Multiple Writers Personality Disorder

October 24, 2017 / Sheila McIntrye Good, Author / 8 Comments

Well, it’s confirmed (sort of), I have a MWPD (Multiple Writers Personality Disorder).

Have you ever wondered what author influences your writing or who you write like? Now, you can find out.

I Write Like – checks which famous writer you write like by analyzing your word choice and writing style and comparing them with those of the famous writers. Analyze your text, here.

I ran my short story collection as well as my current novel in progress through the “I Write Like,” software for analysis and discovered:

I write like
Agatha Christie

About Agatha Christie | Analyze your text

About Agatha Christie

“Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie DBE was a British crime writer of novels, short stories, and plays. She also wrote romances under the name Mary Westmacott, but she is best remembered for her 66 detective novels and more than 15 short story collections (especially those featuring Hercule Poirot or Miss Jane Marple). According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time. Her novels have sold roughly four billion copies, and her estate claims that her works rank third, after those of William Shakespeare and the Bible, as the most widely published books.” (Read more on Wikipedia)

My short stories came up, Stephen King!

I write like
Stephen King

About Stephen King | Analyze your text

About Stephen King

Photo by Pinguino. CC-BY 2.0

“Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books. King has published 50 novels, including seven under the pen-name of Richard Bachman, and five non-fiction books. He has written nearly two hundred short stories, most of which have been collected in nine collections of short fiction.” (Read more on Wikipedia)

When it comes to my non-fiction articles :

I write like
Anne Rice

About Anne Rice | Analyze your text

About Anne Rice

“Anne Rice is a best-selling American author of metaphysical gothic fiction, Christian literature and erotica from New Orleans, Louisiana. Her books have sold nearly 100 million copies, making her one of the most widely read authors in modern history.” (Read more on Wikipedia)

So, who do you write like? Find out here and share it with me and all the Cow Pasture Fence Jumpers.You can also share on Twitter, Facebook, and your blog.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on the subject. Join the conversation. Talk to me or tell me your story. I’m all ears. Or, connect with me on Facebook at SheilaMGood, Pinterest, Bloglovin, Twitter@sheilamgood, Contently, and Instagram. You can follow my reviews on Amazon and Goodreads.

5 Quick and Dirty Tips on Sentence Structure

October 16, 2017 / Sheila McIntrye Good, Author / 3 Comments

As someone working hard this month to complete a draft of my novel, I appreciate posts like this one from Sacha Black and Writers Helping Writers, Getting Jiggy with the Nitty Gritty, or, Improving Your Sentences.

This is a keeper and one I will use to start the editing process when ( notice I said when) I finish my novel. In the meantime, if you’re looking for some quick and dirty tips on sentence structure, check out Sacha’s post and these 5 Tips.

Filtering
Juxtapositions
‘Sense’-ational Sentences
Crutch Words, Wordiness, and Clichés
First and Last Lines

It’s well worth a read. And, if you would like to follow the progress of my novel, you can read it and Buzz me at http://www.chapterbuzz.com/sheilamgood.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on the subject. Join the conversation. Talk to me or tell me your story. I’m all ears.

To Clara: Regarding Your Critique

October 6, 2017November 4, 2017 / Sheila McIntrye Good, Author / 4 Comments

I don’t often reblog, not because there isn’t a mountain of beautiful posts out there worth sharing. I tried to offer my readers my thoughts and stories (for whatever that’s worth), but once in a while I come across a post, article, or story that is so profound, so moving, or simply amazing that I must share – not doing so, would be remiss of me.

There are a couple of blogs I will be sharing this week with you and first up is from The Drabble: To Clara: Regarding Your Critique by Keith T. Hoerner. This is one of the most moving and poignant pieces I have ever read, and it’s is something all writers can relate.

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By Keith T. Hoerner

You shared your writing with me. An extension of friendship, like a handshake. More like the reaching out of hands with the chance to be held – or swatted – open palmed. Sharing … emptying pockets to reveal hidden things among the embarrassment of collected lint, is a dangerous proposition. Your shadows merged with mine, achieving the density of darkness that brings on the dawn. How can I thank you? For selflessly taking my hands and guiding me to an unknown resting place within the pages of you. I spoke in an attempt to reciprocate. My words: sandpaper to your beach of memory.

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A Fun Organizational Tool for Folders

September 27, 2017September 26, 2017 / Sheila McIntrye Good, Author / 4 Comments

I know, maybe I have too much time on my hands, but I’m a nut when it comes to organizing things – sometimes to the extreme. Oh wait, that sounds a lot like an obsessive-compulsive disorder. Let’s not go there, shall we? That’s another subject … Anywhoo, here’s a little trick to help organize all those boring folders and files on your computer.

Here’s what your document file looks like, now:

Step 1: Collect your favorite Icons. You can find them via Google, copy and file in pictures/images folder for easy access.

Step 2: Right click and copy the desired Icon.

Step 3: Right Click on a folder and pull up “Get info” – it will look like this. Right-click on the small folder next to the name and paste the copy of your selected icon.