{"id":6992,"date":"2016-10-04T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-04T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-09-12T16:01:56","modified_gmt":"2020-09-12T20:01:56","slug":"so-your-character-has-synesthesia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/so-your-character-has-synesthesia\/","title":{"rendered":"So Your Character Has Synesthesia &#8230; Featuring Liz @ Out of Coffee Out of Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"314\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/SoYourCharacterHasSynesthesia.png?resize=640%2C314\" width=\"640\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">The first time I&#8217;d heard about synesthesia was actually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xj7vukZT9sI\">in a Good Mythical Morning episode<\/a>.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">&nbsp;According to wikipedia, synesthesia is a neurological&nbsp;phenomenon<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">&nbsp;&#8220;in which stimulation of one sensory or&nbsp;cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway.&#8221;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">&nbsp;Basically, this means people with this&nbsp;phenomenon&nbsp;can do things such as hear&nbsp;colors or see sounds. I don&#8217;t know about you, but that sounds awesome.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><\/span><br \/>\n<!-- more --><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">So Your Character Is &#8230; is an on going series where I interview or talk about myself about different people groups, countries, etc. for writing more accurate characters. Liz Brooks from Out of Coffee Out of Mind has this&nbsp;phenomenon! I found out about it just a few weeks after hearing&nbsp;about it. You may remember her from her<a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2016\/09\/so-your-character-has-post-traumatic.html\"> So Your Character Has PTSD &#8230;<\/a> post.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Let&#8217;s welcome Liz back!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18.2px;\">\n<span style=\"color: red; font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">(Images aren&#8217;t mine)&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18.2px;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/LizBrooks.jpg?resize=200%2C186\" style=\"border: none; position: relative;\" width=\"200\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">My name is Liz, and I am a full-time, as-of-yet-unpaid writer. Aside from blogging and noveling (that\u2019s totally a word), I drink copious amounts of coffee, research random\/useless bits of information, and debate the finer points of punctuation. I am also a martial artist. As a child, I lived in Ivory Coast, West Africa for over two years, and apparently people find that interesting. One day I plan to rule the world.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adelethelaptop.blogspot.com\/\" style=\"color: #0b5394; text-decoration: none;\">Blog<\/a>\/\/<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adelethelaptop\" style=\"color: #0b5394; text-decoration: none;\">Twitter<\/a>\/\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/outofcoffeeoutofmind\/\" style=\"color: #0b5394; text-decoration: none;\">Instagram<\/a>\/\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/35400297-liz-brooks\" style=\"color: #0b5394; text-decoration: none;\">Goodreads<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\"><b><br \/><\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\"><b>How does your synesthesia physically feel? How do you think it compares to those who don\u2019t have this?<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">My synesthesia consists of seeing music, letters, numbers, stories, shapes, and smells as having color, which doesn\u2019t have any physical effect on me. However, there are other forms of synesthesia that do involve touch\u2014for instance, certain sounds might produce certain sensations in the body. (If you\u2019re confused, think of it this way: if you can think of any sensory pairing, such as taste and color, you will likely find it in some synesthete somewhere, as there are many different types of synesthesia.)&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\"><b><br \/><\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\"><b>How do you feel about your synesthesia?<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">I love it. When I was younger, I mentioned to my mom that I see letters and numbers as having color and she told me that wasn\u2019t normal. We were both a little concerned that this was a sign of some sort of mental illness. So I was really relieved when I found out that I had synesthesia, which is a phenomenon, not a disorder or an illness. It\u2019s a definite artistic advantage\u2014some design fields are friendlier to synesthetes for this very reason. At times it can be a bit of a sensory overload, but other than that, I have only positive feelings about my synesthesia.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\"><b>What challenges does your synesthesia pose?<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">None, really. Sometimes I can be a bit nitpicky about the little things. For instance, when I\u2019m editing, I might change a word in a sentence because its colors don\u2019t match well with the colors in the rest of the sentence. It can also be a little bit frustrating if an album cover is the wrong color for the music inside, but it\u2019s not a big deal. For me, the only real downside is that it can be distracting\/overwhelming at times.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\"><b>Is there anything you like about your synesthesia?<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Basically everything. It\u2019s fun to know that I see a certain side of the world not many other people see. I get to enjoy a more colorful life, so to speak, than your average Joe. I love being a writer, partly because I get to work with colors and make art out of words, even if I know no one else can see the art exactly the way I see it.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Synesthesia is also a great conversation starter, once you get over the \u201cI\u2019m not insane, I promise\u201d part. I get to have all sorts of inside jokes with myself and I get to use my own private method of symbolism because there are letter and number combinations that mean something extra that only I know about, so my art takes on a whole new meaning for me. It\u2019s also great for when I\u2019m using coloring books, because I can see all the color in the black-and-white pictures, and all I have to do is copy it down.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\"><b><br \/><\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\"><b>Do you think your day differs from others because of your synesthesia?<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Not really. I will probably appreciate a bunch of color-related things that no one else will appreciate, because they are distinctly mine. But other than that, I can\u2019t think of any way my day differs.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\"><b>Do you have any cultural differences between others who also have your synesthesia and those who do not?<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Those without synesthesia are sometimes quick to think they might have it, just because of the power of suggestion, so it can be a little frustrating trying to explain the distinction between when you have actual synesthesia and when you\u2019re, for instance, assigning random colors to letters because you think that\u2019s how it works.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">(Example: If you say the letter \u201ca\u201d is red one day, but then forget and say it\u2019s yellow on another, then that\u2019s a good sign you\u2019re not actually synesthetic. It just means you like the idea of synesthesia. And who can blame you?) The biggest difference I\u2019ve encountered with other synesthetes, my sister included, is that we see things differently. For instance, while \u201c3\u201d is lime green for me, it might be pink for someone else.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\"><b>What are some stereotypes about your synesthesia that irk you?<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">I haven\u2019t encountered any that I can think of, so I can\u2019t really help you on this one. Sorry. \ud83d\ude41<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\"><b><br \/><\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\"><b>What media portrays your synesthesia badly be it a movie, a book, or a TV show?<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">I haven\u2019t encountered much media that portrays synesthesia in any form (although I know it\u2019s out there), and if I\u2019ve encountered any that portrays it badly, I can\u2019t remember.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\"><b>What media portrays your synesthesia well be it a movie, a book, or a TV show?<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">I know that<i> Ratatouille<\/i> references at least one form of synesthesia, and as far as I can remember, it was accurate. <i>Tangled<\/i> makes a reference to synesthesia when Flynn and Rapunzel are in the Ugly Duckling Tavern and Flynn says that overall the air in there smells like the color brown. Other than those two, I can\u2019t remember any other references to synesthesia.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\"><b>Who are your top three favorite characters who also have synesthesia in books, movies, or shows?<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">I haven\u2019t encountered enough representation to accurately pick any favorites. Sorry. \ud83d\ude41&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/flynnrider.jpg?resize=640%2C400\" width=\"640\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Thank you again, Liz! This is such a wealth of information! Thanks for reading!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Edit: I actually found a character who directly says he has synesthesia named Twelve from <i>Terror on Resonance<\/i>! He states to another character that her voice looks like the color yellow.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"line-height: 18.2px;\">Are you interested in participating in this project? Shoot me an email at howellvictoriagrace(a)gmail.com.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"line-height: 18.2px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;utopia&quot; , &quot;palatino linotype&quot; , &quot;palatino&quot; , serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;\"><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Do you have any characters with synesthesia? Did this inspire you to write a character with synesthesia? Do you have synesthesia and you have further input? Feel free to share! Do you have any questions for Liz?&nbsp;Be sure to thank her!<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18.2px;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>You May Also Like:&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18.2px;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2016\/08\/so-your-character-is-diabetic-featuring.html\" style=\"color: #0b5394; text-decoration: none;\">So Your Character is Diabetic &#8230; Featuring Ely @ Teas and Titles<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18.2px;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2016\/07\/so-your-character-has-anxiety-featuring.html\" style=\"color: #0b5394; text-decoration: none;\">So Your Character Has Anxiety &#8230; Featuring Katelyn @ On Writing, Life, &amp; MBTI<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18.2px;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2016\/05\/so-your-character-is-mute-featuring.html\" style=\"color: #0b5394; text-decoration: none;\">So Your Character is Mute &#8230; Featuring Tyler Gray<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first time I&#8217;d heard about synesthesia was actually in a Good Mythical Morning episode.&nbsp;According to wikipedia, synesthesia is a neurological&nbsp;phenomenon&nbsp;&#8220;in which stimulation of one sensory or&nbsp;cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway.&#8221;&nbsp;Basically, this means people with this&nbsp;phenomenon&nbsp;can do things such as hear&nbsp;colors or see sounds. 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