Invisible ink outline story.

            Invisible ink outline of story.

Invisible ink, also known as security ink or sympathetic ink, is a substance used for writing, which is invisible either on application or soon thereafter, and can later be made visible by some means. Invisible ink is one form of steganography. 

Tese are all forms of “invisible ink,” so called because it is not easily spotted by a reader, viewer, or listener of a story. Invisible ink does, however, have a profound impact on a story. More to the point, it is the story itself. Invisible ink is the writing below the surface of the words.

Invisible ink is the writing below the surface of the words. Most people will never see or notice it, but they will feel it. If you learn to use it, your work will feel polished, professional, and it will have a profound impact on your audience... This invisible ink keeps the audience's brain active.

Always tell the truth [of the experience]. [truth in fiction; not about the facts per se; audience learns through experience]

Writers with the least experience and skill think that the more complicated something is, the better... If you want to come off like a mature writer, be precise.

Some of the best dialogue is quiet and subtle and reveals things about plot, theme or character with the precision of a surgeon. Sometimes that means it's not quotable, but quotable dialogue is not the primary job of a storyteller."