I Write Like an Ironic Dead Guy
Jul. 15th, 2010 11:45 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lydamorehouseAccording to , I write like, my writing style most resembles David Foster Wallace. I tried the analyzer several times and some scenes would get Dan Brown, while others would end with Vladimir Nabokov as a result. The one that it hit over and over again, however, was Wallace.
I, of course, being a complete non-literary fiction wonk, had NO IDEA who Mr. Wallace was. I certainly have never read a single word written by him. I'm cheered that Wikipedia says that his novel _Infiinite Jest_ is listed as one of the all-time 100 greatest novels, less so by the fact that he apparently committed suicide in 2008. I did like the quote of his, "fiction’s about what it is to be a f**king human being." Though I'm a bit concerned that his defining literary quality seems to be run-on sentences and irony. :-)
Regardless, the quiz is fun. If you're a writer, you should give it a go.
Anyway, I'm hiding out at the coffee shop this morning, because the roofers have officially descended on my house. I stopped by at around 9:00 am, and I was fairly horrified by the amount of old roofing bits scattered -- nay, MOUNDED -- on tarps all over my lawn. And the state of them. My roof, FYI, was completely rotten. It is a very, very good thing that we were hit by lightning.
God must have decided enough of this. Let's get Lyda and Shawn a new roof. Bang!!
I've been talking to people non-stop about my upcoming KARE-11 gig. One thing I may do over the next couple of days is share with y'all the FAQ that they sent along. Though I can probably sum up the most fascinating/bizarre stuff in a couple of lines here. They tell you some stuff I already knew, like jewel tones look best on TV (white = BAD), but I didn't expect this advice: "Bring props. TV is a visual medium. The more props the better." Of course, I assume in my case they mean bring a book or two to show off. However, my brain started filling in all sorts of weird alternatives: sock puppets! Action figures!
I suppose, however, I should check in at the house. With any luck the roofers will be on lunch break and I can check with the kitties and do a little of the housework I should really do.
I, of course, being a complete non-literary fiction wonk, had NO IDEA who Mr. Wallace was. I certainly have never read a single word written by him. I'm cheered that Wikipedia says that his novel _Infiinite Jest_ is listed as one of the all-time 100 greatest novels, less so by the fact that he apparently committed suicide in 2008. I did like the quote of his, "fiction’s about what it is to be a f**king human being." Though I'm a bit concerned that his defining literary quality seems to be run-on sentences and irony. :-)
Regardless, the quiz is fun. If you're a writer, you should give it a go.
Anyway, I'm hiding out at the coffee shop this morning, because the roofers have officially descended on my house. I stopped by at around 9:00 am, and I was fairly horrified by the amount of old roofing bits scattered -- nay, MOUNDED -- on tarps all over my lawn. And the state of them. My roof, FYI, was completely rotten. It is a very, very good thing that we were hit by lightning.
God must have decided enough of this. Let's get Lyda and Shawn a new roof. Bang!!
I've been talking to people non-stop about my upcoming KARE-11 gig. One thing I may do over the next couple of days is share with y'all the FAQ that they sent along. Though I can probably sum up the most fascinating/bizarre stuff in a couple of lines here. They tell you some stuff I already knew, like jewel tones look best on TV (white = BAD), but I didn't expect this advice: "Bring props. TV is a visual medium. The more props the better." Of course, I assume in my case they mean bring a book or two to show off. However, my brain started filling in all sorts of weird alternatives: sock puppets! Action figures!
I suppose, however, I should check in at the house. With any luck the roofers will be on lunch break and I can check with the kitties and do a little of the housework I should really do.