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peaceful..

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Karl Brjullov, The Last Day of Pompeii (detail), 1830-1833

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“How do you like singing in the rain?”

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Zhou Chunya (Chinese, b. 1955), Red Hugging Lovers, 1998. Oil on canvas, 250 x 200 cm.

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what is like… the most on brand, stereotypical zodiac sign trait is true for you?

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Subtext : What We're Not Saying

                Subtext in writing is everything characters don’t say. If you’ve been following me for a while you know one of my favourite things to say is “Characters never say what they mean” that’s subtext—it’s the implied, the unsaid, the hints picked up by readers, and it’s one of the most important parts of creating meaning in writing.

                Let me explain. A parent and their child are talking over the phone, maybe the context is the child moved out after a particularly bad argument and this is the first time they’re speaking since it happened. The kid says, “I really miss you and the rest of the family, I’m sorry for what happened, let’s not fight anymore.”

                The scene kind of falls flat. Where’s the conflict? The dynamic? The challenge? Through the child just saying exactly what they mean, we lose out on a lot of meaning—kind of ironically.

Instead, maybe they say, “They have daisies growing in the garden here, I think Clara would like them.” Better—we’re implying this kid is thinking of their sister, that they’re feeling a little homesick, or nostalgic for their old life. We’re saying they miss the family, they’re trying to connect again with Clara so they’re sorry for what happened, they’re calling because they don’t want to fight anymore.

                But without saying that, the parent can reply, “She’s into roses now.” A rejection of that connection, the portrayal that whatever that old life was has been tainted forever—it can’t just come back.

                That’s a very quick example, but there’s so much subtext you can create with the simplest of scenes. One of my favourite scenes I’ve ever written was two friends walking through a museum talking about the exhibits, but really they were talking about legacy, and their fear of their own morality, all without ever saying that out loud.

                People never say what they mean because saying what you mean is scary. Had the child asked outright for that connection, they would have been opening up to outright rejection. Instead, the relationship can hide behind this implication—words between words. Subtext.

                Good luck!

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If perfectionism is causing you to procrastinate writing, it’s not making your writing better. You know what does make your writing better?

Practice.

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jake_gvf Here’s to the mustache, the myth, & the armpit. May your annual voyage around the sun be habitual! Contented 26th, Josh

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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter (The Astronauts, 2014)

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gretavanfleet Deleted Scene: Dr. J.M.K's Breakdown

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Stop punishing yourself for being someone with a heart. You cannot protect yourself from suffering. To live is to grieve. You are not protecting yourself by shutting yourself off from the world. You are limiting yourself.

Zoya Nazyalensky, King of Scars