JB in CAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15405788.post-2073092838125245922010-07-16T00:18:26.559-04:002010-07-16T00:18:26.559-04:00Don't underestimate Howard Phillip Lovecraft. ...Don't underestimate Howard Phillip Lovecraft. While his writing style is a bit archaic now (in fact it was archaic when he wrote as he intentionally wrote in an older style much of the time) he is hugely influential, his most obvious devotee being Stephen King, but really anything in that sort of genre owes something to him.<br /><br />Additionally, part of the reason why he has such a huge legacy is his devotion to writing letters. He credits much of his creative output to mentoring and being mentored by many different people via letter. The quote that comes to mind: "I found myself opened up to dozens of points of view which would otherwise never have occurred to me. My understanding and sympathies were enlarged, and many of my social, political, and economic views were modified as a consequence of increased knowledge."<br /><br />Personally I would suggest checking out The Colour Out of Space if you haven't. An excellent example of the genre that has held up well.Tim Reedhttp://churchvoices.comnoreply@blogger.com