this disturbs me
" Noah Cicero made me write like him after I read him. Eeeee Eee Eeee was influenced by Noah a lot. I think Noah made me feel like I could write without thinking really hard, but thinking intuitively, like very loosely, in non-sequiturs almost, and it would still be very interesting and re-readable. Ellen Kennedy influenced me a lot. In the same way almost. I wrote a lot of poems that were just openly copying her. Everyone I link to on my site has influenced me. And I know a lot of people who wrote like me after reading my writing. I encourage...copying other people, copying people you like, etc., because it is art, not business. I don't understand the purpose of "finding your own voice", unless you need that to raise your self-esteem or to fill some void and make a lot of cash."
author Tao Lin in ANP Quarterly #10
author Tao Lin in ANP Quarterly #10