: Re: Is writing big facts about a character's background good when first introducing them? I hope this question is not mainly opinion based, I'm really just looking for a writer's handbook/source/acclaimed

@Karen856

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I don't think the problem is that you are saying things like this at the beginning of a story. I think it's how you're saying them. It seems to me that are are telling rather than showing.

Here's an excerpt from a website that demonstrates the difference quite nicely:

Telling is summarizing. Telling gives the readers the bare facts, with
little to no illustration.

Showing is elaborating. Showing gives the readers the details of a
scene, including what the character(s) are seeing, hearing, touching,
tasting, smelling, thinking, and feeling emotionally.

On the same web page: Showing and Telling: The Quick and Easy Way to Tell the Difference is a rather nice example of how telling and showing can be written.

I feel sure that your story will benefit enormously when you look into this important aspect of writing.

I wish you luck with your story.

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