Fiction Like White Elephants: Subtext in Your Stories

Let's talk about subtext, you know, that stuff that's hidden subtly in your stories even though it never really leaves a footprint.Dialog. How important is the stuff your characters don't say or avoid saying to each other in your work?Terrance Layhew: Creating subtext in conversation is necessary. It immediately gives an inner world to the characters and a larger world at play. What people avoid
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Published on November 20, 2025 08:00
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