According to the popular analysis site &quot;I Write Like...&quot; (<a href="http://www.iwl.me">www.iwl.me</a>) the pastiche approximates not VN but David Foster Wallace.  I would take it with a grain of salt, however; <a href="http://www.richardclegg.org/write/">http://www.richardclegg.org/write/</a> is a &quot;spoof site,&quot; according to Yvonne Zipp in her Christian Science Monitor blog of July 19, which rendered her own David Foster Wallace result into &quot;an adolescent goth after a heavy night on the absinthe,&quot; which she says is &quot;a little closer.&quot; <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/chapter-and-verse/2010/0719/I-Write-Like-David-Foster-Wallace">http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/chapter-and-verse/2010/0719/I-Write-Like-David-Foster-Wallace</a><br>
<br>In all seriousness, though, the best advice I&#39;ve received through my brief and enriching association with Nabokov-L was something to the effect of, &quot;Be yourself, without trying to imitate anyone.&quot;<br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 6:37 AM, Geeta Roopnarine <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:geeta@ath.forthnet.gr">geeta@ath.forthnet.gr</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">






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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Hello all,</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">I am an MA Creative Writing student who follow 
your discussions closely. The mention of &#39;writealikes&#39; perked my interest as I 
had written a pastiche on Nabokov&#39;s Pnin last year as we studied the book. 
It is not based on a particular part of the book but rather on the relationship 
of Lisa (whom I call Lara) to Pnin. Instead of having her compose horrible 
poetry, I gave her an awful voice and instead of asking for money for Victor 
(Claude), I had her ask for one of Pnin&#39;s kidneys instead. </font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">    It would be nice to get some 
feedback on the pastiche and how closely it approximates Nabokov&#39;s 
writing.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Thank you,</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Geeta Roopnarine</font></div><div><div></div><div class="h5">
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  <a title="chtodel@COX.NET" href="mailto:chtodel@COX.NET" target="_blank">Don Johnson</a> </div>
  <div style="font: 10pt arial;"><b>To:</b> <a title="NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU" href="mailto:NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU" target="_blank">NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU</a> </div>
  <div style="font: 10pt arial;"><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 20, 2010 11:34 
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  <div style="font: 10pt arial;"><b>Subject:</b> [NABOKV-L] Nabokov 
  &quot;writealikes&quot;</div>
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  <div><font size="2" face="Arial">As a footnote to the amusing thread on 
  computerated VN writealikes, I mention the The Nabokovian ran a contest some 
  years ago on the best VN style imitations from members of the International 
  Nabokov Society--a small but well-informed group. I don&#39;t have the issue at 
  hand but perhaps someone can fill us in. As I recall Gene Barabtarlo was the 
  winner but some runner-up entries were also published in 
  the newsletter. </font></div>
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  <div><font size="2" face="Arial">It might be amusing to run both some VN texts and 
  &quot;writealikes&quot; through the program that confuse VN&#39;s and Dan Brown&#39;s 
  writing.</font></div>
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  <div><font size="2" face="Arial">Don Johnson</font></div>
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