Writing styles

[MakBow]

When writing, have you ever changed how you wrote and took inspiration form the way others wrote.
I know I did and I'm experimenting with how I write still.

Tell me if you ever had

 

[TASTYLEADPAINT]

Not really i kind of started and forged my own style that im refining and improving everyday

 

[FRWriter]

Uff...........

Needs some more refining ;)

When writing, have you ever changed how you wrote and took inspiration form the way others wrote.
I know I did and I'm experimenting with how I write still.

Tell me if you ever had

Personally, I made so many mistakes that people told me what I should do.

Definitely thought about it and changed a few things until my style was more or less formed after like 200-300 chapters.

 

[LiteraryWho]

Whatever I'm reading at the time tends to percolate into my writing, which is fun (thank god for editing). I also like to experiment with my style. Right now I'm doing outline stuff on my next story, but when I get around to writing it my goal is for the three POV chatacters to each have a distinct "voice" in their chapters.

 

[LyssaFae]

All the books I read tend to be in third person so I tend to gravitate toward that style. They also have a lot of descriptions for places, fashions, ect so... yeah I take inspiration but it's still me. More like a ghost of other books.

 

[T.H-Scribe]

I started by changing the style with every chapter I wrote, depending on the character, and still do from time to time, but after some time I began with standard writing styles. But to answer more clearly, my style changes to suit the story.

 

[CharlesEBrown]

I have intentionally tried to mimic other authors at times, especially when I first tried to get started. Usually wind up straying from that style (especially when I tried to imitate Robert Bloch or H. P. Lovecraft) and back to whatever my regular style is after a while though. So far I've kept kind of Raymond Chandler-esque with the Jack Diamond stuff, but that's not always an easy mind set to get into.

 

[Bimbanana]

I... honestly dont really know how popular fiction writers write...

My favorite authors are Bill Bryson and Noah Harari (got a few collections of their books)
And both of them actually non-fiction writers...
But, both deliver their works with humor.
One storytelling style is personal and self-deprecating, the other is satirical and deeply ironic.

Combined and poof, I was born

(Oh and I also heavily influenced by screenplay writing format because of work, and yes, also AI after I began writing in english)

 

[Lysander_Works]

That's essentially how I grew. Initially, I tried to copy the writing style of others, experimenting with each to see how it felt, then I combined various elements of such together until it came together as something only I would feel right with.
Can't start from scratch, as it's by nature impossible without having read other things. But the end result can still be something we call our own.

 

[MarQaroll]

I did once try to write like my favorite author IJ Romero aka rotxinxpieces...but it's just not me. Le sigh.

 

[Dawnathon]

I've taken a lot of inspiration from Fyodor Dostoevsky in my usual writing, though more in terms of themes than actual prose.

It shows less in VoraCity where I've been trying to emulate a light novel/webnovel approach to experiment with writing quirks. I don't think I'm doing a good job. Recently got feedback about the shortcomings in my attempts to be mature and serious... when I was trying to be over-the-top and cheesy. I guess enough residual seriousness crept in that it looked like the goal rather than a byproduct. But, that's why feedback and experiments are both important, so you have a better idea about what parts you're screwing up.

 

[MFontana]

When writing, have you ever changed how you wrote and took inspiration form the way others wrote.
I know I did and I'm experimenting with how I write still.

Tell me if you ever had

Where to begin...
When I first started writing my style was horribly clumsy and terribly unrefined.
I'd go so far as to say it was about ten leagues worse than the worst ai-gen trash you'd find anywhere these days.
I could barely string a couple of sentences together to craft anything resembling "creative writing", but that was back when I was in high school.
Over the years I've since honed and refined my style and authorial voice, drawing inspiration from several of my own favorite authors and creators, before finally reaching the point where I felt confident enough to actually put my name on the works that I'd released.

Numerous critiques from my professors and beta-readers, along with inspiration drawn from the classical and gothic authorial styles converged to help me refine and craft my own style alongside the years I'd spent running TTRPG campaigns and adventures for my friends, along with plenty of reading and self-reflection brought me to the point where I'm at now.

Among some of my favorite authors to read are Erin M. Evans, R.A. Salvatore, John Flannagan, Anne Rice, C.S. Lewis, Mary Shelley, and of course, J.R.R. Tolkien, and without a doubt their styles have certainly had an influence on mine. Though, if you asked if I write like any of them, I'd have to say no. Right now, with where I am at today, I can confidently say my style, and my authorial voice, are my own.

It is built around a literary density reminiscent of classical and gothic authorial styles, with a deliberate and intentional control over pacing, tone, and characterization. Whether it's 'Good' or not, well that's not for me to arbitrarily say since that's truly a matter of personal preference. I'm comfortable with it, and it is as close as I've managed to get so far to the style I most enjoy reading. That said, it certainly isn't for everyone, and I'm sure quite a few will self-select out of reading early on.

So yes, I've changed how I write in many ways over the last twenty years or so that I spent honing and refining my authorial style and voice to the point where it is at today.

 

[JordanIda]

All my life I've paid no attention to the way people breathe. I developed my own original way of doing it.