Bish you are so good to me–thank you!

Thanks so much for the insider info, Melissa. One of the things Angela and I strive for with these thesauruses is to give writers information and inspiration that will take them away from clichés and help them to explore new territory. We’re covering the typical talents, but it’s the unusual skills that can help make our characters unique and help them solve their problems in an unpredictable way for readers.

Blake received a cochlea implant at the age of two and became a proficient lip reader. I can remembers times when her dad and I would have to quiet her in a Resturant, or other public venue, when she would shout ( she had not yet learned to control to volume of her voice . Blake would point and holler things like, “That man just told his wife that it is over ,” or ” That girl is being mean to her fiends.” Her teachers described her lip reading as a nightmare in the classroom .

Over time, we were able to pick up on the lip reading skill and i have to admit, shamefully , that it is fun to be able to read lips. I do, however, recognize that if misused , it can be an invasion of privacy . This is something we taught our daughter early on . I can’t vouch that She always follows my advice. I feel
Certain that as a teen she probably uses her “Skill,” inappropritely at times .

I think this would be an incredble trait or strength for a fictional character . I never would have thought of it, but ya’ll never fail to impress me with your continued addition of unique traits and skills and strengths.

Thanks for sharing lip reading as a cool and different skill for a character to possess .