The Dragon’s Toe: Exposition and Mystery

As fiction writers, we have a natural tendency to introduce too much exposition too early.

This video, and the related handout, talk you through the process of moving your exposition away from the beginning, and towards the part of your novel where it actually belongs: the middle. 

Get the handout here: The Exposition Handout.

Resources

Exposition handout

How to layer in exposition

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