Introduction to Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy

Overview

“When you start with a world, one of the biggest perails is using exposition to introduce the world you’ve created to the reader. When done badly you can cross into info-dumping. You don’t want to bore the readers, you want them to be as fascinated by the world as you are. Exposition is not always bad, when used correctly it can make a world very vivid, but exposition like everything else must be connected to character and plot. You’ll see how to handle it and I'll give you some tips and tricks to avoid boring your reader. ”

In this video lesson Andrea Chapela addresses the topic: How to Avoid Infodumping?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy. Discover how to develop your ideas and build literary worlds with writing structures and techniques that can transport your readers.

Partial transcription of the video

“How to Avoid Infodumping? We've covered all the points that make up a story by now. We've talked about the ideas that make up a plot. We have talked about the structure that is going to give shape to these ideas. We've talked about POV, which is the filter to which we are going to see everything around us. We also have a world that, by now, is probably full of special, unique details. In this lesson, I want to talk about the actual process of writing, and therefore, I went home and wrote this story. It's an attachment and you can look at it. I've titled it "All That Stays" and you can see w...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy

• Level: Beginner
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• 19 lessons (3h 44m)
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  Writing

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  Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Narrative, Storytelling, Writing