Needless Explanation

Why put in the exposition what can be accomplished in a scene--in action or in dialogue?


Writing exercise:

• Try to build a scene in which this detail is uncovered within the dialogue or the action, and not through the narrator's own exposition. Even if you use first person, think about where the details can be placed within the scene:

• Your character has an eating disorder.
• Your character's disorder stems from issues with a parent or sibling
• Your character loves Fritos.