‘I have no mind’s eye’: what is it like being an author with aphantasia?

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‘I have no mind’s eye’: what is it like being an author with aphantasia?
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Fantasy novelist Mark Lawrence has no problem with imagination - so it was a shock to realise he couldn’t picture anything in his mind

Of course I can’t see it. My head is filled with all things apple; the central concept connects with myriad associated topics: orchards, trees, red apples, rotting apples, cider, blossom, an endless web that spreads along more and more tenuous connections. But of course I can’t see it. I usually say yes, though, because I assume it’s a figure of speech.

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