Your note about listening to audiobooks struck a note with me. I started listening to books during pandemic and now also use it when I need a different perspective. I've found that I experience a story structure much differently by listening and that sparks ideas.
Indeed! I am always listening to one book and reading another (or if they're whisper-connected, I might be enjoying the same). But the experience is different. Both valuable. But a well written and narrated audiobook feels more in real time. Instead of seeing the spacing, grammar, and line breaks on a page, I feel those pauses and emphasis from the narrator. The immersive experience alters my perspective in interesting ways.
Exactly! We get so trained to "read" the whitespace, punctuation, etc in the text. Listening activates a different part of the brain to experience the story.
Just so you know your Lily Wong books have inspired me to drink more different kinds of tea, eat more Chinese food, seeking out new restaurants in San Diego and elsewhere, read more books about Shanghai and Hong Kong and read more Asian authors! So now we’re planning a trip to Japan! ! Your books have been a wonderful bridge to cultures I thought I knew something about.., but was really naive about!
Your note about listening to audiobooks struck a note with me. I started listening to books during pandemic and now also use it when I need a different perspective. I've found that I experience a story structure much differently by listening and that sparks ideas.
Indeed! I am always listening to one book and reading another (or if they're whisper-connected, I might be enjoying the same). But the experience is different. Both valuable. But a well written and narrated audiobook feels more in real time. Instead of seeing the spacing, grammar, and line breaks on a page, I feel those pauses and emphasis from the narrator. The immersive experience alters my perspective in interesting ways.
Exactly! We get so trained to "read" the whitespace, punctuation, etc in the text. Listening activates a different part of the brain to experience the story.
Just so you know your Lily Wong books have inspired me to drink more different kinds of tea, eat more Chinese food, seeking out new restaurants in San Diego and elsewhere, read more books about Shanghai and Hong Kong and read more Asian authors! So now we’re planning a trip to Japan! ! Your books have been a wonderful bridge to cultures I thought I knew something about.., but was really naive about!
Ninja love this SO Much!!! ❤
So many great books! Thanks for sharing all these!
My pleasure. Loved them all!