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Q&A At what point does a POV character noting their surroundings go from showing/telling to an infodump?

In a story I'm working on, at one point one of the main characters (also the POV character in this case) arrives at a new location which he has never been in before. This is the first mention of th...

7 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Canina‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Mark Baker‭

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Q&A How to avoid info dumps in fan fiction?

I was wondering what kind of advice do you have to avoid info dumps in fan fiction? Granted this can usually be avoided in fan fiction by sticking to what is known. But when you work with au's or o...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by meg_carroll‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭