tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post216877484850998521..comments2023-09-16T05:02:59.946-07:00Comments on Heroines with Hearts: Coloured words with Sound!Debra St. Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07154130275058459169noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-12015683263903161262011-03-15T13:14:22.874-07:002011-03-15T13:14:22.874-07:00Hi Paula,
Mute point re deaf people! ;)
Seriousl...Hi Paula,<br /><br />Mute point re deaf people! ;)<br /><br />Seriously, so long as they're not blind too, they have the advantage of sight. But as to whether chirp, tweet, trill or coo could be related to is another mute point. :o<br /><br />best<br />FFrancine Howarthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326542867876257042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-84662859486005764052011-03-15T09:36:36.517-07:002011-03-15T09:36:36.517-07:00Agree that a deaf person can probably feel the sou...Agree that a deaf person can probably feel the sound waves from loud music (and other loud noises), but I wonder what the concept of (e.g)'birds singing' would have to a deaf person? Would the words chirp, tweet, trill or coo have any meaning for them?Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-52055917023384139892011-03-14T19:57:03.917-07:002011-03-14T19:57:03.917-07:00In Analysis Of Love, I have the heroine, a fiery H...In Analysis Of Love, I have the heroine, a fiery Hispanic woman who lives life on her own terms, falling in love despite herself with a blind-from-birth, extremely sexy-but-unaware-of-it man who is a psychologist. They go through the stages of Maslow's theories of self-actualization, and while she gets to know him and why he felt that this was a career he could do very well as a blind man, he falls madly in love with her also. I had to figure out how to have her seduce a man who couldn't see her "attributes", and how to have him use cabs when he needs to get around, since obviously, he can't drive. The in the next book in the series, Love Therapy, he gets hit by an electric car, because I had read that the organizations for the blind are concerned that electric cars don't make the traditional noises that gas engines do, and they fear blind folks won't know what to listen for.<br />Paula-I think you can "feel" music in your body, especially if it is turned up loud enough, and is the heavy metal stuff that I like! Anything with a beat can be felt...but symphonies/classical/opera? That is probably harder to imagine.Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-44757344191152129872011-03-14T14:29:23.791-07:002011-03-14T14:29:23.791-07:00It occurred to me that it's probably even hard...It occurred to me that it's probably even harder to describe sounds to someone who has always been deaf.Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-3355277399852775612011-03-14T09:10:50.193-07:002011-03-14T09:10:50.193-07:00Hi,
Yeah, tough thinking: how does one describe t...Hi,<br /><br />Yeah, tough thinking: how does one describe the ocean to a blind person? Bar for the fact that its wet, it's deep, it's salty and one can feel and hear the difference between calm, roll of surf and that of storm force waves. <br /><br />best<br />FFrancine Howarthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326542867876257042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-88512367297318436542011-03-14T07:30:48.910-07:002011-03-14T07:30:48.910-07:00Wow! Nice post Francine. Definitely something to t...Wow! Nice post Francine. Definitely something to think about. If a person has never seen color, just mentioning the name of a color isn't enough.<br /><br />Fabulous excerpt!Debra St. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07154130275058459169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-8463695320166677512011-03-14T07:08:22.950-07:002011-03-14T07:08:22.950-07:00A very interesting point, Francine, and a good exa...A very interesting point, Francine, and a good example of including different senses in a description.Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-44170400846454682962011-03-14T06:38:46.498-07:002011-03-14T06:38:46.498-07:00I love this, Francine. You are so right!I love this, Francine. You are so right!Ana Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325215832587691886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-32928353242066842672011-03-14T06:08:00.483-07:002011-03-14T06:08:00.483-07:00I love the way you use the other senses. Your writ...I love the way you use the other senses. Your writing really brought me into the scene.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12399082789777816445noreply@blogger.com