Sometimes when you’re trying to describe something in words it helps to have a picture in front of you.
This is the tweed hat Portia is sporting in this scene I’m revising.
“I curled up the front of my grey tweed hat, admiring the black cloth underneath before putting it on.”
What tricks to do you use to help with descriptions?
It helps to look up architectural terms when you don’t know them.
Ahh! Yes, I do this too!
It’s especially important with Gothic fiction, because the main setting–in my case, a boarding school–is such a huge part of the story.