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

How did the original material introduce its setting, characters and mechanics to you? Exactly. Just do that, and chances are people who liked the way the original series did it will like the way yo...

posted 6y ago by HorriblePerson‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T09:29:05Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/37846
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar HorriblePerson‭ · 2019-12-08T09:29:05Z (about 5 years ago)
How did the original material introduce its setting, characters and mechanics to you? Exactly. Just do that, and chances are people who liked the way the original series did it will like the way your fanfiction does it as well. And if they didn't like the way it was done in the original series, then they probably won't be searching for its fanfictions, anyway.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-07-24T17:25:30Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 2