So, in my constant search for new and ever more inventive ways to procrastinate on my writing, I stumbled across this little tool:
The Internet Anagram Server (a.k.a. I, Rearrangement Servant) will, for sure, provide you with hours on end of dilly-dallying that is not writing.
It can also, however, provide you with some really interesting word combinations that make for the start of a really interesting piece of writing.
Put your name, or your character’s name, or your dog’s name, or whatever into the Anagram Server and see what kind of unusual word strands you get. Can you make them make sense in a piece of writing?
My own name brings up some pretty great combinations, such as:
Barely Crayon Jamming
Cry, Glimmer Joy Banana
Join Almanac Berry Gym (which I’m sure exists somewhere in New England)
Jar Me My Cannibal Orgy
and (my roommate’s personal favorite) Bare Clammy Ninja Orgy
Make sure to use the advanced options, which will allow you to make anagrams with words you particularly like. One of my favorite words was Magical and I will admit to also putting Orgy into the “required words” slot.
Anyone come up with anything good?
Creative Commons love to http://www.flickr.com/photos/bartmaguire/ for the photo! Thanks!
Fun stuff, are anagrams, yes?
Thank you so much for you “LIKE” re: a very important poem in my lifetime.
I wish you well, as well may be, and shall follow your posts.
Anything that stirs the mind and stimulates creativity is so condusive to disciplined and creative writing (I think),
I’m an online Scrabble (Words With Friends on FB) addict!
🙂
Pete
Oh, this was fun…
Snatcher Toilet
Interacts Hotel
Chariot Nettles
Toenail Stretch
Aha Vainly Windled
Vanilla Added Whiny
Must post on my blog…complete utter, but addicting waste of time. 🙂 Thanks. I needed one more thing to distract me. 🙂 🙂
Lol, Jenny, I am glad you enjoyed it!
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William Burroughs had a method for what’s called “invention” (coming up with good ideas). I think he cut pages (of what? dunno) into quarters, then rearranged them. Jack London or maybe Steinbeck developed vocabulary by writing new words on index cards, then hanging them from the ceiling at eye level. He was always bumping into them. Me? I taught my students “clustering,” from Gabriele Lusser Rico’s Writing the Natural Way. My late aunt used Rico’s book (readily available) and swore by it.
Thanks for the tips (:
The funny thing about being Dyslexic is that my ENTIRE Life has been the longest lasting ANAGRAM in recorded history. The ‘stewarding’ of words is exhausting.
“D” / om
An hour + later – thanks a bunch!!!! 🙂 My favorite anagram for my name: Nausea Gone Ugly
he he
That’s a great one, Ansuyo! Really visceral image!
Phew! Thank heavens I managed to break free, that can be addictive. Now go wash your keyboard out with soap and water and promise never to do that to innocent bystanders again.
Keyboard? Hmmm — excuse me just a moment …
What an extraordinary site – and fun too. Thanks for pointing it out…
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