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35 | John August On Worldbuilding In Your Writing

The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

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How Much of the World to Mention Rather Than Tell Through Story and Character

How much of the world to mention explicitly versus reveal through story and character for example in sci-fi or fantasy world that differs from what we're used to. How do you prime the reader so they're not lost or confused? "I think it's really comes down to expectation is that whenever you're writing in a genre, you get certain things for free"

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