The Quiet Space: How to Say More With Less: A Fiction Workshop with Nicole Dennis-Benn (Zoom)

“The difficulty for me in writing—among the difficulties—is so to write language that can work quietly on a page for a reader who doesn’t hear anything. Now for that, one has to work very carefully with what is in between the words. What is not said. Which is measure, which is rhythm…so, it is what you don’t write that frequently gives what you do write its power.” – Toni Morrison

This course is for anyone struggling with how much information to give, what to withhold, and at a sentence level, helps the writer understand the power of words, nuances of language, implied meaning. We'll discuss selected works and supplemental readings to aid our discussions on technique/craft in

relation to shaping your story. Excerpts of other books and stories will be listed as we go along to better aid your individual storytelling process.

Nicole Dennis-Benn is an award-winning novelist whose books place…