This is such a great post (thanks Connie) I decided the best way to bookmark it was to share it.
A good story is far more than a recounting of he said, and she said. It’s more than the action and events that form the arc of the story. A good story is all that, but without good subtext, the story never achieves its true potential.
Within our characters, underneath their dialogue, lurks conflict, anger, rivalry, desire, or pride. Joy, pleasure, fear–as the author, we know those emotions are there, but conveying them without beating the reader over the head is where artistry comes into play. The subtext is the hidden story, the hints and allegations; the secret reasoning. It is the content that supports the dialogue and gives private purpose to the personal events.
These are implicit ideas and emotions. These thoughts and feelings may or may not be verbalized, as subtext is most often shown as the unspoken thoughts and motives of characters — what they really…
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Thank you for your kind words, and for the reblog!
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Great start. I’ll go check it out.
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Just read Connie’s article and thoroughly enjoyed it!
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She’s well worth following – so knowledgeable about the correct use of language.
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Definitely. Was very impressed.
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