Why Even People Who Read Need Pictures

Visual communication and what it means to writers

Melissa Gouty
Nov 3 · 6 min read
Ancient cave drawings in ochre. Shutterstock.

Cave drawings.

Over and over. A continuous loop in my head.

The movie that plays in my mind is of prehistoric cave drawings.

Weird, huh?

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Melissa Gouty

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A writer-for-hire and quirky creative, I’m passionate about books and writing, in every genre, every era. www.LiteratureLust.com.

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