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Which minimalist writer do you write like?

15 questions about your instincts, habits, and obsessions as a writer. Find out which writer from the minimalist tradition your prose most resembles.

  • Seventeen possible results — including Carver, Hemingway, Hempel, Chekhov, Kafka, Bukowski, Baldwin, McCarthy, Neruda, Lorca and more
  • Craft breakdown with trait scores specific to your result
  • A specific piece of their work to read next
  • Fifteen questions, about three minutes
Question 11 of 10
Your literary style match

Your craft traits
Also in your writing
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