When we hit those paragraphs that are just the author telling you stuff they want you to know about their world, we call them infodumps. We need to show readers what's different about our world, but the truth is that we don't think or speak about this stuff very often. Nobody gets on their commuter train every morning and thinks: "Once upon a time this would have been a steam train, but these days modern technology has advanced." So why should our characters? How do we show our reader what's different about our world without just dumping it in there? You can find a transcript of this episode at my website, where you can also subscribe to my newsletter, get behind-the-scenes peeks at how I write, and any other news about new books, events or the podcast. You can also submit a question for the podcast on my website. You can find me on Twitter or Instagram.

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