If someone dusted your story, would they know it was yours?
All writers have a unique pattern of word usage. 
That’s right. Take a look at your writing. Do you use a certain phrase or word over and over? I gotta admit, this is something I haven’t thought about before. Sometimes I overuse words in a draft and will toss them out later. But, I’ve never given much thought to what words or phrase identify me.
Until I read an article by Ben Blatt.
Writers are creatures of habit and have a singular voice they will not or cannot change. We don’t like change any more than any one else. If we are comfortable with a word we use it like sprinkles on ice cream. What I discovered from Mr. Blatt is using a word often is not always bad. Famous authors all have a “tell”.
Now as with all things there is an app for that. LOL
Keep reading!
Can You Identify an Author By How Often They Use the Word “The”? By Ben Blatt
Authors leave a distinctive hidden fingerprint in their stories.
Do you know yours? 
Want to find out?
Thanks to Mr. Blatt you now can!
MoWa Literary Fingerprint – Author Identifier By Ben Blatt
Can’t wait to play with this!
What about you? What do you think?
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Sounds interesting and useful. If it’s working well, sometime soon perhaps it will be available for Windows.
Interesting info! I’ve already downed the app! Thanks, sis. Great post.
Thanks
Reblogged this on Author Don Massenzio.
Brilliant! Jean, Thank you!
I’m not sure what mine is, but now you’ve got me wondering! I do tend to use the word ‘unnerved’ a lot. Guess that’s what writing thrillers does. 🙂
That is my crutch word. Not very sexy or exotic 😂
Very interesting the app and website is fascinating as well as the research method!