Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Writing advice tends to be very stringent on exposition: show, don't tell. Avoid exposition at all costs! (Including in dialogue). But exposition isn't evil. While we want to show through action when we can, exposition has its place when it's handled appropriately.
In this video, I talk about how to know when it's a-okay to use dialogue in exposition...and even make readers LOVE it.
Writing advice tends to be very stringent on exposition: show, don't tell. Avoid exposition at all costs! (Including in dialogue). But exposition isn't evil. While we want to show through action when we can, exposition has its place when it's handled appropriately.
In this video, I talk about how to know when it's a-okay to use dialogue in exposition...and even make readers LOVE it.
