2015 Willamette Writers Conference

Hidden agendas, danger and menace, sexual attraction, and symbolism can be forms of subtext. They telegraph change, enhance themes, and hook readers’ anticipation. Your point-of-view character may not even see what’s coming. Subtext is such a powerful technique, no scene is fully complete without it. How do you write “between the lines” and develop what isn’t obvious? You have to be crafty. The workshop will combine instruction and very short in-class exercises.