tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post8841309954362514767..comments2023-12-15T08:48:28.098-05:00Comments on Once in a Blue Muse: Writing is "aphantas-tic"Lisa Cohenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530826748768737972noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-72281118121586032132019-07-05T02:49:33.822-04:002019-07-05T02:49:33.822-04:00It's very interesting, reading about this memo...It's very interesting, reading about this memory of yours. I used to be able to visualize people if I knew them well, but I would often recognize someone that I'd seen on the bus or something, but didn't actually know. They would look familiar, somehow. One very funny aspect of my former memory affected my writing. I could always tell when I'd been working too hard on my current novel or poetry, or whatever. Because I would see my hands typing below the face of the person I was talking to, captioning my every word.<br />But after suffering a concussion in a car accident 11 years ago, my memory has been drastically affected. I will often not recognize people in my husband's building, or people in my building or border guards that I've met many times. It's terribly frustrating.Michaelann Dahlmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076367414613518804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-80741442569081778062016-11-01T14:33:04.865-04:002016-11-01T14:33:04.865-04:00That's a good point, vis a vis working with an...That's a good point, vis a vis working with an artist. I suspect it's more frustrating for me not to be able to explain what I want in a cover. :)Lisa Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530826748768737972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-78942408068504641052016-11-01T14:30:26.083-04:002016-11-01T14:30:26.083-04:00This is super interesting and completely not somet...This is super interesting and completely not something I knew about you! I'm even more impressed that you do such an amazing job of writing, even if I don't fully understand things like not picturing a face but feeling an essence. That said, I bet you don't irritate your cover artists as much as you think -- probably the opposite. Those of us who have an EXACT PICTURE in our heads are usually disappointed; getting a feeling feels like a more native language for an artist. Thanks for sharing!Randeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00163766751984085330noreply@blogger.com