Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Color Magic: 30 Ways to Write Black





Greetings, Wizard Writers!

Let's dive back into the Color Magic series this week with the beautiful color black. Below, I've composed a helpful list for writers that contains 30 ways to write the color for variety in your projects. As mentioned in prior blog entries, these lists of different ways to state colors in writing were devised from paint swatches obtained from various paint retailers. Please check out your local paint store for swatches and find some new ways to write colors!


  1. Ebony
  2. Blindfold
  3. Charcoal
  4. Iron
  5. Dark Kettle
  6. Silhouette
  7. Deep Space
  8. Black Beauty
  9. Black Satin
  10. Blacktop
  11. Mystery
  12. Baby Seal 
  13. Black Swan
  14. Black Magic
  15. Domino
  16. Ink
  17. Inkwell
  18. Darkroom
  19. Midnight
  20. Eclipse
  21. Ripe Olive
  22. Peppercorn
  23. Galaxy
  24. Spider
  25. Soot
  26. Onyx
  27. Grease
  28. Oil
  29. Raven
  30. Crow

Bonus: 
Traits and Emotions Related to the Color Black

Depression
Danger
Evil
Sins
Subconscious
Hatred
Illness
A void/missing piece
Protection
Shield from outside energies
Burdens
Sacrifice
Imbalance (one side of an issue)
Black holes 
Nightfall
Hidden things
Secrets
Banishing
Silence
Death
Negativity

Story Generator by Color: Black

Horror Stories
Witches or Vampires
The Dark of Night
A Deep Dark Secret
An Evil Presence
The Dark Side of the Moon
Banishing a Person or Issue
A Hidden Object

What other ways to write black can you think of? Please let me know in the comments!



Please check back Friday for my next blog post: The Crackling Cauldron: 30 Sounds to use in Writing


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