Current Events > Writers or avid readers of CE, help me out?

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I'm looking into writing once again, but I'm having an issue. Beyond just being overly critical of my own work, of course.

For some reason, I can't think of a way to establish a setting in a creative way that isn't just an exposition dump through a block of text explaining the world at the beginning or exposition from a character's conversation.

What are some creative ways to get around this, CE?
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Drop bits and pieces through dialogue, interactions with others, and interactions with the world.

I'm not a professional writer tho, I just do it as a hobby and don't really do anything with it, least of all world building

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TerrifyingRei posted...

Drop bits and pieces through dialogue, interactions with others, and interactions with the world.

I'm not a professional writer tho, I just do it as a hobby and don't really do anything with it, least of all world building

Yeah, I get you, I'm in the same spot. I like writing for the hell of it, but getting a good idea of what works might set my mind at ease.
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I always establish a character and build up the world around them based on their interactions with others (but I am also not at all a fantasy writer, so Im not trying to set up grand worlds either)

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