It occurred to me when posting my article about the effect music has on authors as they write ... that left-brain authors might write differently from right-brain authors simply because they process information differently. I'm going to give this subject some thought (passing it through both sides of my brain, LOL), and I wonder what other's think.
Is it possible that more mystery fiction is written by left-brain authors since logic comes into play in plotting a mystery? And fantasy and sci-fi authors are more often right-brained and therefore able to create such vivid and unreal characters and setting?
Since I know I'm ambidextrous brain-wise (meaning, I use both sides of my brain equally), is that why I write in a variety of genre from mystery to literary? Does it also mean that when writing mysteries, I have to force myself to think with my left brain, while keeping my right brain quiet? And vice versa?
I also know that in general, more people have one dominant sense, such as: sight, and their brains process information through that single sense. But what about people who process information through a number of senses equally, such as: sight, sound, smell? Do authors who have a dominant sense write in one specific genre? And do authors who use more than one sense write in a variety of genre? Or when writing in any given genre, do authors with a dominant sense more often express that sense in their writing? While authors who process multiple senses equally (is it called being multiphasic?) express many senses throughout their writing?
I'm interested in others' opinions.
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