Writer Unleashed #113: How To Write Exposition Without Boring Your Reader
Oct 25, 2022
19:56
How much exposition is too much? Should you begin your story with exposition? And how do you write exposition in a way that isn’t excessive, awkward, or dull?
In today’s episode, we'll talk about how to write exposition in a way that doesn’t sound like exposition.
We'll cover:
- What exposition is, and why it's essential;
- Why it's not necessary to begin your story with exposition;
- Two different types of exposition; and
- How to slip exposition into the action so the reader isn't aware it's even there.
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