tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041114671058714018.post3386100191169841110..comments2023-08-11T11:24:52.436+01:00Comments on PAT NEWCOMBE, RomanticThriller Writer's blog, (aka writing saved my life): Such Powerful Connotations...Writer Pat Newcombehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12678017709861817691noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041114671058714018.post-31472974597664144282012-01-18T12:42:03.745+00:002012-01-18T12:42:03.745+00:00Many thanks one and all for your great comments.. ...Many thanks one and all for your great comments.. I guess we all more or less agree about the word 'black'Writer Pat Newcombehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12678017709861817691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041114671058714018.post-63163870342921152722012-01-16T17:44:07.640+00:002012-01-16T17:44:07.640+00:00How could I forget - you have seen my blog... it&#...How could I forget - you have seen my blog... it's almost all black and dark gray. Weird how you can love one color and dislike the connotations...E.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08362521696011839816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041114671058714018.post-89467479707145008872012-01-16T17:24:52.483+00:002012-01-16T17:24:52.483+00:00I too love the color black but always use it in my...I too love the color black but always use it in my writing to describe something that is evil or sinister - in my current wip (literary fiction with a sense of mysticism) I use black and its synonyms to describe the otherworldly elements.E.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08362521696011839816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041114671058714018.post-81099420727896227152012-01-16T08:47:26.275+00:002012-01-16T08:47:26.275+00:00Funny, I love the colour Black but often use the w...Funny, I love the colour Black but often use the word to describe things - my mood, the weather - and never in a good way :-)Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041114671058714018.post-54715257154229719282012-01-16T02:18:47.665+00:002012-01-16T02:18:47.665+00:00Okay, so I just did a cntrl-F find in my own WIP, ...Okay, so I just did a cntrl-F find in my own WIP, which is a paranormal/romance kind of deal...17 times. And that's not even counting synonyms for black!The Writing Hour.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11291528224439435300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041114671058714018.post-80697953387398851132012-01-15T17:15:49.246+00:002012-01-15T17:15:49.246+00:00I use black in my suspense, Net Switch, but basica...I use black in my suspense, Net Switch, but basically as a color. <br /><br />This reminds me of one of my favorite lines from The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. He uses the word 'gray' to show how things were.<br /><br />"The day was gray, the color of Europe." This sentence says so much. I love it.<br /><br />Have a great day, Pat.Denise Baerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08432140925773614828noreply@blogger.com