• Avoid exposition (Show, don’t tell!)
• How to make your writing show rather than tell
• Avoid giving readers a big info dump
• How to get rid of info dumps in your story
• Avoid ‘As you know’ Syndrome in fiction
• Avoid dumping backfill into your story
• Embedding exposition into your story
• To eliminate exposition in story, ‘film it’
• What if I edit out too much exposition?
• When exposition is necessary in a story
• Be aware of which dramatic mode you’re using
• BONUS: “No, no! The adventures first, explanations take such a dreadful time.” – Lewis Carroll
11 Tips to Help You Avoid Telling Writing
