The Novel Writing Podcast

Literary Sins: Infodumping in the Published Book

Episode 164

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Don't publish the infodump!

It's easy to infodump even when you don't mean to, which is why editors and critique partners are so important before publishing.

While infodumping is part of the normal drafting process, authors should take care not to let it bog down the final draft.

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