People use their senses differently in storing information. Rely on different ones.
You sound a little more over to smell than me: I store that information, but while I could probably come up with a smell for any character I knew well, I don't think about it much.
I had a great time writing a "kinesthetic" character, someone who focuses strongly on touch for perception. These kind of people get stifled a lot, because we don't do touch in polite society in the Western world... but there's a particular verve to their interactions with people when they feel comfortable.
Whoa, sorry. Just a subject I love to think about...
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Re: I shall go down in history as the man who opened a door! ~ Leonardo
Date: 2009-08-31 10:29 pm (UTC)You sound a little more over to smell than me: I store that information, but while I could probably come up with a smell for any character I knew well, I don't think about it much.
I had a great time writing a "kinesthetic" character, someone who focuses strongly on touch for perception. These kind of people get stifled a lot, because we don't do touch in polite society in the Western world... but there's a particular verve to their interactions with people when they feel comfortable.
Whoa, sorry. Just a subject I love to think about...