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Scene Dialogue Subtext Rewriter

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Turn on-the-nose dialogue into subtext.

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Rewrite on-the-nose dialogue with subtext. Scene context: [CONTEXT]. What each character wants and hides: [WANTS_SECRETS]. Dialogue to fix: [DIALOGUE].

First mark lines where characters state feelings directly. Then rewrite so that characters talk about something else while the real conflict shows through action, interruption, silence, and objects. Provide the rewritten scene and a side-by-side table with the original line, what it was really saying, and the new approach. Add action line suggestions for business that carries subtext. Offer an alternate version with a different power balance. Include three tests: remove names and check voices, remove adverbs, replace emotion words with behaviour.

Add a bank of ten subtext techniques with a one-line example each, written fresh, such as talking about the weather while fighting about the marriage. Provide a table that tracks each character's objective, tactic, and what they do when blocked, so that dialogue follows intention, and a note on when direct speech is the right choice.

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