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White Space Dialogue

Use silence and gaps to convey meaning

6 exercises~10 min each

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Write a conversation using as few words as possible. Maximum meaning, minimum language.

Some characters speak in fragments, single words, grunts. What can be understood without being said?

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What You'll Practice

Evaluate meaningful pauses, rhythm of silence, and what's left unsaid.

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White Space Dialogue: A Creative Writing Exercise

Hemingway said prose is like an iceberg — seven-eighths of it is below the surface. White Space Dialogue takes this literally: strip conversation to its bones and let the gaps between words carry the meaning.

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