I took a quiz, one that will supposedly analyze my writing and tell me what famous writer my style is most similar to. I don’t put a lot of stock in it because I did it three times and got three different writers, including Chuck Palahniuk, Dan Brown, and Cory Doctorow.
So, which writers do I especially want to write like? Great question.
I want to have the lyrical quality of Jandy Nelson and Peter Beagle and Leif Enger.
I want characters like those created by Melina Marchetta.
I want to raise thought-provoking questions just like John Green.
I want catch-your-breath imagery like C.S. Lewis and Markus Zusak.
And I want to command the senses the way Erin Morgenstern does.
Your turn!
JACKIE LEA SOMMERS 
Oh, I don’t want to be a fiction writer. I fangirl over a few academic writers for the ability to avoid the dry, boring route of most research articles. But mostly I just wanted to say that I would TOTALLY read your Melina Marchetta/John Green/CS Lewis/Markus Zusak/Erin Morgenstern-inspired book. Great literary role models!
Agreed! If I could somehow manage that Marchetta/Green/Lewis/Zusak/Morgenstern combo, I think I’d be my new favorite author. 🙂
I don’t mean to copy you, but I think my amalgamation would be identical, haha! I would also add Lynn Austin to my list–I want to write historical fiction that’s as seamless and real as hers.
If we could manage that combination, I’d have new favorite authors: you and me! 🙂
Ooh I want to write like all of these. And add J. K. Rowling into the mix as well, because I want to have characters who live and breathe (“every child in our world will know his name”) and incredibly brilliant plot lines that can span 7 books. (:
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