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Colors, Textures and Shapes: Pitted - WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®
Natural: Unpolished marble Sandstone Orange peel Honeycomb Acne scars Barnacles… Man-made: Old concrete (sidewalks,etc) Cracker tops (Ritz, soda) Weathered brick Rust blooms Golf balls Sponges… Synonyms: pock, honeycombed, cratered, pocked, pock marked… Describing texture in a story creates intimacy between reader and character, and can even cause an emotional trigger for both. To anchor the […]
ANGELA ACKERMAN