Exposition is the backbone of a good story—the glue that holds the narrative together, and the spice that gives it flavor. It's the information the audience needs to understand the world of the story, the characters, and the plot. But exposition can also be a double-edged sword. If it's done poorly, it can feel forced, unnatural, and even boring. So, what does great exposition actually look like? I came across this awesome video from Thomas Flight on the topic, and wanted to share it with you all here. Let's dive in. Great Exposition vs. Bad Exposition Exposition is a tool used by writers to explain things to the audience. It can be delivered poorly or, if we're lucky, with great prose. When it is bad, it can feel clunky and like characters are just telling each other things they already know. If the exposition feels like it is interrupting the story, then it's probably bad exposition.If I'm over explaining my place in the story and who I am in a contrived diatribe, bad exposition looks like: Characters telling each other things that they already know. This is lazy writing and it will take the audience out of the story.Info dumps. These are long passages of exposition that are delivered all at once. They can be very boring and confusing for the audience.Exposition that is not well-integrated into the story. Good exposition feels natural and reveals information when it makes sense for the characters to be having that conversation.It all goes back...
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