on Writers Helping Writers:

It’s an ongoing struggle for many of us: How do I share backstory and build my world without infodumping (and boring my readers)? One of my favorite—and sometimes overlooked—tools is dialogue!

Using dialogue—and the beats that go along with it—is an excellent way to develop character relationships, reveal secrets, and move the plot forward. But it’s also a highly effective way to write backstory and world building. There’s a right and a wrong way to do this, though. Let’s look at a few:

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