tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post6531257287330619412..comments2024-03-29T05:33:43.878-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: Keeping A BalanceOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-25506786122022345912021-01-15T17:25:29.348-05:002021-01-15T17:25:29.348-05:00Like Sis, Zoë, I shoot with my left eye, throw wit...Like Sis, Zoë, I shoot with my left eye, throw with my left hand, but write with my right hand. But rather than calling myself brain-ambidextrous, I think a better description may be to describe my methods as no-brainer. Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-18337624560958706742021-01-11T05:24:29.053-05:002021-01-11T05:24:29.053-05:00If you have successfully studied and practised med...If you have successfully studied and practised medicine, Kwei, I think your brain is already more elastic than the vast majority of us!Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-56518239151282199172021-01-11T05:20:47.676-05:002021-01-11T05:20:47.676-05:00PS, can I point out that the upper pic is the '...PS, can I point out that the upper pic is the 'before' shot...? :)Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-90422774026627392922021-01-11T05:20:13.588-05:002021-01-11T05:20:13.588-05:00Thank you, Annamaria. I don't think many of us...Thank you, Annamaria. I don't think many of us have the talent for proof-reading. It's a real skill to read what is ACTUALLY there, rather than what we THINK is there. I have taken to getting the text-to-speech feature of my Mac to read a chapter back to me, in chunks, when I've finished it. Not a very poetic rendition, but at least it spots missing words or simple errors, and to hear the bits that go on and on and on and on...Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-57792259535273440712021-01-10T13:12:29.950-05:002021-01-10T13:12:29.950-05:00Probably brain-ambidextrous here. I remember when ...Probably brain-ambidextrous here. I remember when I was still practicing medicine I was able to switch in real time from my evaluating and treating patients to writing a couple of paragraphs of whichever novel I was on whenever I got a small break (which wasn't often). But I would say that ability developed with time. Clearly, the brain is "malleable," as they say.Kwei Quarteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469765268067837660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-3419340846966032032021-01-10T09:05:09.504-05:002021-01-10T09:05:09.504-05:00PS: I am so impressed that you can build a stone w...PS: I am so impressed that you can build a stone wall. My Dad could do that--and it seemed such a beautiful talent to me. The result is lovely!Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-39451034715085792902021-01-10T09:01:29.556-05:002021-01-10T09:01:29.556-05:00Fascinating, Zoe. I am one of the 37% of brain-am...Fascinating, Zoe. I am one of the 37% of brain-ambidextrous ( I am right-handed, right-footed, and left-eyed). This comes with some serious drawbacks. I am a terrible speller and if there were test for it, I would be declared the world's worst proofreader. I have a witness among us to back me up. When Stan and I were working on Sunshine Noir, I could edit alright, but he soon learned he could not trust me to proofread. He said, "For most people, seeing is believing. For you, believing is seeing." That's what happens when the intuitive right brain controls one's vision, I guess. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-7878436888233738322021-01-10T07:31:21.438-05:002021-01-10T07:31:21.438-05:00Hi Michael. That's interesting. In a similar w...Hi Michael. That's interesting. In a similar way, when I was learning a piece for classical guitar, focusing my brain on something else allowed muscle memory to take over and remember where to put my fingers on the strings!Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-33816186789583950062021-01-10T05:52:51.015-05:002021-01-10T05:52:51.015-05:00Very interesting, Zoe. I recall that Isaac Asimov ...Very interesting, Zoe. I recall that Isaac Asimov once said that if he was struggling with the plot of a book, he'd go and see a movie. It made no difference what movie, or how good it was, as long as it kept his left brain occupied long enough to let the right brain get on with its stuff. It clearly worked for him!Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.com