tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post1685310548899025150..comments2023-07-03T03:20:51.469-05:00Comments on Donna's Book Pub: I Write Like . . . Really?Donna Volkenannthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-24961070939236437222010-07-19T09:14:06.263-05:002010-07-19T09:14:06.263-05:00Hi Linda A.,
Dan Brown. Talk about a money-making ...Hi Linda A.,<br />Dan Brown. Talk about a money-making machine! And David Foster Wallace is quite impressive. Such a sad waste of talent to take his own life. I read a few articles about his depression. So sad.<br />DonnaDonna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-23619218975150348622010-07-19T09:11:42.067-05:002010-07-19T09:11:42.067-05:00Hi Tammy,
You trickster, you. Kurt Vonnegut--twice...Hi Tammy,<br />You trickster, you. Kurt Vonnegut--twice! Congratulations. That's great.<br />DonnaDonna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-25523661971035466422010-07-19T09:05:51.994-05:002010-07-19T09:05:51.994-05:00Hi Karen,
Thanks for stopping by. After you check ...Hi Karen,<br />Thanks for stopping by. After you check it out, hope you stop back to let us know who you write like.<br />DonnaDonna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-28535079681435491352010-07-19T09:04:50.625-05:002010-07-19T09:04:50.625-05:00Hi Cathy,
James Joyce? Awesome. (He's Irish, r...Hi Cathy,<br />James Joyce? Awesome. (He's Irish, right?).<br />DonnaDonna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-75700825951829430422010-07-19T09:03:04.559-05:002010-07-19T09:03:04.559-05:00Hi Pat,
Margaret Mitchell! I can see that fit for ...Hi Pat,<br />Margaret Mitchell! I can see that fit for you, and I'm glad to hear she's one of your favorite writers.<br />DonnaDonna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-9705273924320288202010-07-19T09:00:45.181-05:002010-07-19T09:00:45.181-05:00Hi Linda F.,
Wow! Stephen King,Margaret Mitchell, ...Hi Linda F.,<br />Wow! Stephen King,Margaret Mitchell, Margaret Atwood and David Foster Wallace. <br />You are versitile!<br />DonnaDonna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-87266420391623178712010-07-18T15:16:51.567-05:002010-07-18T15:16:51.567-05:00I and many others write just like Dan Brown! The s...I and many others write just like Dan Brown! The second piece submitted, like you, said David Foster Wallace. Scary as I also spent time at the UofI Champaign and like Mary Karr. He committed suicide so maybe I'm in trouble!Linda Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12440198392313322295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-47918628007218745382010-07-18T10:49:34.643-05:002010-07-18T10:49:34.643-05:00I tried to trick it by entering first a serious pi...I tried to trick it by entering first a serious piece and then a silly one...and it said Kurt Vonnegut both times! Wow, am I ever flattered! Thanks for sharing the fun and making my day. And so on.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02141883867104777688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-30801241469956617812010-07-17T20:24:06.391-05:002010-07-17T20:24:06.391-05:00What a great idea! Thanks for sharing:) Will have ...What a great idea! Thanks for sharing:) Will have to check it out.<br />Thanks and blessings,<br />KarenKaren Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-89857415334847935182010-07-16T22:34:35.537-05:002010-07-16T22:34:35.537-05:00Um,...James Joyce?
Well, I do like my run-on sent...Um,...James Joyce?<br /><br />Well, I do like my run-on sentences (with lots of parenthetical asides). :-)Cathy C. Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16491874468936336577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-40386678979600245972010-07-16T18:04:09.759-05:002010-07-16T18:04:09.759-05:00Well that certainly made my day. It told me I writ...Well that certainly made my day. It told me I write like Margaret Mitchell, who just happens to be one of my favorites!<br /><br />Pat<br />www.critteralley.blogspot.comPat Wahlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138619912065680084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-33302726432910157742010-07-16T17:53:08.093-05:002010-07-16T17:53:08.093-05:00Alrighty, I think they are going heavy on Stephen ...Alrighty, I think they are going heavy on Stephen King,Margaret Mitchell, and Margaret Atwood--three of mine. The other was David Foster Wallace. It was fun though.L S Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13080084793157616830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-48827037187164660712010-07-16T16:20:58.920-05:002010-07-16T16:20:58.920-05:00Hi Lisa,
Margaret Mitchell . . . that's great!...Hi Lisa,<br />Margaret Mitchell . . . that's great!<br />DonnaDonna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-6253963604974816962010-07-16T16:10:03.247-05:002010-07-16T16:10:03.247-05:00Ha ha! Margaret Mitchell! Not a bad comparison for...Ha ha! Margaret Mitchell! Not a bad comparison for this Georgia gal. Ahhh....would that it were true! *sigh*Lisa Ricard Clarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05048410207952052295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-72907320404954712282010-07-16T14:15:33.374-05:002010-07-16T14:15:33.374-05:00Hi Jemi,
Now, that's an odd combination, eh?
D...Hi Jemi,<br />Now, that's an odd combination, eh?<br />DonnaDonna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-28697423184694394092010-07-16T13:55:20.256-05:002010-07-16T13:55:20.256-05:00This is a fun site. According to it when I blog, I...This is a fun site. According to it when I blog, I write like Margaret Atwood. When I write, it's more like Stephen King :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-61039033171908621102010-07-16T11:12:44.277-05:002010-07-16T11:12:44.277-05:00Hi Claudia,
Sounds like you're in good company...Hi Claudia,<br />Sounds like you're in good company.<br />Those are some famous writers. And I agree with what you wrote about editors not recognizing your talent. Shame on them!<br />DonnaDonna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-88812099912105808062010-07-16T11:10:08.018-05:002010-07-16T11:10:08.018-05:00Hi Becky,
Yeah, it's all in fun. Kind of like ...Hi Becky,<br />Yeah, it's all in fun. Kind of like a Cosmo quiz.<br />Any time I hear or read the word "statictical analysis tool" I take it with a grain of salt. <br />I worked as a management analyst for the Army and the DOD and actually did statistical analyses. <br />Most times the findings were valid, but occasionally the results were a SWAG (scientific wild a** guess) rather than a WAG (wild a** guess).<br />Robert Louis Stevenson . . . Really?<br />DonnaDonna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-61766735577464359072010-07-16T11:03:45.773-05:002010-07-16T11:03:45.773-05:00I tried three different pieces and got told I writ...I tried three different pieces and got told I write like H.P. Lovecraft known for his wierd fiction, Stephen King, and Harry Harrison, science fiction writer. Golly, I am more talented than I ever suspected. Why don't eidtors recognize this fact? :)Bookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12043111213031211794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-62541640975304084662010-07-16T11:02:05.871-05:002010-07-16T11:02:05.871-05:00Hi Chynna,
Isn't it fun?
Good to hear from you...Hi Chynna,<br />Isn't it fun?<br />Good to hear from you and glad to learn you write like Stephen King.<br />DonnaDonna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-62951161036666155012010-07-16T10:03:26.510-05:002010-07-16T10:03:26.510-05:00Hi Donna! Yes, I tried it out yesterday and I deci...Hi Donna! Yes, I tried it out yesterday and I decided then and there it was quite the funny hoax! I posted humorous piece from my blog, about my husband scaring me so badly on our steps....and it said I write like Robert Louis Stevenson. Yeah! I write just like "Treasure Island", don't I?!BECKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-33150599637121366472010-07-16T09:48:37.022-05:002010-07-16T09:48:37.022-05:00This is just hilarious and loads of fun, Donna. Ap...This is just hilarious and loads of fun, Donna. Apparently I write like Stephen King! HA! (I hope I can MARKET like Stephen King too...and make his sales...)<br /><br />Thanks for that.<br /><br />Chynna<br />www.lilywolfwords.ca<br />www.the-gift-blog.comChynnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17358880357912876468noreply@blogger.com