[stylist] [word choice & Robert's gratitude submission
Chris Kuell
ckuell at comcast.net
Wed Nov 28 18:18:37 UTC 2012
This is an interesting post, Robert. I've run into similar situations in my
own writing. For example, I belong to a critique group. I submitted a
chapter of my novel about a blind massage therapist, in which I wrote 'Dan
looked down at his plate, buying time while he thought of an appropriate
response.'
Several of the sighted folks in the group wrote--how can he look down at his
plate? I understand their point, but I don't really feel like slowing the
action to say that while Dan can't see the plate physically with his eyes,
when he pointed his face toward the plate, what a sighted person would call
looking at it, he saw it in his mind. The chicken to the left side, the rice
and vegetables to the right... and so on. I left it as is, although an
editor down the line might raise the same exact question.
chris
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