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!
- Ebony
- Blindfold
- Charcoal
- Iron
- Dark Kettle
- Silhouette
- Deep Space
- Black Beauty
- Black Satin
- Blacktop
- Mystery
- Baby Seal
- Black Swan
- Black Magic
- Domino
- Ink
- Inkwell
- Darkroom
- Midnight
- Eclipse
- Ripe Olive
- Peppercorn
- Galaxy
- Spider
- Soot
- Onyx
- Grease
- Oil
- Raven
- 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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