You might be curious how to write palindromes.Before contemplating how to write palindromes of your very own and use them in your creative writing, let's define the word palindrome. It is "a word, phrase, verse, or sentence that reads the same backward or forward." A few easy examples are: bob, mom, dad, tot, pop, 242, sis Click for Free Writer's Block Help E-Zine and Free E-Book Notice that of the palindromes mentioned here, they are all three letters (or numbers) long, and read exactly the same backward as forward. They are not all full words, but also abbreviations and numbers. Some are words that contain more than one meaning. Herein lies the fun part of learning how to write palindromes -- learning that there can be more than one way to interpret some of them. "Bob" could be someone's name as well as something you do when you are looking for apples around Halloween. "Tot" could define a toddler, or the taters that many are fond of eating. "Pop" can be a type of soft drink, the sound of a balloon or something else popping, or what you call your dad or grandfather. "Sis" is an abbreviation short for "sister," and "242" or years such as "2002" are numbers that, despite not being palindromes when spelled out with actual letters, are palindromes nonetheless through their use of numeric digits. Some examples of palindromes that help in learning how to write palindromes can be found when reciting longer words and phrases, such as: racecar The word "racecar" is a compound word that fits the bill for a longer palindrome. It is a much harder one to think of than "tot," "pop," or "bob," you must admit. However, "A man, a plan, a canal, Panama" begs further evaluation. Not only is it a palindrome, but it is one that has a deeper meaning than the simpler one-word examples already listed. There is a purpose behind it. You may find it wise to consider just whom the man was who made the plan that built the canal that would one day be called Panama. Doing some creative writing research to find out information like this will serve to strengthen the bond you have with your writing. You will find out ideas and concepts that are possibly unfamiliar to you, and will explore them thoroughly to make for a piece of a plotline that never even seemed plausible before since you didn't know enough to make it work. Learning one new thing based off of a long palindrome such as this may just be the ticket to writing something that is unique and interesting. Who knows if you would have thought of the same idea without that palindrome there to guide you? I want to be sure you realize that learning how to write palindromes is not the easiest thing in the world to do. You may find it a simpler and more worthwhile task to take words, phrases, acronyms, abbreviations, numbers, and the like, and consider their different meanings (as with words such as "bob" above), or how the acronyms might stand for different organizations and overarching ideas. For example, the acronym and palindrome "MGM" stands for "Metro Goldwyn Mayer," but if someone sees the term "MGM" and does not think of it as an acronym, they might think of it as an abbreviation for the word "management," or the TV show "Magnum, P.I." Notice how one common acronym such as this that takes on palindrome form can be thought of not only as what the acronym truly stands for, but as an abbreviation for another totally separate word, or even an abbreviation for a bit of pop culture such as a TV show. Think about palindromes in ways other than how to write them. Use long palindromes and other examples of palindromes as one of the many creative writing games that will afford you with better, stronger, more thorough writing. Choose to see possibilities, options, and a world of color rather than black and white. Explore the various ways of seeing words, phrases, numbers, abbreviations, acronyms, etc., and understand that seeing different meanings in all of these makes you something that all writers should strive to be much more of the time -- intuitive. Use your intuition to create thrilling pieces of writing that your creative mind has helped you to imagine.
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