Writer's Craft: Avoiding the Exxon Valdez Infodump
Title:
Writer's Craft: Avoiding the Exxon Valdez Infodump
Year:
2016
Original Order:
13039
Game:
2016-SEM1698988
Group:
Writer's Symposium
Short Description:
The infodump! Dreaded bane of interesting SF/F... or is it? Learn how to throw huge amounts of information at your audience elegantly, naturally, and subtly.
Long Description:
The INFODUMP... that infamous scene where characters lecture the reader for fifty pages on everything they'll ever need to know in case they want a PhD in the writer's work. Spare your readers-- there's a better, easier way to feed them clues! This presentation will explore a variety of techniques for worldbuilding and information presentation that can give your reader massive amounts of painless knowledge, often without them even realizing it...
Event Type:
SEM - Seminar
Minimum Players:
1
Maximum Players:
250
Age Required:
Teen (13+)
Experience Required:
None (You've never played before - rules will be taught)