Expository Dialogue Techniques That Dont Rely On Characters Randomly Explaining Things To Each Other

Expository dialogue techniques that don’t rely on characters randomly explaining things to each other that they should already know, but do rely on your characters being obnoxious gits:

1. Character A fucks something up hilariously; character B upbraids them at great length about exactly what they did wrong.

2. Character A wildly misreads a situation; character B corrects their misconceptions.

3. Character A tells a complicated and implausible lie; character B points out the obvious holes in their story.

4. Character A can’t find their destination; character B provides rambling and discursive directions.

5. Character A has a straightforward question; character B requests a series of extremely pedantic clarifications.

First lines are the writing equivalent of drawing hands

writing tip #2258:

stuck looking at a blank page? try slamming your hands against the keyboard randomly until, from a distance, it looks like you’ve had a very productive day

writing tip #2109:

rejection should absolutely never be taken personally. all your critics are doodoo heads

I had come to live a penniless existence. I had come to write about truth, beauty, freedom and that which l believed in above all things: love.

MOULIN ROUGE! dir. Baz Luhrmann

writing tip #2054:

be selective about what you include in your story. only use the good bits