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[cahn]

Talking to D about my Yuletide woes isn't perhaps exactly helpful, but at least it's amusing?

Me: My Yuletide fic has So Many Issues. There are way too many infodumps of worldbuilding information. I actually think the solution here is that I should make it longer...
D: That way it's more like info-dribbles? Hmm. I was going to say it's like the Weber solution, only he really does have just infodumps.
D: 'Then, the earth cooled.' That's the Michener solution!
D: Or, you could put all the worldbuilding in appendices. That's the Herbert solution!
D: Or, you could run out of room in the appendices and write another whole book. That's the Tolkien solution!

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[zdenka]

Or, you could run out of room in the appendices and write another whole book. That's the Tolkien solution!

Ha! That made me laugh. It's also kind of true, though I'm not sure how helpful it would be to your YT fic . . .

[cahn]

It's funny because it's true! But, yeah, I think this is less than helpful as a YT solution :P :)