The phrase "subtle writing" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe writing that is delicate or nuanced, as in: The novel was full of subtle writing, making its social commentary all the more powerful.
Writing the score for Matilda and appearing in Jesus Christ Superstar have restricted his solo live work recently, but he possesses a melodic sensibility beyond many of his peers in musical comedy as well as some often surprisingly subtle writing.
Shakespeare's subtle writing is, needless to say, a great help here.
Shearman and Pearson also felt that the episode gave the character of John Doggett a chance to be accepted by the series' other characters; and praised the "subtle" writing of the episode's emotional dialogue.
Shearman and Pearson lauded Johannessen's "subtle writing", especially in the handling of the James Dickerson character; they felt the episode was "a study of a sociopath" which "humanises" its villain.
Without question, Durkin's careful slow camerawork and hauntingly subtle writing was some of the best of the year, and he was rightfully recognized for it, winning Best Director at Sundance Film Festival almost a year ago.
The orthographic features were developed to capture subtle writing styles.
This is not the prettiest, or the most subtle of writing.
It lurks somewhere in between, allied to the delicate art of formal technique, a balance of quantifiable tricks and subtle, theatrical, writing tropes.
But at his most original, on this film and on Hitchcock's "Psycho," he's an uncommonly subtle ethicist, writing about African-Americans and women with an easy empathy that's all too rare.
Lemmon noted that the book's "subtle, lyrical writing" brings the reader into the characters' minds, which "is an enlivening but uncomfortable place to be".
Be subtle when writing about people, and don't stare.
