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Q&A When a character tells a long story, is it always an info dump?

An infodump is when the author has to get a whole bunch of important information to the reader, but it's not integral to the plot at that moment. If Character 2 is ranting and finally getting some...

posted 8y ago by Lauren Ipsum‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T05:01:23Z (almost 5 years ago)
An infodump is when the author has to get a whole bunch of important information to the reader, but it's not integral to the plot at that moment.

If Character 2 is ranting and finally getting something off his chest, it's not an infodump. It _is_ the plot. It's the culmination of the plot.

To keep it from being a wall of text, break it up with stage business and reaction (physical or mental) from Character 1.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-02-08T13:26:11Z (over 8 years ago)
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