tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post4548441627310963531..comments2024-03-10T10:34:02.181+02:00Comments on The Alliterative Allomorph: Have you ever tried to write like someone else?Jessica Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10889900730906728317noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-40419203780065559282010-06-03T00:57:22.373+03:002010-06-03T00:57:22.373+03:00I don't think I could mimic another writing st...I don't think I could mimic another writing style at this point - though my earlier years were one exercise after another in that very phenomenon!! And yanno what? We get to hear YOUR voice in the interview at my blog tomorrow, lol. Looking forward to hosting you!!Zoe C. Courtmanhttp://zoecourtman.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-30341990456001455972010-06-02T17:52:40.393+03:002010-06-02T17:52:40.393+03:00Try and mimic the trappings of another genre and/o...Try and mimic the trappings of another genre and/or author? Moi? Why I would never think of such a thing. : รพ<br />Joking set aside, I find it to be tremendous fun. And far from "not being able to help putting some of myself" into it, I gleefully inserted it there with a steel mallet. Not much enjoyment to be had just aping something or someone else. : j<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your ode, it's an elegant piece on its own. <br />The reason you got scored that way was probably because of the way you strayed from the model ie "doesn't quite conform to all the rules. Perhaps you do the piece a disservice explaining its context, it works better without it. : jAvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15808959359850145003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-44975475931967327632010-06-02T14:38:44.194+03:002010-06-02T14:38:44.194+03:00I've never tried to copy someone's style b...I've never tried to copy someone's style beyond when I was learning certain poetry forms at university. I do, however, notice an influence of whatever I'm reading at the time, so I try to be sure and read authors that I think write better than I do!India Drummondhttp://www.indiadrummond.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-72976140436810066772010-06-02T12:40:33.876+03:002010-06-02T12:40:33.876+03:00I sometimes word-copy authors. I'll read a pag...I sometimes word-copy authors. I'll read a page or two and then try to mimic their manuscript.<br /><br />It helps establish your voice, but only do it with authors you like. I've done this with King, Koontz, McCarthy, Vonnegut, Bradbury, McCammon... maybe more, I forget, but those are the big ones.<br /><br />I practically rewrote books by King and Bradbury.<br /><br />And now I have their bad habits!<br /><br />Gads. Be careful what you learn.<br /><br /> - EricEric W. Tranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13842968931062056407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-49366981370403419742010-06-02T09:53:09.523+03:002010-06-02T09:53:09.523+03:00I have only a passing familiarity with any poet ot...I have only a passing familiarity with any poet other than Byron, but this is gorgeous and evocative. Wow!<br /><br />Can't say I've ever tried to write like anyone else. I've been too busy searching for my own voice.VR Barkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927993233682731113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-84445068436471208822010-06-02T00:55:50.999+03:002010-06-02T00:55:50.999+03:00Pretty credible effort there, Jessica. Many, many...Pretty credible effort there, Jessica. Many, many years ago I recall writing a sonnet ala Shakespeare and a King James version Psalm. I recall that I used to try to emulate prose of John Barth. I might post some of these some day.<br /><br />Now I don't conciously try copy anyone's style.<br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a>Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-89401869663561280872010-06-02T00:32:29.106+03:002010-06-02T00:32:29.106+03:00I enjoyed your ode! No, I haven't tried to co...I enjoyed your ode! No, I haven't tried to copy any style, mainly because I get inspired by something I've read and head right to the keyboard, only for it to come out nothing <i>at all</i> like the model. My authorial fingerprint is hopelessly grooved.<br /><br />Hope your week's off to a great start!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01899768909313326172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-67793533425537383472010-06-02T00:06:09.525+03:002010-06-02T00:06:09.525+03:00Wow. That's amazing. I haven't tried to wr...Wow. That's amazing. I haven't tried to write like anyone else, but there's a long list of people I wish I could emulate.Dawn Iushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546425873531022196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-21373447398845720772010-06-01T22:47:49.604+03:002010-06-01T22:47:49.604+03:00Very NICE ode! I had a poetry writing class in co...Very NICE ode! I had a poetry writing class in college and we had several people (though I don't remember who, at all) we were supposed to 'write like'.<br /><br />It seems to me the point is trying out a lot of different things, helps us hone in on our own particular strengths... I can still do it for poems, possibly because I never got my bearings as a GOOD poet. I have a much harder time anymore, with mimicking longer stuff. I think my voice has just got its solid footing now.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-19862753581571125762010-06-01T22:22:51.502+03:002010-06-01T22:22:51.502+03:00Great poem. I've never tried to copy anyone...Great poem. I've never tried to copy anyone's writing style. I'm not sure how successful I'd be. heehee.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04313619484424363895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-45609779568850824302010-06-01T20:19:27.352+03:002010-06-01T20:19:27.352+03:00Very nice! I love the word choice and lyricism of ...Very nice! I love the word choice and lyricism of your <i>ode</i>! <br /><br />The only time I have intentionally written like someone else is when I'm writing a book review - where I try to write the review in the style of the author. Really, can't help having some of my own voice in there though. :)Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-6112346051793291202010-06-01T20:11:28.874+03:002010-06-01T20:11:28.874+03:00Piedmont writer, I only got a C+. I was SOOOO angr...Piedmont writer, I only got a C+. I was SOOOO angry. I thought I'd nailed it ...Jessica Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10889900730906728317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-44181190905740756972010-06-01T19:46:38.063+03:002010-06-01T19:46:38.063+03:00wow, so powerful!!
i think perhaps subconsciously...wow, so powerful!!<br /><br />i think perhaps subconsciously we take a little bit from all of our favorite authors. the more we read a particular person, the more their writing style may rub off on us. at least i think so?<br /><br />i know for sure that whenever i finish a jane austen novel, for example, i ALWAYS wish i could speak so articulately -- and with a british accent to boot!<br /><br />heheheTaherehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03111022596822176769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-30037717610679933992010-06-01T19:32:10.742+03:002010-06-01T19:32:10.742+03:00I've done this with poetry, too! But I couldn&...I've done this with poetry, too! But I couldn't help resorting to my own style and voice. Trying to mimic others is actually a great way to find one's own writing voice.<br /><br />Great poem, btw! And I love Keats! He was already brilliant at such a young age. I can't help but wonder what he would've written if he hadn't died so young.Laura S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13934230198562773803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-66695150271482441692010-06-01T18:47:26.568+03:002010-06-01T18:47:26.568+03:00AlliAllo ~
I once wrote an essay that was somewhat...AlliAllo ~<br />I once wrote an essay that was somewhat in the style of Thomas Wolfe. I had not deliberately set out to mimic him, but I had been reading quite a bit of Wolfe at that time and so I think some of his flamboyant, verbose style just kind of naturally crept into what I was writing. I was fairly pleased with the results back then, but probably discarded the essay many years later.<br /><br />About ten years after that, I also wrote a short story that I felt contained some elements one might find in something similar penned by Mark Twain. "The Notorious Jumping Frog Of Calaveras County" was essentially the sort of thing I had in mind while writing. Although my story had nothing to do with frogs; it was about old goats (as in "old people").<br /><br />~ "Lonesome Dogg" McD-FensStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-40416712069822499702010-06-01T18:47:01.376+03:002010-06-01T18:47:01.376+03:00Well you certainly pulled it off flawlessly. It se...Well you certainly pulled it off flawlessly. It seems this style realy suits you, are you have an exceptional skill for imitation. I agree with you though, often when I'm blocked I'll start a piece by mimicking another writer, and then eventually this helps me to ease back into my own style. <br /><br />"Will these words I write all day and night<br />Through the centuries survive?"<br /><br />BeautifulCulture Served Rawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340963911619670196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-60041573072561856432010-06-01T18:13:21.261+03:002010-06-01T18:13:21.261+03:00Kudos for doing this! I would've probably gott...Kudos for doing this! I would've probably gotten brain hemorrhage from thinking so hard. Keep up the great work!Amparo Ortizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05751368034351196820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-66470581312615244952010-06-01T18:10:56.431+03:002010-06-01T18:10:56.431+03:00Not that good!Not that good!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-32569210500192939812010-06-01T17:46:07.452+03:002010-06-01T17:46:07.452+03:00Ooooh, great ode!
I wrote a short story for my cr...Ooooh, great ode!<br /><br />I wrote a short story for my creative writing course at university this year, and it was exactly in the style of the Sherlock Holmes stories. Well, at least, I did my best. I was amazed by how easy falling into that voice was, probably because I knew and loved it so well.Sangu Mandannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09464061265952789628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-85697729183160729752010-06-01T17:31:21.850+03:002010-06-01T17:31:21.850+03:00Nicely done. I have barely discovered my own writ...Nicely done. I have barely discovered my own writing style so imitation would be comical on my part.Slamdunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13087161268629251860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-28013052323752952352010-06-01T17:04:28.146+03:002010-06-01T17:04:28.146+03:00Very nice. I'm no poet either, but it's fu...Very nice. I'm no poet either, but it's fun to read.<br /><br />I haven't tried to copy someone else's style specifically, but I have made the effort to write in a style that's not mine. Not so easy.Janet Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688012956157161889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-30785236174098363192010-06-01T16:41:29.281+03:002010-06-01T16:41:29.281+03:00Great poem! I'm impressed! I've written po...Great poem! I'm impressed! I've written poetry, but nothing ever so long. Beautiful job!<br /><br />I don't think I can mimic another writer very well. I've never tried, but I've read fan-fic and most often can't read much of it because the characters feel nothing like the originals. And I think this is because the voices just aren't the same. Even if two authors have similar voices, I don't think they could be exactly the same. And, like others, I try to avoid sounding like other writers, but try to be myself with my own voice.Kristie Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01649966564896771373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-42303365598115705382010-06-01T16:35:13.631+03:002010-06-01T16:35:13.631+03:00That was a beautiful poem! :) Poetry is not my str...That was a beautiful poem! :) Poetry is not my strong point as far as writing it goes, but I enjoy reading it. <br />I don't know if I've ever tried to copy an author's style, but I know that my prose is always a bit more superfluous and poetic after I read Shakespeare. It takes like a week for the effect to wear off, too.Bethany Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12829932931010851406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-11315660719552973172010-06-01T16:31:06.463+03:002010-06-01T16:31:06.463+03:00There's tons of YA writers I admire, but the o...There's tons of YA writers I admire, but the only one I write like is me. To try otherwise would spell disaster!Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-15530450060450972782010-06-01T16:23:46.878+03:002010-06-01T16:23:46.878+03:00I think we pick up a lot from reading other author...I think we pick up a lot from reading other authors but your authentic voice should come out in your own writing. <br /><br />I've never tried to write like anyone else when it comes to style but I do pick up on how others set their scenes, introduce problems and such. I say, learn as much as you can from others then apply it to your own style and words.Jaydee Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069805915071090479noreply@blogger.com