: Re: How to introduce a world previously unknown to the reader AND the protagonist? I'm working on a novella where the protagonist finds himself in a new world in Chapter 4. How do I avoid infodump

@Samaraweera193

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Think of this challenge like taking a photo. Your character is your lens, the character should be the vehicle for capturing everything you see, through how they feel and experience your environment. That said, if you show a photo to someone, you may tell them how you took the picture while at the beach with your family, and that your dad is drenched because he slipped when walking across a small pier and mom thought it was so funny that, that was the moment she wanted for this years Christmas photo. That bit of extra context can come from you, but other then some minor context, your reader will be more compelled by your world when it’s personalized through your character.

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