{"id":50,"date":"2015-03-02T21:29:06","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T05:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/english\/?p=50"},"modified":"2015-03-02T21:29:06","modified_gmt":"2015-03-03T05:29:06","slug":"reading-writers-minds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/english\/2015\/03\/02\/reading-writers-minds\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Writers\u2019 Minds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you consider yourself a writer, then you\u2019ve noticed your mind works differently from others\u2019. You already know you see the world through a different lens. But did you ever wonder whether your brain responds uniquely to the task of writing?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/06\/19\/science\/researching-the-brain-of-writers.html?_r=5\" target=\"_blank\">New research<\/a> tentatively theorizes that it does\u2014if you\u2019re beyond the novice stage. Together with findings that identify <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=1623749\" target=\"_blank\">the impetus to write<\/a> in particular brain locations, these advances in the understanding of what drives writing are potential game changers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;font-size: 0.7em\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/english\/files\/2015\/03\/English-blog-mind-reader.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-51\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/english\/files\/2015\/03\/English-blog-mind-reader-283x300.jpg\" alt=\"L1040068\" width=\"283\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/english\/files\/2015\/03\/English-blog-mind-reader-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/english\/files\/2015\/03\/English-blog-mind-reader-142x150.jpg 142w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/english\/files\/2015\/03\/English-blog-mind-reader-189x200.jpg 189w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/english\/files\/2015\/03\/English-blog-mind-reader.jpg 472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/11289836@N00\/3806178260\/\">GHackettNY<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/compfight.com\">Compfight<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/2.0\/\">cc<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">While the verdict is out, the idea is still inspiring. There\u2019s a suggestion that confirms what we\u2019ve always known: writing is unique, challenging, and highly specific work. Those who pursue their aptitude for and interest in it until they reach a master level really could be hardwired differently from the rest of the pack.<\/p>\n<p>But then, you knew that\u2014didn\u2019t you?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you consider yourself a writer, then you\u2019ve noticed your mind works differently from others\u2019. You already know you see the world through a different lens. But did you ever wonder whether your brain responds uniquely to the task of writing? New research tentatively theorizes that it does\u2014if you\u2019re beyond the novice stage. Together with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50\/revisions\/52"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}