Jabberwocky
Frumious Bandersnatch
i really like the title and i might steal it for apoem soon.
http://www.languageisavirus.com/
By A.M. Dellamonica
Language Is a Virus is an online playground for writers working in any genre, be it mainstream fiction, romance, mystery or, of course, science fiction. A collection of word games, exercises and techniques for breaking through writer's block, it is a site that celebrates the fun of storytelling, the irreproducible experience of putting words together in unexpected and delightful ways.
The games on this Web page are all about shaking up one's approach to prose. Visitors can paste in paragraphs of a current work in progress and then have it puréed into a random collection of phrases—snatches of text that can often sound quite poetic even as they spark new ideas and directions. Entire Web sites and blogs can be subjected to this treatment; meanwhile, for those less interested in creating word salad, there's a Haiku-a-Tron, a Character Name Generator, a Title-O-Matic and an applet that generates both zany and serious writing challenges. The exercises area offers writing drills that run from the simple to the fiendishly difficult. Finally, Language Is a Virus has an eclectic selection of author profiles, photos, definitions and book recommendations.
The advent of the Internet has widened the uses of writing, leaving few people unaffected. Whether someone is an active member of the blogosphere, stuck generating e-mail after e-mail for work or actually writing fiction, the act of composing text has become a major part of our daily lives. Language Is a Virus offers a gratifying reminder that creating all this abundant communication can be rewarding in its own right, perhaps even infused with joy.
http://www.languageisavirus.com/
By A.M. Dellamonica
Language Is a Virus is an online playground for writers working in any genre, be it mainstream fiction, romance, mystery or, of course, science fiction. A collection of word games, exercises and techniques for breaking through writer's block, it is a site that celebrates the fun of storytelling, the irreproducible experience of putting words together in unexpected and delightful ways.
The games on this Web page are all about shaking up one's approach to prose. Visitors can paste in paragraphs of a current work in progress and then have it puréed into a random collection of phrases—snatches of text that can often sound quite poetic even as they spark new ideas and directions. Entire Web sites and blogs can be subjected to this treatment; meanwhile, for those less interested in creating word salad, there's a Haiku-a-Tron, a Character Name Generator, a Title-O-Matic and an applet that generates both zany and serious writing challenges. The exercises area offers writing drills that run from the simple to the fiendishly difficult. Finally, Language Is a Virus has an eclectic selection of author profiles, photos, definitions and book recommendations.
The advent of the Internet has widened the uses of writing, leaving few people unaffected. Whether someone is an active member of the blogosphere, stuck generating e-mail after e-mail for work or actually writing fiction, the act of composing text has become a major part of our daily lives. Language Is a Virus offers a gratifying reminder that creating all this abundant communication can be rewarding in its own right, perhaps even infused with joy.
